Published on: September 26, 2025
The School of Science & Technology (SST), Swami Rama Himalayan University, successfully organized the Internal Hackathon “TechForge 2.0” on 25th–26th September 2025 as part of preparations for the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025. The two-day, 36-hour nonstop hackathon was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Kumar, Dean, SST, along with faculty members who encouraged students to innovate and collaborate on real-world problem statements. A total of 50 teams participated, brainstorming ideas, developing prototypes, and presenting solutions, with the aim of shortlisting the best entries for SIH 2025.
Projects were evaluated by an esteemed panel of external judges from reputed institutions and an internal SST faculty panel, based on creativity, technical implementation, and presentation quality. Team InnoVision won the First Prize of ₹11,000/- for the project ERP-based Integrated Student Management System, Team Silver Striker received the Second Prize of ₹5,100/- for AI-Driven Public Health Chatbot for Disease Awareness, and Team ACE secured the Third Prize of ₹3,100/- for Swadeshi for Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The hackathon not only celebrated innovation and problem-solving skills but also strengthened teamwork, technical expertise, and confidence among students, preparing them for national-level challenges.
