The winning team includes Kunal Ambasta who is pursuing MCA programme from IGNOU along with Jvoti Kumari, Gaytri Pandit, Aayushi Kumari, Sushmita Das, and Sonika Jaiswal who are pursuing BCA course from the varsity. They won the first prize of INR 1 lakh by MoE in the SIH 2022.
Smart India Hackathon 2022: IGNOU students bags first position in SIH grand finale
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) students have won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022 Grand Finale organised at the Nodal Centre at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi. The Education Ministry had organised the Smart India Hackathon 2022 Grand Finale on August 25 - 26, 2022.
The winning team includes Kunal Ambasta who is pursuing MCA programme from IGNOU along with Jvoti Kumari, Gaytri Pandit, Aayushi Kumari, Sushmita Das, and Sonika Jaiswal who are pursuing BCA course from the varsity. They won the first prize of INR 1 lakh by MoE in the SIH 2022.
Another team IgnASM led by Sheetal Thapa, PhD student of IGNOU emerged as the first runner up at the SIH-2022 Nodal center at Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. The team included Ravikanth (BCA) and Poonam Rajput (CVAA). They worked on the problem statement to develop positive emotions among students across all age groups for holistic development and well-being in the Student Innovation category.
"The team SIGSEGV with members including Satish Kumar Mishra (MCA), Ananya Singh (MCA), Harsh(MCA) and Nadeem Ahmad (BCA) participated at the VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad. They worked on the problem statement under miscellaneous categories. The team developed a No-Code Chatbot Builder using AI/ML, Cloud Computing, Blockchain technology," IGNOU said in a release
A total of five teams were nominated from IGNOU to participate at the National level in the SIH 2022 organized by the MoE and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Out of which three teams participated in the SIH 2022 Grand Finale held at different Nodal Centres at Ranchi, Erode and Hyderabad.
Read More:
Follow Shiksha.com for latest education news in detail on Exam Results, Dates, Admit Cards, & Schedules, Colleges & Universities news related to Admissions & Courses, Board exams, Scholarships, Careers, Education Events, New education policies & Regulations.
To get in touch with Shiksha news team, please write to us at news@shiksha.com
She has over 10 years of experience in the education and publishing sectors. She specialises in exam coverage and content creation. At Shiksha, she writes, analyses, and presents information for students preparing f
Read Full Bio