New Delhi, Aug. 23: Chandigarh University is all set to host the grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 from August 25 to August 26. As the usual tradition since the Hackathon's inception, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with the students this year too. PM Modi will be addressing the participants on August 25, 2022  in the second half. 

According to the Indian Media, Conducted every year since 2017 by the Union Ministry of Education, the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) is a nationwide initiative by the Ministry's Innovation Cell. It aims to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of the government, ministries, departments, industries and other organisations.

A total of 180 participants from 30 teams from across the country will compete against six problem statements from AICTE at the Chandigarh University campus. As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Chandigarh University was selected as one of 75 institutes identified by the Ministry of Education.

Reportedly, each problem statement has a winning amount of Rs 1 lakh. While, under the student innovation category, three prizes of Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 75000, and Rs. 50000 will be provided to the winning teams. 

The Smart India Hackathon 2022 will bring the next generation evolution with the inclusion of new methodology to inculcate the culture of startup and innovation ecosystem across different age groups. There are two categories in which the students can participate: 

1.     Smart India Hackathon Junior (Jr): School students from 6th to 12th class will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas.

2.     Smart India Hackathon Senior (Sr): Regular Students of HEI's pursuing "Graduate/Post-Graduate/Ph.D" will be able to showcase their talent and generate out-of-the-box open innovation ideas. For more details, interested candidates can go to the official website www.sih.gov.in.