KIIT College of Engineering successfully conducted its Internal Hackathon 2026 as part of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026, providing students with a platform to present innovative and technology-driven solutions to real-world challenges of national importance.
The two-day Internal Hackathon, held on September 8 and 9, 2026, witnessed enthusiastic participation from 14 teams presenting 28 innovative ideas. Following the evaluation process, Top 15 ideas were shortlisted for further consideration in the Smart India Hackathon 2026 selection process.
The event witnessed an excellent display of creativity, innovation, technical understanding, and problem-solving abilities by the participating students. The ideas were evaluated on parameters including innovation, relevance to the problem statement, technical feasibility, scalability, potential impact, and overall effectiveness of the proposed solutions.
The Internal Hackathon was conducted under the guidance and mentorship of Dr. S. S. Agrawal (Chief Director, KIIT College of Engineering; Emeritus Scientist, CSIR), along with Dr. Atul Kumar and Dr. Kanika Kaur. Their valuable guidance and encouragement played an important role in motivating the students and strengthening their innovative ideas.
The evaluation process was supported by an eminent panel of jury members comprising:
• Dr. S. S. Agrawal (Emeritus Scientist, CSIR)
• Dr. Mahabir Singh (Ex-Chief Scientist, NPL, Delhi)
• Mr. Eash Kamrah (Researcher, University of Maryland)
• Ms. Jigyaasa Kamrah (Ex-Amazon India)
• Mr. Ximi Hoque (Founder, xysq.ai)
• Mr. Rahul Singh Chauhan (Senior Software Engineer, IndustryBuying)
• Mr. Chetan Pandey (SDE, AVOMA, Pune)
• Mr. Mohit Kaushik (Associate Product Lead, EndureAir Systems Pvt. Ltd.)
• Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal (Manager – Delivery, Digitas India)
• Mr. Himanshu Swami (Software Developer, Findoc)
The institution extends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the distinguished jury members, mentors, faculty members, and experts for their valuable time, expertise, guidance, and constructive feedback. Their presence and interaction with the participating students provided valuable academic, research, and industry perspectives, making the evaluation process a highly enriching experience.
The Internal Hackathon also provided students with an opportunity to work collaboratively, present their solutions before experienced professionals, receive expert feedback, and further refine their ideas for real-world implementation.
The successful conduct of the Internal Hackathon reflects KIIT College of Engineering’s commitment to promoting innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven problem solving among students. The shortlisted Top 15 ideas will now move forward towards the subsequent stages of the Smart India Hackathon 2026.
KIIT College of Engineering congratulates all 14 participating teams and the innovators behind the 28 ideas for their enthusiastic participation and commendable efforts, and wishes the shortlisted ideas success in the upcoming stages of SIH 2026.