Archive · 17 Dec 2025
VIPT Wins Smart India Hackathon 2025
Students from a college in Visakhapatnam won the first prize in a big competition called the Smart India Hackathon.
This competition is about finding new and smart solutions to problems.
Lots of teams from all over India participated, but only a few made it to the final round.
The winning team from Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (VIPT) created a tool to help detect neurological conditions early.
They shared the prize money with another team.
The college is very proud of their students and mentors for this big achievement.
Students from Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (VIPT) won the first prize at the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, Hardware Edition.
The grand finale was held at the nodal centre, Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT), Chennai.
Over 72,000 ideas were submitted by nearly 69,000 teams, with 1,360 teams making it to the national finale.
Team Ecocure won for their solution to the problem statement SIH25218: ‘Screening Tool for Early Detection of Neurological Conditions’.
The winning team received a cash prize of Rs.1.5 lakh, shared with another team.
- Who
- Students from Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (VIPT), Duvvada, Visakhapatnam
- What
- Won the first prize at the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, Hardware Edition
- When
- During the grand finale held at the nodal centre, Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT), Chennai
- Where
- Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT), Chennai
- Why
- For their solution to the problem statement SIH25218: ‘Screening Tool for Early Detection of Neurological Conditions’
- Institution
- Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (VIPT), Duvvada, Visakhapatnam
- Event
- Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, Hardware Edition
- Organizers
- Ministry of Education, AICTE, and the Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education
- Total Participants
- Over 72,000 ideas submitted by nearly 69,000 teams
- Finalists
- 1,360 teams
- Prize
- Rs.1.5 lakh (shared with another winning team)
- Problem Statement
- SIH25218: ‘Screening Tool for Early Detection of Neurological Conditions’
- Winning Team
- Team Ecocure
