Hacathon 3.0

Turn Your Ideas Into Real Solutions

Have you ever thought of an idea that could make your school, village, city, environment or everyday life better? Hackathon 3.0 is your opportunity to turn that idea into a real solution.

SCERT Uttarakhand is bringing together students and teachers from across Uttarakhand to identify real-world problems, think of innovative solutions and use AI, technology and digital tools to create something useful.

You don’t need to be an expert programmer or technology professional. A good idea, curiosity and the willingness to solve a problem are what matter most.

What is Hackathon 3.0?

Hackathon 3.0 is a state-level innovation programme where students and teachers work on real problems and develop innovative solutions.

Participants will go through a step-by-step journey:

Problem → Idea → Guidance → Prototype → Presentation → Innovation

You will get opportunities to learn, receive guidance from mentors, improve your idea and develop a working model or prototype.

The best ideas will get an opportunity to reach the State-Level Finale and may receive support for further development and incubation.

Why Participate?

Hackathon 3.0 is more than just a competition. It is an opportunity to:

• Learn how to identify and solve real-world problems.
• Explore the use of Artificial Intelligence and digital technology.
• Turn your ideas into working prototypes.
• Learn from experienced teachers, mentors and experts.
• Improve your creativity, problem-solving and presentation skills.
• Meet other young innovators from across Uttarakhand.
• Get an opportunity to showcase your innovation at the state level.
• Take promising ideas towards further development and incubation.

Who Can Participate?

Students

Students from Classes VI to XII can participate from:

• Government Schools
• PM SHRI Schools
• Atal Utkrisht Schools
• Ashram Schools
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV)
• Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV)
• Recognised Private Schools
• NGO-supported and other recognised schools

Teachers

Teachers from Classes I to XII can participate, along with:

• DIET
• SCERT
• SIEMAT
• National and State Awardee Teachers
• Invited experts and mentors

What Can You Work On?

Your idea can focus on a problem that you see around you.

• Education — Ideas that can make learning, teaching and schools better.
• Artificial Intelligence — Use AI to solve problems or make existing solutions smarter and more useful.
• Agriculture — Solutions for farmers, crops, irrigation, livestock and rural communities.
• Tourism — Ideas that can improve tourism, tourist experiences and promote Uttarakhand.
• Disaster Management — Technology-based solutions for floods, landslides, earthquakes, forest fires and other disasters.
• Health — Ideas that can improve health awareness, accessibility, monitoring and support.
• Environment — Solutions for waste management, water conservation, pollution, forests and climate-related challenges.
• Governance — Technology and digital solutions that can make public services easier, faster and more accessible.
• Robotics & IoT — Build smart machines, devices or systems that can solve practical problems.
• Coding & Digital Innovation — Create apps, websites, software or other digital solutions.
• STEM — Innovative solutions using Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
• Inclusive Education — Ideas that make education and technology more accessible to children with different needs.

These are only broad areas. If you have a good idea that solves a real problem, we encourage you to bring it forward.

How Will the Hackathon Work?

The journey will take you through different stages.

1. Registration — Register through the Innovate Uttarakhand portal and submit your idea.
2. Submit Your Idea — Explain the problem you want to solve and your proposed solution. Don’t worry if your idea is not perfect. The purpose of the hackathon is to help you improve it.
3. Screening — Submitted ideas will be reviewed and shortlisted based on the hackathon’s evaluation criteria.
4. Mentorship — Shortlisted participants will get guidance from experienced mentors and experts. You will learn how to improve your idea, use technology effectively and develop a better solution.
5. Bootcamp & Prototype Development — Participants will get an opportunity to learn and work on their ideas. With the help of mentors, you can turn your idea into a prototype, model, application, device or other practical solution.
6. State-Level Finale — The selected teams will present their innovations before an expert jury at the State-Level Finale.
7. Incubation & Further Support — Promising innovations may receive support to take the idea further, including opportunities for development, collaboration, research, patent support or incubation.

How Will Ideas Be Evaluated?

Every idea will be looked at from different perspectives:

• Innovation — Is the idea new, creative or different?
• Real-World Impact — Can it solve a genuine problem and help people?
• Feasibility — Can the idea actually be developed and used?
• Use of AI & Technology — Does the solution use AI or digital technology in a meaningful way where appropriate?
• Prototype — Has the idea been developed into a model, application, device or working solution?
• Presentation — Can the team clearly explain the problem and their solution?
• Scalability — Can the solution be used by more people, schools, communities or other parts of Uttarakhand?

What Can You Win?

A total of 50 awards will be presented to outstanding innovations. Depending on the award category, winners may receive support such as:

• AI-enabled laptops or tablets
• Robotics kits
• IoT kits
• 3D printing support
• Software licences
• Innovation grants
• Opportunities for further development and incubation

Awards and support will be provided as per the official programme guidelines.

More Than a Competition

Hackathon 3.0 is designed to create a long-term culture of innovation in schools. We want to build an environment where:

• Every School is an Innovation Lab.
• Every Teacher is an Innovation Mentor.
• Every Student is a Problem Solver.

A small idea from a classroom today could become a solution that helps an entire community tomorrow.

Learn. Create. Innovate. Solve.

You don’t need to wait until you become an engineer, scientist or entrepreneur to solve a problem.

Start with a problem you see. Think of a solution. Use technology. Build your idea. And show the world what you can create.

Be a part of Hackathon 3.0. Register your idea and start your innovation journey with SCERT Uttarakhand.

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