About the Awards

    The Telegraph Online Edugraph, an education portal from the house of ABP Digital, brings to you the 18 under 18 Awards 2025, which recognise and reward 18 young achievers under the age of 18 from Eastern India. Edugraph is a friend and guide to young people making the transition from campus to career.

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    Areas of excellence

    Sports

    Performing Arts

    Content Creation

    STEM Excellence

    Entrepreneurship

    Unconventional Brilliance

    Writing & Poetry

    Environmental Stewardship

    Debate /Public
    Speaking/Quizzing

    Art

    Community
    Service & Citizenship

    Criteria

    Nomination Criteria

    • The nominee should be between the ages of 8 to 18 years on January 31, 2025
    • The nominee should be a resident of any one of the following States:
    • West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, or Arunachal Pradesh
    • The nominee National should be an Indian National
    Process

    Nomination Process

    Nominations will be accepted Online (only) by clicking on the ‘Submit Nomination’ button made available on this website

    Nominations can be submitted by

    • Schools
    • Parents, Guardians or relatives
    • Students themselves
    • Coaches and mentors
    Process

    Evaluation

    • A team of educationists and editors will identify the 50 finalists from the entries received
    • A special jury will interview the finalists online and select the 18 winners
    • The winners will be declared at the Grand Finale

    Timeline

    50 finalists announced
    December
    third week, 2024
    Nominations close
    December
    10, 2024
    Grand Finale at Kolkata
    January
    fourth week, 2025
    Jury Interviews with 50
    Finalists
    January
    first week, 2025

    Timeline

    Nominations close
    December
    10, 2024
    50 finalists announced
    December
    third week, 2024
    Jury interviews with 50 finalists
    January
    first week, 2025
    Grand Finale at Kolkata
    January
    fourth week, 2025

    Winner Gratification

    Each of the 18 winners will receive

    trophy Trophy
    trophy Certificate of
    Excellence
    trophy Gift

    The remaining finalists will receive Certificates of Recognition

    All other nominees will receive a digital certificate of participation.

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