Answering FAQs of Smart India Hackathon (An Ultimate Guide)

Let's start with the basics first - Why should you participate in hackathons?

Well, to put it straight (chopping off all the fancy vocab) - they are the easiest and the most effective way for students to get experience with the latest innovations in the field. Moreover, hackathons are also a great way to,

• Explore creativity
• Learn how to work as part of a team
• Meet new people with different backgrounds, interests, and skillsets
• Showcase your work and get feedback on it

The best part about hackathons is that you don't have to be an expert in anything. You just need to have an idea and the drive to see it through.

If you are new to this competitive event, try exploring hackathons of your interest here.

Now, let's hop onto the FAQs of the Smart India Hackathon and put your worries to rest!

Everything you always wanted to know about Smart India Hackathon (SIH)

What is the aim of the Smart India Hackathon?

The Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide, government initiative that aims to bring together the top tech talent to solve real-world problems in India.

The aim of the Smart India Hackathon is to bolster a culture of product innovation and a problem-solving attitude to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives as stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Who won Smart India Hackathon 2022?

Smart India Hackathon 2022 has announced winners in different categories - (Hardware edition and Software edition). 

Since for the first time, the government introduced Smart India Hackathon Junior for school students, you may check its winners at the official site: www.sih.gov.in

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And that's a wrap for the Grand Finale of SIH 2022. Congratulations to everyone @PMOIndia @narendramodi @dpradhanbjp @abhayjere @adsahasrabudhe @AICTE_INDIA @DDNewslive @mhrd_innovation @mohitgambhir pic.twitter.com/LHbae52Svr

— Smart India Hackathon 2022 (@SIH2022_MIC) September 3, 2022

And that's a wrap for the Grand Finale of SIH 2022. Congratulations to everyone @PMOIndia @narendramodi @dpradhanbjp @abhayjere @adsahasrabudhe @AICTE_INDIA @DDNewslive @mhrd_innovation @mohitgambhir pic.twitter.com/LHbae52Svr

— Smart India Hackathon 2022 (@SIH2022_MIC) September 3, 2022

Who won Smart India Hackathon 2021?

The grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2021 could not be conducted due to the Covid pandemic.

How many winners are there in Smart India Hackathon?

For the SIH Senior edition, there is only ONE single winning team for every proposed problem statement. Per the nodal centre, only 3 teams will be selected for the award.

How long is the Smart India Hackathon (SIH)?

SIH is a two-day-long event. In SIH 2022, a total of 25 teams with 178 participants qualified for the two-day hackathon.

What are some good hackathon ideas?

For winning a hackathon, a good hackathon idea is a prerequisite! Dig into some of the promising hackathon ideas here!

Who conducts the Smart India Hackathon?

The Innovation Cell of The Ministry of Education conducts Smart India Hackathon.

What is the prize money for the Smart India Hackathon?

For SIH 2022, the winners of each problem statement will be granted prize money of INR 1,00,000 for the student innovation category followed by INR 75,000 and INR 50,000 to the first runner-ups and second runner-ups respectively.

How do you prepare for a hackathon?

If you are new to the world of hackathons questions like "How should I prepare for hackathons?" and "What are hackathon problem statements?" may leave you perplexed. But these concerns are well addressed in the following article: This Is My First Hackathon, How Should I Prepare? (Tips & Hackathon Questions Inside)

How do you beat hackathons?

Hackathons are all about bracing the culture of innovation. To read a step-by-step strategy for winning a hackathon, click here!

Bonus: Know what all programming languages can help you take home the winning trophy of the next hackathon

How can I participate in Smart India Hackathon?

To participate in Smart India Hackathon, one has to qualify for an internal hackathon of their college. For Higher Education Institutes (HEI), 15 teams per college are allowed to be nominated, whereas for Smart India Hackathon - Junior edition 2022 (school level), 10 teams will be nominated per school by the schools.

How many teams are selected for Smart India Hackathon?

As many as 30,000 teams participated in SIH 2022. Nearly, 2033 teams from campus-level hackathons comprising 15,000+ students qualified for the grand finale. 

Is Smart India Hackathon online or offline?

Smart India Hackathon is usually held offline at their nodal centres across the country. However, in 2020. the hackathon was conducted online due to the pandemic.

Is Smart India Hackathon held every year?

Yes, SIH is conducted every year since 2017 except for 2021 in two formats - SIH Software and SIH Hardware

How many centers are there for SIH?

This year, 75 nodal centers were given the agenda of conducting the hackathon PAN India. 

How many problem statements are there in SIH?

In the Smart India Hackathon 2022, a total of 476 problem statements were received from 62 organizations and 53 Union Ministries in the finale. Some of them included the following:

• IoT-enabled risk monitoring system in the cold supply chain for perishable food items,
• High-resolution 3D model of terrain,
• Infrastructure and roads conditions in disaster struck areas,
• Optical character recognition (OCR) of temple inscriptions and translations in Devanagari scripts, etc.

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