SIH 2023 Smart India Hackathon : AICTE & Ministry of Education

Organisation : Ministry of Education & AICTE
Contest Name : Smart India Hackathon SIH 2023
Applicable State / UT : All Indiia
Registration Last Date : 31st October 2023
Website : https://www.sih.gov.in/

What is Smart India Hackathon?

SIH 2023 brings the next generation evolution by inclusion of new methodology to inculcate the culture of startup and innovation ecosystem across different age groups. World’s biggest open platform for the innovators or entrepreneurs of tomorrow to start today towards a smarter India.

Related / Similar Contest : Accenture Hack Diva Hackathon Contest 2024

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
SIH Junior(Jr) : School students from 6th to 12th class will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas
SIH Senior(Sr) : 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

Themes of SIH

1 Smart Automation : Ideas focused on the intelligent use of resources for transforming and advancements of technology with combining the artificial intelligence to explore more various sources and get valuable insights.
2 Fitness & Sports : Ideas that can boost fitness activities and assist in keeping fit.
3 Heritage & Culture : Ideas that showcase the rich cultural heritage and traditions of India.
4 MedTech/BioTech/ HealthTech : Cutting-edge technology in these sectors continues to be in demand. Recent shifts in healthcare trends, growing populations also present an array of opportunities for innovation.
5 Agriculture, FoodTech & Rural Development : Developing solutions, keeping in mind the need to enhance the primary sector of India – Agriculture and to manage and process our agriculture produce.
6 Smart Vehicles : Creating intelligent devices to improve commutation sector.
7 Transportation & Logistics : Submit your ideas to address the growing pressures on the city’s resources, transport networks, and logistic infrastructure.
8 Robotics and Drones : There is a need to design drones and robots that can solve some of the pressing challenges of India such as handling medical emergencies, search and rescue operations, etc.
9 Clean & Green Technology : Solutions could be in the form of waste segregation, disposal, and improve sanitization system.
10 Tourism : A solution/idea that can boost the current situation of the tourism industries including hotels, travel and others.
11 Renewable/ sustainable Energy : Innovative ideas that help manage and generate renewable /sustainable sources more efficiently.
12 Blockchain & Cybersecurity : Provide ideas in a decentralized and distributed ledger technology used to store digital information that powers cryptocurrencies and NFTs and can radically change multiple sectors.
13 Smart Education : Smart education,a concept that describes learning in digital age. It enables learners to learn more effectively, efficiently, flexibly and comfortably.
14 Disaster Management : Disaster management includes ideas related to risk mitigation, Planning and management before, after or during a disaster.
15 Toys : Challenge your creative mind to conceptualize and develop unique toys and games based on our civilization, history, and culture etc.
16 Miscellaneous : Technology ideas in tertiary sectors like Hospitality, Financial Services, Entertainment and Retail.

How to register for Smart India Hackathon?

Please visit the official website of Smart India Hackathon 2023
Step 1 : SIH2023 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 30 teams + 5 waitlisted teams from the internal hackathon. SPOC to recommend the selected teams for SIH 2023 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 the SIH2023 Finale Evaluation of submitted ideas
Step 6 : Result Analysis and Result Publication.
1. Every successful team requires a guiding force. Here, the SPOCs (Single Point of Contact) within school’s step in. They play a crucial role in identifying and nominating student teams for specific themes, ensuring a smooth and efficient participation process.
2. The School SPOCs (Single Point of Contact) will register them self on the Smart India Hackathon portal. (sih.gov.in)
3. The nomination process is designed to be straightforward. SPOCs can explore the themes on SIH-2023’s official website and nominate teams that submit their ideas in chosen domains / Themes.
4. All the submitted ideas will be evaluated by the domain/Theme experts from Industry.
5. For every theme from each state and UT the top performing ideas will be shortlisted to the Grand Finale of the Smart India hackathon.
6. The Grand Finale for the SIH 2023 Junior Edition will be Physically conducted at different locations in pan India.
7. In the Grand Finale the shortlisted teams from state and UT have to compete with each other in same theme.
8. The Grand Finale tentatively conducted in the month of December 2023

Important Dates of Smart India Hackathon 2023

1 Launch of Smart India Hackathon 23rd August 2023
2 Registration & Idea Submission 23rd August 2023 – 31th October 2023
3 Idea Evaluation 16st October 2023 – 15th November 2023
4 Announcement of Finalist (in Batches) 15th November 2023 – 25th November 2023
5 Announcement of the Nodal Center 25th November 2023
6 Grand Finale of the Hackathon 19th December 2023 – 22th December 2023 (Tentative)