Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2020 is a national initiative launched by AICTE and MHRD aimed at providing students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and to inculcate a culture of product innovation and problem-solving mentality.

During the last edition of the hackathon, 2 Lakh+ students with 55,000+ ideas from 2000+ institutions against 500+ problem statements provided by 120+ organizations from across India involved in it. In SIH 2020, students will also have the opportunity to work on the challenges facing private sector organizations and create world-class solutions for some of the world's largest companies, helping the private sector hire the best brains from the country.

Problem statement Organization type:

• State Ministry
• Central Ministry
• Industry Personal

Problem Statement Themes:

• Smart Communication
• Healthcare & Biomedical devices
• Agriculture & Rural Development
• Smart Vehicles
• Food Technology.
• Robotics and Drones
• Waste management
• Clean water
• Renewable Energy
• Security & Surveillance
• Miscellaneous

SIH 2020 - Themes Smart Communication :  Designing devices which would help in easing communication chennels between various communication devices and points.  Healthcare & Biomedical devices :  Designing devices that would help in managing healthcare better. 

Agriculture & Rural Development : Designing devices keeping in mind the need to enhance the primary sector of India - Agriculture and the lives of our Rural Population.

Smart Vehicles : Creating intelligent devices to improve commutation facilities, quality of travel experience and overall travel safety features hardware.

Food Processing : Creating state of art solutions to manage and process our agriculture produce.

Robotics and Drones : There is a need design drones and robots that can solve some of the pressing challenges of India such as handling medical emergencies, search and rescue operations, etc.

Waste management : Solutions could be in the form of waste segregation, disposal, and improved transportation system.

Clean water : Creating state-of-the-art devices to improve distribution, management and purification of water.

Renewable Energy : Innovative ideas that help manage and generate renewable sources more efficiently.

Security & Surveillance : Creating state-of-the-art safety and security technologies for India.

Miscellaneous : Technology ideas in tertiary sectors like Hospitality, Financial Services, Entertainment, Tourism and Retail.