What is SIH 2020? How one can participate in SIH?

Smart India Hackathon is an initiative that provide students all over the world with a platform to solve some of the  problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving.

Sad to inform that the final round has ended now. It was from 1st August- 3rd August 2020

Hey Vikas , Smart India Hackathon (SIH ) was started in the year 2017, with the participation of around 50000 students, in the year 2018 around one lakh students participated. This year, the magnitude has grown bigger; around two lakh students are participating this year. More than 1.2 Lac students from 2235 colleges sent their entries for 198 problem statements, submitted by more than 40 industries and 9 central government ministries and various government departments. In the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2019 (Hardware Edition), around 2000 participants from 250 teams of 178 different colleges are participating, including IITs and NITs. In Smart India Hackathon 2019 (Hardware Edition), problems are broadly based on Agriculture & Rural Development, Food Technology, Waste Management, Clean Water, Renewable Energy, Healthcare & Biomedical Devices, Smart Vehicles, Robotics and Drones, Security & Surveillance, Smart Communication, Sports and Fitness, Sustainable Environment, Smart Textile, Smart Cities areas. In SIH, problem statements under various themes are shared by several industries and ministries. For these problem statements, teams of students from various colleges and universities in India develop conceptual solutions, prototypes and products, and further test them. This hackathon happens in multiple stages. In the first round, the teams are shortlisted based on the description of their solutions for the problem identified. In the second round, the teams are shortlisted based on the short videos of the prototypes they have developed. This evaluation is also done by the industry or organisation that provides the problem statement.

In the final round, the shortlisted teams are invited to one of the nodal centres depending on the problem statement and indulge in building products for close to 5 days. A Jury comprising of faculty members from IIT Delhi, heads of successful IIT Delhi incubated start-ups, and experts from industries, with expertise in electromechanical/electronics/mechanical engineering, will monitor the progress of all the teams, and accordingly, decide the winners in various categories Depending upon the nature of the problem, cash prizes for selected ideas and solutions will be given to participating teams. For simple problems Rs. 50,000; for complicated problems Rs. 75,000 and for complex problems Rs. 1 lac will be awarded.

And Students cannot directly register themselves. If you are a student, you can only be registered by your College SPOC.

I hope this will helps to you and thank you !!!