SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2022
25th - 26th August, 2022
Two teams namely Eagle Eye and Intimidators for software edition and 1 team Achyutam for hardware edition from Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram were among the finalists in Smart India Hackathon 2022.
Smart India Hackathon 2022 is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems a person face in daily lives and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving. SIH 2022 has offered 476 problem statements received from 53 Union Ministries in the finale. This year more than 15000 students and mentors travelled to the 75 nodal centres to take part in the SIH 2022 grand finale.
The 3 teams from Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram 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.
Team Achyutam went to Centurion University of Technology and Management Bhubaneswar for problem statement under ITBP, MHA, team Eagle Eye went to MIT Aurangabad for problem statement under AICTE, MIC-Student Innovation and team Intimidators went to IIT (ISM) Dhanbad for problem statement under Ministry of Labour & Employment for the final round competition.
Special lectures by experts were also organized during the final round to motivate and inspire students for taking their innovation further. Team Achyutam bagged first position and won the cash prize of Rs. 100000.
Overall, the event was a great exposure and learning experience for students as they got an opportunity to showcase their innovative project work at a national platform.