Smart India Hackathon 2023 [Prizes Upto Rs. 2.25 Lakhs]: Submit by Sept 30

Smart India Hackathon 2023 event submissions are live now! SPOC registrations are started, and the last date for team nomination & idea submission is Sept 30, 2023.

About Smart India Hackathon 2023

Smart India Hackathon 2023 is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving.

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Who can Participate?

• SIH Junior: Class 6th-12th Students
• SIH Senior: HEI’s Students

Why Join SIH 2023?

• Innovative Solutions
  • Get innovative solutions to your problems in cost-effective ways Opportunity to be a part of Nation Building Opportunity to brand your company.
• Recognition And Visibility
  • Nationally Recognition and visibility for your company across all premier institutions in India
• Out-Of-The-Box Solutions
  • Talented youngsters from all over the country offer out-of-the-box solutions to your problems.
• Innovation Movement Opportunity
  • Be part of the World’s biggest Open Innovation Movement Opportunity to work with some of the best talents in the country.

Team Formation

• All team members should be from the same college; no inter-college teams are allowed. However, members from different branches of the same college/ institute are encouraged to form a team.
• Each team would mandatorily comprise 6 members including the team leader.
• Each team must have AT LEAST ONE FEMALE TEAM MEMBER.
• As the software edition of the hackathon is a digital product development competition, the majority of the team members MUST be well-versed in programming skills.
• For the hardware edition, we encourage multi-disciplinary teams – which means your team should have a good mix of Mechanical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Product Designers and Programmers, etc.
• The nominated teams should have participated in the recommended Internal hackathon.

SIH 2023 Themes

1. SMART AUTOMATION
2. FITNESS & SPORTS
3. HERITAGE & CULTURE
4. MEDTECH/BIOTECH/ HEALTHTECH
5. AGRICULTURE, FOODTECH & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
6. SMART VEHICLES
7. TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
8. ROBOTICS AND DRONES
9. CLEAN & GREEN TECHNOLOGY
10. TOURISM
11. RENEWABLE/ SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
12. BLOCKCHAIN & CYBERSECURITY
13. SMART EDUCATION
14. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
15. TOYS
16. MISCELLANEOUS

SIH 2023 Process Flow

FAQs for SPOC Registration

Conduct Internal Hackathon

College SPOC have to upload an Internal hackathon report on their dashboard portal. The report should be in a single PDF with the details of the internal hackathon organized in your college. You can include as much details and create a report on the internal hackathon organized (maximum 15 page). The Report must contain:

1. About the event
2. Photos of the event organized
3. Pictures of all participating teams,
4. Judging process
5. Jury panel photo and relevant details
6. Nominated top teams
7. Judge’s photos and details
8. Total teams and students participated and photos
9. News article if any
10. Twitter/FB/LinkedIn link for the event organized and promoted on your social media
11. Use of hashtags such as #sih2023 #smartindiahackathon2023 is a must.
12. Tag the official page of Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education on Twitter.

Please note that the internal hackathon can be organized either in online or offline mode.

Idea Nomination Process

SPOC registration has already started on August 2023 & the last date for team nomination and
idea submission by College SPOC on SIH portal is till 30th Sept 2023.

• Idea submission counter will start from August 2023 and only 500 ideas will be submitted for a particular PS.
• Once the counter has all 500 ideas, the particular PS will get freeze and no idea submission will be allowed for the respective PS.
• Counter with the ideas submitted numbers and Ideas left numbers will be displayed in the public
  domain just opposite to the PS and can be viewed by anyone on sih[dot]gov[dot]in.
• The nominated Team’s team leader will get the Login credentials after SPOC uploads team details in
  the portal to complete the idea submission process.
• The team leader needs to enter the details on the SIH portal that includes:
  • Verify the pre-entered Team name.
  • Verify the pre-entered College authorization letter PDF (in the given format)
  • Verify the pre-entered Names of the team leader and the rest of 5 team members
  • Verify the pre-entered Gender of the team leader and the rest of 5 team members
  • Verify the pre-entered email ID of all the team members along with the team leader
  • Verify the pre-entered Mobile no. of all the team members along with the team leader
  • Chosen problem statement or Student Innovation Category.
  • Idea title.
  • Idea description.
  • Idea PPT PDF.

Deadline

The last date for team nomination and idea submission by College SPOC and Team leader on the SIH portal is 30th Sept 2023 only. No request will be entertained after the deadline.

Idea Selection Criteria

In the idea submission process, the ideas will be evaluated by experts. Evaluation criteria will include novelty of the idea, complexity, clarity and details in the prescribed format, feasibility, practicability, sustainability, scale of impact, user experience and potential for future work progression.

Mode of Hackathon

SIH 2023 will be held offline at various nodal centres across pan India and teams have to travel to their respective nodal centres. The tentative dates for the hackathon are the 2nd/3rd week of Nov 2023.

Shortlisted Idea Announcement

• Notification about selected teams will be put up on our portal and will also be sent to their
  respective email IDs.
• Be available for meetings, sessions and training during the preparation phase; you will be notified
  about them in advance.
• Around 4 to 5 teams per Problem Statement are selected to compete in the grand finale.
• However, this no completely depend upon the Problem Statements creating organization.
• The organization, which has submitted problem statements, is not at all bound under any circumstances to declare any winner in the grand finale.
• They can only select if the ideas proposed by the students meet their expectations.

Mentors Eligibility

• For Software Edition, after teams are shortlisted, each team will have the option of selecting 2 mentors from the industry or academia.
• A mentor is expected to have relevant experience of Industry/ Academic experience to qualify. Each team of 6 team members may or may not have 2 mentors.
• For Hardware Edition, 2 Industry mentors are encouraged specifically those with over 5 years of hands-on experience in the hardware industry. Each team of 6 team members may have 2 mentors.

General information regarding the Grand Finale

• If a team is selected for the final Hackathon, members will need to travel to the assigned nodal centre which can be anywhere in India.
• Shortlisted teams (6 students including team leader & 2 mentors) travelling for the grand finale will be eligible to receive reimbursement for to & from the journey via 2nd Class sleeper railway fare.
• The reimbursement amount will be paid at the grand finale nodal centres upon producing copies of train tickets and completing relevant forms. The arrangement for booking of train tickets is the responsibility of the teams themselves or their institutes.
• College faculty members travelling with teams for the grand finale are not eligible for any reimbursement of travel expenses.
• The nodal centres will be arranging for the accommodation of teams during the grand finale.
• Each college/institute will issue a stamped photo ID to each member of the teams selected for the finale.
• A college photo ID is mandatory for participating in the finale.

Mentor Responsibilities

• To mentor and guide teams via phone/video chat or in person before the grand finale to help convert students’ ideas into a working prototype.
• To provide guidance and support to their allocated teams.
• Mentors along with participating students work together as a team during the grand finale.
• To work collaboratively with the allotted student team during the SIH Grand Finale to build a working prototype.
• Out-station travel to the hackathon venue may be necessary to participate in the Grand Finale.
• The travel and accommodation of students and their mentors will be taken care by SIH2023 organizers. However, both mentors and students are eligible for the same class of stay and travel.

Problem Statement and Prize to be won

• SIH2023 brings you problem statements from leading public and private organizations, union
  ministries, state governments and NGOs in India.
• There would be ONE single winning team for every problem statement posted on the portal.
• The Prize money will be given by the collaborating ministry/ industry ONLY IF that organization likes
  the idea of the winning team.
• However, it is NOT mandatory to announce only one winning team against each problem statement.
• If the collaborating ministry/ industry concludes that none of the ideas are up to the mark, they may not announce any winning team at the finale.
• The amount of prize money to be awarded to each winning team is Rs.100000/- per problem
  statement.
• If there is a tie between two or more teams, the final decision on the prize money distribution will
  be taken by the problem statement creator only and once the decision is made, it won’t be
  changed further.
• Teams are also encouraged to think out of the box and provide creative solutions to themes
  under the ‘Students Innovation’ category.
• Please note that only 15 teams max (Including theme-based/Student Innovation) are allowed from one college.
• Prize money for the student innovation category will also be different.
• 3 teams per nodal center will be selected of which 1st prize money will be Rs 1 Lac and 2nd of Rs 75000 and 3rd will be Rs 50000.
• There may be 3-4 nodal centres (tentatively) for the student innovation category.

How to Register?

Click here to register now!

Click here to view the official notification of the Smart India Hackathon 2023.