Youth Eco Summit · How to participate

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Find your school. Choose a challenge.
Give your idea a place to grow.

For students, parents, teachers and schools.

Your place in the movement.

Your participation guide

One step at a time.

School registration is lifetime. Student participation is recorded for each edition. Teachers can register a profile linked to their school; registration and entry forms save progress at each step.

Student registration & competition deadline: 5 November 2026, 11:59 p.m. IST.

Step 01 of 05
Find your school
Check whether your school is registered. A registered, active school is required. If it is missing, nominate your school for review.
Find your school
School registration is lifetime. Returning schools keep their permanent school ID.
Step 02 of 05
Register
Verify your contact, choose your registered school and complete the student form one step at a time. Save each step and return later if needed. Guardian consent is collected separately.
Student registration
Keep your school ID and parent or guardian contact details ready.
Step 03 of 05
Pick your challenge
Choose an eligible competition. Read its theme, rules, format and deadline before you start.
Explore competitions
The 2027 guidelines provide specific class topics, individual or group limits, word counts and file formats. Waste to Art includes all four class bands from 5–6 through 11–12.
Step 04 of 05
Submit your work
Save each step, use the required title format and upload the correct files. Cite your sources and submit original work. Review the details before final submission and keep your submission reference.
Open your dashboard
You can return to a saved draft. Final submissions are locked unless reopened by an administrator.
Step 05 of 05
Explore the summit
Learn, connect and celebrate. Meet other students, hear different perspectives and see environmental ideas in action.
Explore the experience
Physical summit attendance is separate. Competition registration does not confirm an event seat.

2027 competition guidelines

Before you create.

Choose the topic for your class. Check the participation mode, word count and required files before you start.

Download 2027 guidelines

Submit original work that reflects your own ideas and voice.
Cite sources for any content you use or are inspired by. Verify facts and statistics.
AI may be used for research or reference. AI-generated content in a submission receives a 15-point deduction. Credit any sources used or inspiring the work.
Use underscores instead of spaces or special characters in the submission title. Include your school, class, category, project title and author names.

Submission title

SchoolName_Class_Category_ProjectTitle_Authors

Example: GreenfieldHigh_10A_Article_TheJourneyOfOurOldPhone_Ekta_Sharma

Student registration & competition deadline: 5 November 2026, 11:59 p.m. IST.

Before you begin

Registration
questions.

A few things to know before you take the first step.

Students and their teacher celebrating together at Youth Eco Summit

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Submit your work

Save each step, use the required title format and upload the correct files. Cite your sources and submit original work. Review the details before final submission and keep your submission reference.

Open your dashboard

You can return to a saved draft. Final submissions are locked unless reopened by an administrator.

Start here.Go further.

One step at a time.

Find your school

Register

Pick your challenge

Submit your work

Explore the summit

Before you create.

Registrationquestions.

01Does my school register again each year?+

02Is a school ID required?+

03Can I save and return to an entry?+

04Does registration include event attendance?+

05Where can I find competition rules and deadlines?+

06When do student registration and competition submissions close?+

07Do school and teacher registrations also close on 5 November?+

08Can I use AI in my submission?+

09Can we enter as a group?+

10Which classes can enter Waste to Art?+

11How should I label my submission?+

12What do teachers need to do?+

13Can a parent or teacher help?+

Start here.Go further.

One step at a time.

Find your school

Register

Pick your challenge

Submit your work

Explore the summit

Before you create.

Registrationquestions.

01Does my school register again each year?+

02Is a school ID required?+

03Can I save and return to an entry?+

04Does registration include event attendance?+

05Where can I find competition rules and deadlines?+

06When do student registration and competition submissions close?+

07Do school and teacher registrations also close on 5 November?+

08Can I use AI in my submission?+

09Can we enter as a group?+

10Which classes can enter Waste to Art?+

11How should I label my submission?+

12What do teachers need to do?+

13Can a parent or teacher help?+

Start here.
Go further.

Registration
questions.

Start here.
Go further.

Registration
questions.