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139 contributors from 24 groups from all throughout nation to compete for two days at Chandigarh University campus
CHANDIGARH, India, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022, one of the world’s greatest open innovation mannequin aimed at inculcating the tradition of product innovation and problem-solving amongst college students, began off at Chandigarh University Gharuan on Thursday morning, the place in 139 contributors from 24 groups from completely different components of the nation will compete for the glory over the subsequent two days.
Dr Ok P Isaac, Director General XIME, and former member secretary AICTE, and former Vice Chancellor Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University was the chief visitor on the event and inaugurated the Hackathon within the presence of Chandigarh University Pro-Chancellor Dr R S Bawa, Vice Chancellor Prof Anand Agrawal, Dean Academic Affairs and Nodal Center Incharge Dr B Priestly Shan, and Shri Nitin Bhide, AICTE Representative & Nodal Center Head, whereas this system was centrally inaugurated by the Ministry of Education from New Delhi.
Speaking on the event, Dr Ok P Isaac exhorted the scholars to give attention to the varied elements of a profitable skilled life. “Curiosity is the catalyst for opportunities. Moving ahead, one must be curious, as well as use the information and wisdom of the others to make the best of the opportunity they get. The students must remember that the success is always a resultant of teamwork,” he stated.
Shri Nitin Bhide, AICTE Representative, stated that India and its college students are so full of expertise and that is the explanation that the federal government has organized this hackathon at 75 completely different areas throughout the nation.
“There are 24 teams from different states and Union Territories present at Chandigarh University center. This is your chance not only to represent your state, but also an opportunity to express yourself. Interact with each other, learn from each other and have fun over the next two days,” he stated.
Organised by the Union Ministry of Education, the SIH-2022 may also witness Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, handle the contributors at the Grand Finale on twenty fifth August at 8 PM through video conferencing.
Chandigarh University Pro-Chancellor Dr R S Bawa knowledgeable that on this yr’s version, the SIH has supplied 476 downside statements obtained from 62 organizations. More than 15000 college students from 2033 winner groups of campus degree hackathons organized beneath SIH-2022, are taking part on this yr’s SIH grand finale at nationwide degree, at numerous assigned nodal facilities.
“As a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Chandigarh University is one of the 75 higher educational institutes and incubators identified by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and All India Council for Technical Education as Smart India Hackathon nodal centers to host the participants of SIH and facilitate an environment to conduct the Smart India hackathon in its well defined and established format,” he stated.
“At Chandigarh University, a complete of 24 groups from completely different components of the nation having 139 contributors and 19 mentors are competing in opposition to 6 downside statements from AICTE, together with: To develop in built-in and sturdy on-line platform for the researchers offering the knowledge and related particulars about nationwide/worldwide analysis grants; Integrated annual tutorial calendar for all of the Indian universities; AICTE Event/Activity administration system; Prediction of Admission & Jobs in Engineering & Technology with respect to demographic areas; Online built-in platform for initiatives taken up by the scholars of numerous universities/faculties; Attractiveness and User Friendliness of AICTE Website, throughout the grand finale of SIH 2022.
“Each Problem statement has a winning amount of Rs 1 lakh. Under the student innovation category three prizes of Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 75000, and Rs. 50000 will be provided to the winning teams,” Dr Bawa stated.
Conducted since 2017, the SIH is a nationwide initiative to supply college students a platform to unravel the urgent issues of society, organizations, and authorities. It goals to inculcate the tradition of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box pondering amongst college students. The scope of the Smart India hackathon has been widening with each passing since its launch in 2017. The elevated enthusiasm amongst taking part college students and downside assertion supplier organizations may very well be seen of their rising participation over time. Every yr SIH is impacting lakhs of college students and gives them a nationwide platform to check their instructional learnings in real-world problem-solving. It additionally aligns their curiosity towards Innovation and entrepreneurship.
About Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and an autonomous instructional establishment permitted by UGC and is positioned close to Chandigarh within the state of Punjab. It is one of the youngest universities in India and one of the one non-public universities in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU gives greater than 109 UG and PG applications within the subject of engineering, administration, pharmacy, legislation, structure, journalism, animation, lodge administration, commerce, and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.
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