The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal has been selected as one of the nodal centers to facilitate the Smart India Hackathon - Hardware edition. The ministry of education will inaugurate the event on December 19. The ministry and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced 47 higher educational institutes as nodal centers for Smart India Hackathon.

A total of 24 teams having 179 participants will be competing against 4 problem statements. The institute will be hosting problem statements from the Government of Gujarat and Kerala government and ministry of Ayush. Participants who win each problem statement will win a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.

Date & Time: 19^th December 2023, 08:30 a.m. To 09:00 a.m.

Venue: Food Court 1 MIT, Manipal