Call for Applications: 5G Innovation Hackathon (India)

The Hackathon will facilitate solution development in key technology areas such as AI-driven network maintenance, IoT-enabled applications, smart healthcare, industrial automation, quantum communication, and more.

The hackathon provides a collaborative platform to the stakeholders to innovate and develop prototypes/applications/solutions through access to 5G labs, mentorship from industry and academic experts during the hackathon, provision of seed funding to the shortlisted proposals, and support for commercialization.

Theme

• “Innovating the Future with 5G Technologies” to address India-specific problems of various the socio-economic sectors

Focus Areas

• Master Cutting-Edge Technologies
  • Al-driven networks, loT, smart health, automation and more
• Hands-on Learning
  • Work with real-world 5G Use Case Labs
• Expert Mentorship
  • Learn from industry leaders & academia
• Career Growth
  • Build prototypes, file patents, and get commercialization support

Benefits

• Access 100+ 5G Use Case Labs for hands-on testing.
• Gain mentorship from industry experts and IPR filing support.

Funding Information

• 1st Place: ₹5,00,000
• Runner-up: ₹3,00,000
• 2nd Runner-up: ₹1,50,000
• Special Mentions: ₹50,000 for Best Idea & Most Innovative Prototype

Eligibility Criteria

• The hackathon is open to:
  • Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students
  • Startups and professionals
  • Collaboration with students, startups and professionals

Application Requirements

• Each team must submit a comprehensive proposal to any of the 5G Use case labs in 100 institutes outlining their problem statement, proposed solution, and expected impact.
• Each institutions shall recommend 1-5 proposals to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) after internal screening.
• Proposals will go through regional and national shortlisting before progressing to prototype development.
• Teams will have access to labs for prototype development, and will be provided mentorship by experts.
• The shortlisted proposals at regional level will be provided seed funding for further development of projects.
• The final evaluation will be based on technical execution, scalability, market readiness, societal impact, and novelty.
• Winning teams will receive cash prizes and opportunities to showcase their projects on national platforms.
• Intellectual property rights (IPR) support will be provided for viable solutions.

For more information, visit DoT.