Bureau of Indian Standards x Sigma Squad AI Hackathon

Theme: Accelerating MSE Compliance - Automating BIS Standard DiscoveryAbout The Challenge:

• Indian Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) often spend weeks identifying which Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) regulations apply to their products
• This hackathon challenges participants to build an AI-powered Recommendation Engine that dramatically simplifies this process
• Participants will design and develop a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system capable of converting product descriptions into relevant BIS standard recommendations within seconds
• The solution should analyse product inputs and return the top 3–5 applicable standards along with a brief rationale, helping businesses quickly navigate regulatory compliance

Focus Area:

• The challenge focuses specifically on Building Materials, including categories such as cement, steel, concrete, and aggregates
• Teams will work with official BIS documentation and create an end-to-end pipeline that ingests the standards dataset, performs retrieval, and generates accurate recommendations

Rulebook:

• Link to Rulebook
• The rulebook contains both the dataset and the link to the whatsapp group.

Submission Requirements:

• Submit a functional prototype
• Provide a public GitHub repository with documented code
• Share a short demo presentation showcasing:
  • System architecture
  • Retrieval strategy
  • Evaluation results
  • Real-world impact

Evaluation Criteria:

• Automated retrieval metrics (Hit Rate @3, MRR @5, latency)
• Technical excellence
• Innovation in retrieval strategies
• Usability
• Presentation quality

Why Participate:

• Opportunity to apply AI, LLMs, and RAG pipelines to a real regulatory problem
• Build tools that can accelerate compliance for thousands of small businesses across India

Who Can Participate:

• Open to anyone, in teams of 1–4 members

Mode:

• Online

Prizes:

• First Prize – ₹10,000
• Second Prize – ₹5,000

Deadline:

• Final Submission Deadline: 3 May, 11:59 PM IST