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Dr  APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Award
IGNITE Awards by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), in memory of Dr Kalam,is a national-level competition to honour students of Standard XII, or 17 years old, in or out of school, who contribute creative technological ideas and innovations. 
https://nif.org.in/awards
 

INSPIRE-Awards MANAK
The 'Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research' (INSPIRE) scheme is one of the flagship programmes of DST. INSPIRE Awards-MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) is an initiative of DST and NIF to encourage children of classes 6 to 10. To promote a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school kids, it aims to gather one million original ideas/innovations based on science and societal applications.Under this, schools nominate the best original ideas/innovations of students. Later, shortlisted candidates get awards for their potential ideas/innovations.
https://www.inspireawards-dst.gov.in/

Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards
In all fields of engineering, science, technology and design, GYTI promotes student innovation through cost-effective and innovative solutions pushing the boundaries of technology. There are two categories for the awards including SITARE-GYTI which is offered by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and SRISTI-GYTI is offered by SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions)…read more on NOPR