The two day grand finale of the software part of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) commenced at the central library building of IIT- ISM here today.
Institute director Prof Rajeev Shekhar inaugurated it at the local level . Addressing participants he said,"It's the beginning of a journey of innovation and would help students in shaping their future ".
This is a nationwide initiative by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of the Government, ministries, departments, industries and other organization, he added
SIH has been acclaimed as the world’s biggest open innovation model and it inculcates the culture of product innovation and problem-solving among students, informed,Prof.Dhjraj Kumar chairman organising committee .
The IIT -ISM has been selected as one of the nodal center to facilitate the Smart India Hackathon Software edition. A total 19 teams having 113 participants are competing against the Six Problem statement from the ministry of Labour and employment and have to provide a solution within the next 36 hours since the competition remains at the same place. Their work would be evaluated at different stages online by experts, said prof.Pankaj Mishra.
The winning teams in student innovation category three prizes of Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 75000, and Rs. 50000 would be awarded to winning teams respectively , informed Prof Ajit .
The institute has made elaborate arrangements of facilities for stay, folding and transportation .Participants who are here from engineering colleges from across the country expressed satisfaction over the arrangements while interacting with the media.