Chennai: Foundation Technologies Pravartak IIT-Madras (IITM-PTF), Department of Science and Technology (DST) – Body supported by IIT-M, in collaboration with Sony India Software Center to conduct national hackathons.
Titled ‘Samvedan 2021 – Solution Solution for Bharat,’ This challenge aims to solve Indian special problems from social interests using the IoT sensor board.
Based on the SYON SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS SPRESense board, the participants can use, the challenge is open to all Indian citizens living in India.
Registration starts on July 1.
Happy! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see a team of resolutions with a maximum of three members who can register for the Grand Challenge.
Challenges will be held in three stages – quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
Seventy-five ideas will be selected for the quarter-finals, and among them, the 25 best ideas will be chosen for the semi-finals.
“IITM-PTF is committed not to only identify innovative and talent solutions throughout the country in the field of sensor-based solutions, but also provides a platform for a successful startup that can solve social interest problems.
Samvedan is one of the platforms to enable this.
IITM-PTF plan to offer entrepreneurial scholarships for top teams for a year that will enable them to take care of start-ups, “V.
Kamakoti, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering – IIT-M – IIT-M, and event coordinator, said.
There will be seven finalists with prizes for each finalist.
Gift worth RS 3 Lakh will be given to the best team.
Furthermore, each quarter finalist will be given a free spresense board by the Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation through the IITM-PTF.
Winners will qualify for prize money and entrepreneurial support schemes by IITM-PTF.
Industrial academics and personnel can also participate.