Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Students Pitch Innovative Ideas at MSME Idea Hackathon
Imagine students coming up with new ideas to help small businesses in India.
They shared these ideas at a special event at JNTU-Hyderabad.
Some ideas included a solar-powered way to dry fish and a way to make cyber defense better for small businesses.
Over 100 ideas were shared, but 40 were chosen to get help to become real businesses.
Experts liked that the ideas were both creative and practical.
The chosen ideas will now get help to grow, including money and advice.
The goal is to support innovation and help small businesses in India succeed.
Students and startups presented innovative ideas at JNTU-Hyderabad's MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0.
Over 115 ideas were presented, with 40 selected for incubation and potential grant support.
The event focused on solutions for small and medium-scale enterprises in India.
Ideas included solar-powered fish dryers, cyber defense components, and agri-tech devices.
Selected ideas will receive mentoring, development support, and up to ₹15 lakh in funding.
- Who
- Students, startups, industry experts, and the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC).
- What
- MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0 featured student and startup innovations for small and medium-scale enterprises.
- When
- Held on Monday.
- Where
- JNTU-Hyderabad, at the University College of Engineering Science and Technology for Women.
- Why
- To foster innovation, support MSMEs, and bridge academia and industry.
- Event
- MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0
- Location
- JNTU-Hyderabad
- Ideas Presented
- Over 115
- Ideas Shortlisted
- 40
- Funding
- Up to ₹15 lakh per project
- Organized by
- Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)