Provided by: Ministry of Education Innovation Cell
Funding Support
₹1.5L per problem statement
Application Deadline
30 Aug 2026
Official Website
Not listed
National innovation challenge where higher-education student teams solve problem statements submitted by ministries, industries and public bodies. Eligibility: Student teams nominated through eligible higher-education institutions. Official verification — Batch 02: Official programme verified; exact 2026 participant window partially verified. Official Smart India Hackathon portal verified; exact 2026 submission phase requires portal recheck. Final conditional resolution — Checkpoint 22: Official SIH 2026 portal and submission timeline verified. Added the official SIH portal, login route and 30 August 2026 institutional submission deadline.
Startup Stage
All stages
Industry Sectors
All sectors
State Limitation
Pan-India
DPIIT & MSME Recognition
DPIIT Not Mandatory • MSME Not Mandatory
Top 40 get ₹20,000; top 20 get ₹1 lakh; winning 4 teams share ₹2 crore grant and incubation support
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Pitch deck / proposal
Founder / applicant KYC
Financial projections / budget
Product demo / prototype evidence