NEWS & EVENTS
Event Overview
Participants: 7 teams with a total of 8 ideas, each team consisting of six members, including at least one female member.
Objectives of Eminent SIH 2024
The hackathon aimed to prepare students for the national-level Smart India Hackathon 2024 with the following objectives:
- Familiarize students with real-world software and hardware challenges.
- Evaluate solutions to problem statements from various organizations and ministries in India.
- Encourage analysis of problems from multiple perspectives to propose effective solutions.
- Prepare teams for the national Smart India Hackathon 2024.
The event successfully showcased the participants' enthusiasm and innovative approaches, with judges expressing confidence in their potential for national-level performance.
Significance
The hackathon provided students with invaluable experiences that enhanced their problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and creative thinking. It fostered a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, critical for developing both technical and collaborative skills.
Event Coordination
Organized by the Bachelor of Computer Application and Bachelor of Business Administration departments, the hackathon aligned with the directives from the Ministry of Education Innovation Cell-AICTE, IIC & IQAC cell to nurture innovation and problem-solving skills.
Ms. Arijita Das Bhowmick, the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the Smart India Hackathon 2024, highlighted the importance of this event as a nationwide effort to empower students to address real-life challenges, fostering a culture of product innovation and a problem-solving mindset.
Participating Teams and Problem Statements
| Team Name | Team Leader | Problem Statement |
|---|---|---|
| Hack Tech | Supriya Samadder | Student innovation |
| The Code Chef | Saheli Saha | Parsing of social media feeds for education |
| Code Elites | Sayantan Paul | Software for speech language therapy clinical services |
| Alerics | Sujata Roy | Queuing models in OPDs/availability of beds/admission of patients; an ideal hospital-based solution integrated with a city-wide module |
| Team X | SK Aftab Ali | Development of innovative design for flushing systems in western toilet seats for public toilets |
| INNOVATIVE TRIBE | Dipankar Das | Designing innovative products for empowering the delivery workforce |
| DARPAN - The Indian Travel Solutionists | Sayan Saha | A solution to boost the current situation of the tourism industry, including hotels and travel |
| Alerics | Sujata Roy | Building a National Web Community of Philatelists to enhance access to information and fulfill demands for philatelic items through a web-based community |
Shortlisted Teams for SIH 2024
| S.No | Team Name | Team Leader | Problem Statement | Problem ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alerics | Sujata Roy | Building a National Web Community of Philatelists to enhance access to information and fulfill demands for philatelic items through a web-based community | SIH1762 |
| 2 | Team X | SK Aftab Ali | Development of innovative design for flushing systems in western toilet sheets for public toilets | SIH1546 |
The Eminent SIH 2024 was a significant step in nurturing student creativity and innovation, setting a strong foundation for participation in the national event.
