KIET Ghaziabad Will Host the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon

KIET Deemed-to-be-University, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad is all set to host the 8th edition of the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (Software edition) from 8th to 9th December 2025, as the official nodal centre in Delhi-NCR. Aligned with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for youth-led development, this event is his brainchild and a nationwide initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

The objective of this KIET, Ghaziabad event is to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of the government, ministries, departments, industries and other organisations. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of Education, AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, SBI Foundation, and i4c. Claude is the Technology Partner, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) and Persistent are the Knowledge Partners, while DD News and Akashvani are the Media Partners.

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This year, nearly 68,766 teams were nominated by 2,587 registered HEIs for 271 problem statements shared by 54 participating ministries/ industries/ departments/ PSUs/ state departments. This is inclusive of the Software and Hardware editions. For the grand finale of software edition, that is a 2-day event, a total of 191 problem statements have been shared by 37 different organisations and ministries, based on 18 themes, viz. Smart Resource Conservation, Smart Education, Disaster Management, Blockchain & Cybersecurity, Renewable / Sustainable Energy, Travel & Tourism, Clean & Green Technology, Robotics and Drones, Transportation & Logistics, Smart Vehicles, Agriculture, FoodTech & Rural Development, MedTech / BioTech / HealthTech, Heritage & Culture, Fitness & Sports, Smart Automation, Toys & Games, and Space Technology.

Overall, this event will be held at 60 centres across the nation, and KIET Deemed-to-be-University is one of them. Teams from far-off states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Odisha are shortlisted to participate at KIET, Ghaziabad and work on 5 problem statements shared by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and the Ministry of Home Affairs on two themes, viz. Clean & Green Technology and Smart Automation.

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Addressing the upcoming event at KIET, the University’s Executive Director, Dr Manoj Goel, shared, “We are privileged and honoured to be one of the nodal centres for SIH, this year as well. In SIH 2024, we had 46 teams at our campus for the hardware edition, and this year, we’ll be hosting 26 teams from different regions across the nation for the software edition. We have ensured that throughout their stay at the campus, they will be provided with all the necessary facilities and environment that are required to create an innovative solution to their respective problem statements. Also, to make them feel at home and stress-free, we have various cultural performances and Zumba in place for them. We wish the best to all the participants and are truly excited to watch these young minds invent an innovative solution that promotes youth-led development - the vision of Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi Ji.”

Adding to this, Dr Adesh Kumar Pandey, Director Academics, emphasised the broader significance of the event, saying, “Smart India Hackathon is not just a competition. It is a national movement that empowers the youth to think innovatively and contribute to solving real-world challenges. It nurtures critical thinking, creativity, and technological excellence. KIET is proud to be a contributing force in fostering this innovation-driven mindset and in preparing young minds to shape the future of a Viksit Bharat.”

Mr Saurav Kumar, GM, TBI-KIET, along with Dr Vibhav Sachan, Dean R&D and Dean ECE, were also present during the conference. They discussed the University’s preparedness to host the event.

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