Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative of the central government aimed at providing platform for various engineering students to offer innovative solutions to challenging problems.
As one of the 48 nodal centres, IIT Bhilai hosted the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2019 - Software Edition from March 2-3, 2019. As many as 23 teams, (184 participants) from all over the country participated in the grand finale of SIH 2019 Software Edition, held at IIT Bhilai.
This year the participants chose to solve problems provided by Government as well as industries. At IIT Bhilai, all the teams competed for problem statements given by three companies, namely Kisan Forum Pvt. Ltd.; Kirloskar Oil Engines; and Praj Industries Limited.
The participating teams were given 36 hours to provide an innovative solution for their chosen problem and present before the panel of judges.
The winners were selected based on three rounds of evaluation. The panel of judges includes experts from the respective industries as well as eminent faculty members. Six teams were awarded with winning trophies and certificates at the valedictory session of SIH 2019 held at IIT Bhilai on March 3, 2019.