SMART INDIA HACKATHON (SIH)
What is SIH?
Smart India Hackathon (SIH) is a premier nationwide initiative designed to engage students in solving some of the most pressing challenges faced in everyday life. Launched to foster a culture of innovation and practical problem-solving, SIH provides a dynamic platform for students to develop and showcase their creative solutions to real-world problems. By encouraging participants to think critically and innovatively, the hackathon aims to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical application.
Since its inception, SIH has garnered significant success in promoting out-of-the-box thinking among young minds, particularly engineering students from across India. Each edition has built on the previous one, refining its approach and expanding its impact. The hackathon not only offers students an opportunity to showcase their skills but also encourages collaboration with industry experts, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
SIH challenges participants to solve real-world problems through innovative technological solutions. Since 2017 SIH has been conducted every year in two formats: SIH Hardware and SIH Software. Acing the Smart India Hackathon involves a combination of technical skills, teamwork, creativity, and effective problem-solving.
Seventh Edition of Smart India Hackathon 2024 was announced on 08 August 2024. SIH is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). SIH 2024 has an array of 254 problem statements, including 68 hardware challenges and 186 software statements, the event has secured involvement from 40 Central Ministries/Department, 6 State Governments, and 6 PSUs and Corporates.
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The themes for SIH 2024 are Space Technology, Block chain & Cyber security, Smart Education, Disaster Management, Robotics and Drones, Clean & Green Technology, Smart Automation, Tourism, Renewable / Sustainable Energy, Transportation & Logistics, Agriculture, Fitness & Sports, Heritage & Culture, MedTech / BioTech / HealthTech, Miscellaneous, Smart Vehicles and Toys.​​
Students of DGI are among the finalist in SIH 2025, 2024 and previous edition and have won the hardware edition of SIH 2022 and software edition of SIH 2023.
Smart India Hackathon 2025
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, held from 8th - 9th December 2025
Team Krishi Drishti step into the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 - Software Edition at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
Smart India Hackathon 2024
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024, held from 11th - 15th December 2024
Three Teams (Legal Eagles, Nomorespills, Noobies) of Dronacharya Group of Institutions were selected for the Grand Finale of SIH 2024.
Team: Legal Eagles
Team Legal Eagles with team members Maitri Gupta (Leader), Anish Kumar Singh, Krish Rawat, Anand Nath Thakur, Sarthak Singhal, Garvit and team mentors Prof. Nandini Tomar and Dr. Arpana Mishra were selected among finalists.
Problem Statement ID: SIH1703
Problem Statement Title: Let’s learn the constitution in a simpler – Citizen Perspective
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Team: Noobies
Team Noobies with team members Aditya Pal ((IT – IVth Yr 16202) Team Leader), Saptarsi Pal, Raj,Shruti Mishra,Ajay Kumar and Kartikey Prasad and team mentors Dr. Kaustubh Kumar Shukla and Dr. Aadarsh Malviya were selected among finalists.
Problem Statement ID – SIH1597
Problem Statement Title- Student Innovation
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Team: Nomorespills
Team Nomorespills with team members Anuj Negi (Team Leader), Anand Tomar, Mridul Pandey, Dinesh Kumar, Riya Bisht, Harshit Singh and team mentors Dr. Rajat Kumar and Dr. Hirdesh Sharma were selected among finalists.
Problem Statement ID- SIH1687
Problem Statement Title-Real-Time Disaster Information Aggregation Software
Smart India Hackathon 2023
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023, held from 19th - 23rd December 2023
Three Teams of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida were selected for the Grand Finale of SIH 2023 (One from Software Edition and Two from Hardware Edition)
Software Edition: 19th – 20th December, 2023.
Technoob (Team ID- 4064): Problem Statement: Using existing CCTV network for crowd management, crime prevention, and work monitoring using AIiML(SIH1349) was given by the Ministry of Railways. Students competed under the mentorship of Dr. Aadarsh Malviya (CSE Dept.) and Prof. Rajat Kumar (CSE Dept.) at S.N.A. College of Engineering and Technology.
Hardware Edition: 19th – 23rd December, 2023
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Roboapsara (Team ID – 40590): Problem Statement: Robotics Device for Borewell Rescue Operation(PSID: SIH 1439) was given by Ministry of Home Affairs. Students competed under the mentorship of Prof. Aman Sanghi (ECE Dept.) and Prof. Manoj Kumar Yadav (CSE Dept.) at Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator (Forge).
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CommuniCreators (Team ID – 2533): Problem Statement: Development of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in Indian context(PSID: SIH 1406) was given by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Students competed under the mentorship of Sanghamitra Arora (ECE Dept.) and Dr. Bipin Pandey (CSE Dept.) at Galgotias University.
Team Technoob (Software Edition) of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida won the Grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2023 and received Cash prize of INR 1 Lakh along with participation certificates and mementos.
Smart India Hackathon 2022
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022, held from 25th - 26th August, 2022
Three teams from Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida reached the finale of SIH 2022 after clearing the 2 rounds : 1st round is the Internal hackathon and 2nd round is the Idea Nomination round in which the ideas were evaluated by experts.
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Team Techmantra went to A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat for problem statement under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), team Ray of Identity went to VIGNANA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for problem statement under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and team The Spartans1 went to ACS College of Engineering Allocated Nodal Center for problem statement under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence for the final round competition.
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Team Techmantra bagged first position and won the cash prize of Rs. 100000.
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