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Start-up Accelerator WaveX Extends 'Bhasha Setu' Challenge deadline

Published: Jul 23, 2025

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, JULY 23, 2025: AS India advances in digital governance, real-time communication in citizens' own languages is vital. To meet the scale and speed of outreach, AI-based solutions are key to bridging linguistic gaps and delivering inclusive, last-mile information.

To unlock the power of AI for India's linguistic diversity, the WaveX Startup Accelerator under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has extended the deadline for prototype submission for its 'BhashaSetu' Challenge. The last date to submit entries is now July 30, 2025.

Titled 'BhashaSetu Real-Time Language Tech for Bharat', the challenge invites startups to build AI-powered tools for real-time translation, transliteration, and voice localization across any 12 Indian languages. The extension provides additional time for emerging ventures and innovators to refine and submit their solutions.

BhashaSetu Challenge

Launched on June 30, 2025, the BhashaSetu Challenge has already generated significant interest from early-stage startups and technology developers from across the country. The initiative promotes inclusive participation and encourages the use of open-source or low-cost AI technologies, while also welcoming proprietary models that are scalable and accessible.

Interested participants can register and submit their prototypes through the official WaveX portal at: https://wavex.wavesbazaar.com

About WaveX

WaveX is the dedicated startup accelerator platform under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's WAVES initiative, aimed at nurturing innovations in media, entertainment, and language tech. At the WAVES Summit 2025 in Mumbai, over 30 startups pitched live to investors, government agencies, and tech leaders. WaveX continues to empower next-gen innovators through hackathons, mentorship, and national platform integration.

As of now, two challenges Bhasha Setu (AI-based language translation) and Kalaa Setu (AI-based content generation) are being conducted under the WaveX initiative. The deadline for submission under both challenges has been set as 30th July 2025.

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