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We are thrilled to announce that the Horizons Achievers Challenge 2026 is officially open as of January 22nd, 2026!听Join us as we embark on a journey filled with exciting challenges that push the boundaries of creativity and intellect.
The Horizons Achievers Challenge is the ultimate platform for curious and ambitious high school students ready to tackle some of the most compelling and thought-provoking questions about our world. This year, the challenges are more exciting, future-forward than ever before!听
The Horizons Achievers Challenge invites high school students to engage deeply with ideas that shape our world today and will define the future. Across five disciplines, each challenge presents a focused, real-world problem designed to test your curiosity, critical thinking, and ability to connect concepts to lived realities.
Whether you鈥檙e exploring human behaviour, economic choices, scientific innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, or technology鈥檚 role in society, this challenge is an opportunity to showcase how you think, not just what you know.
All five discipline-specific challenges have been released together. Choose one discipline that interests you most and submit an original response in one of the accepted formats:
The selected submissions will be awarded the prestigious Ashoka Horizons Achievers Scholarship 2026, with five scholarship seats available through this challenge. Each winner will also be awarded a cash prize worth Rs. 5000. Winners will also be showcased on our website and social media channels, highlighting their ideas, perspectives, and work.
*Terms & Conditions Apply
Submit your responses through the form below.*听
*Select the discipline associated with your response for the challenge.
| Discipline | Challenge |
| Psychology | How will technology change the way young people think, feel, or relate to each other in the next 10 years? |
| Business & Entrepreneurship | Is copying successful business models a problem or a smart entrepreneurial strategy? |
| Economics | Climate change increases floods, heatwaves, and crop loss: who should bear these costs, and how should economies distribute them? |
| Biosciences | Which biological innovation could most transform human life in the next 20 years? |
| Computer Science & Data Science | Is growing dependence on technology eroding essential human skills? |
*for select courses only
Application open for select courses!
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Programme Dates:
Edition 1: May 23, 2026 (Saturday) 鈥� June 14, 2026 (Sunday)*
Edition 2: June 20, 2026 (Saturday) 鈥� July 12, 2026 (Sunday)*
Early Application Deadline: May 3, 2026 (Sunday), 11:59 PM IST
Small Cohorts, Big Impact! Rolling enrollments, apply early to secure your seat.
*tentative schedule and details, subject to change
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In case of queries, write to us at horizons@ashoka.edu.in.
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