KIET Organised Valedictory Ceremony of the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2025

Ghaziabad, 9th December 2025 – KIET Deemed-to-be University, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad successfully hosted the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 – Software Edition, serving as the Nodal Centre for the Delhi-NCR region. The national event, held on 8–9 December 2025, brought together brilliant young innovators from across the country to work on real-world problem statements provided by various government ministries, departments, and industry bodies.

The two-day hackathon witnessed high-energy participation from student teams who worked relentlessly on problem statements shared by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). At KIET Ghaziabad, expert mentors, evaluators, and jury members guided the students, ensuring rigorous evaluation and constructive feedback.

The event commenced with a warm welcome of Shri Madan Mohan Sharan Singh (Manager, IP & Technology Transfer, AICTE - Indovation Centre), Shri Rohan Gupta, Deputy Superintendent of Police NIA, Dr Manoj Goel (Executive Director-KIET), Dr Adesh Pandey (Director Academics-KIET), Dr Vibhav Sachan (Dean R&D and Dean ECE - KIET) and Mr Saurav Kumar (SPOC Nodal Centre and GM, TBI-KIET), all Deans, participating teams, mentors and jury members.

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The ceremony further featured experience sharing by participants, mentors and jury members, who enthusiastically narrated their journey during the hackathon. The most awaited moment of the evening, the Prize Distribution Ceremony, celebrated the exceptional accomplishments of the winning teams.

Team Data_Codeblitz from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur won the winning title for the problem statement “Enhancing Student Awareness on the difference between Aadhaar-linked and Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) enabled Aadhaar-seeded bank account.

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Under the theme Clean & Green Technology, Team Si Extractors from Sethu Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu won the winning title for the problem statement “Real-life solutions for Waste Management”

Under the theme smart automation, Team Technical Terminators from Chennai Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu won the winning title for the problem statement “Loan Utilization Tracking via Mobile”, Team Innovators_44 from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Maharashtra won the winning title for the problem statement “Beneficiary Credit Scoring with Income Verification Layer for Direct Digital Lending”, and Teams Kaizen7 and Innovate A’s from Shambasva University, Karnataka and Swami Keshavanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Rajasthan respectively won the winning title for the problem statement “AI-based UFDR (Universal Forensic Extraction Device Report) Analysis Tool”.

The winning teams for each problem statement were awarded a prize of Rs. 1.5 Lakh. Towards the end, Mr Saurav Kumar (SPOC Nodal Centre and GM, TBI-KIET) appreciated the tireless efforts of the participants and the winning teams for working on innovative solutions. He also thanked the jury members and mentors for being a part of SIH 2025 at KIET.

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