Ministry of Education, Govt of India is organising Smart India Hackathon 2024. The last date of idea submission is September 12.

About the Smart India Hackathon

Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with 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.

The first four editions SIH2017, SIH2018, SIH2019, SIH2020, SIH2022 and SIH2023 proved to be extremely successful in promoting innovation out-of-the-box thinking in young minds, especially engineering students from across India.

Eligibility

Regular Students of HEI’s pursuing “Graduate/Post-Graduate/Ph.D” will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas

Theme

  • Smart Automation
  • Fitness & Sports
  • Heritage & Culture
  • Medtech/Biotech/Healthtech
  • Agriculture, Foodtech & Rural Development
  • Smart Vehicles
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Robotics & Drones
  • Clean & Green Technology
  • Tourism
  • Renewable/ Sustainable Energy
  • Blockchain & Cybersecurity
  • Smart Education
  • Disaster Management
  • Toys
  • Miscellaneous

Process Flow

  • Step 1: SIH Software & Hardware Edition: Problem statements submission by Central &State Ministries, Departments, PSUs, Industries & NGOs
  • Step 2: Submission of Problem Statements (PSs) by Central & State Ministries, PSUs, Industries and NGOs on the SIH portal. Review of Submitted PSs & finalization by concerned committee Publishing finalized PSs
  • Step 3: Registration of College SPOCs on SIH portal Blocking published PSs by SPOCs of Colleges or Institutes Internal campus hackathon to be conducted in each college or institute by their SPOCs on their blocked PSs
  • Step 4: College SPOC to be responsible to conduct internal hackathon in the campus College to finalise total best 90 teams + 10 waitlisted teams from the internal hackathon. SPOC to recommend the selected teams for Software/Hardware edition at SIH portal.
  • Step 5: Team leaders of the selected teams to be registered at the SIH portal to submit ideas Submission of ideas by selected teams against PSs by college SPOC for Finale Evaluation of submitted ideas
  • Step 6: Result Analysis and Result Publication.

Why Join SIH 2024?

  • 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.

Important dates

Click here to register for SIH 2024.

Click here for the official notification of Smart India Hackathon 2024.