Students gathers Memorable Moments and Learning Experiences at Smart India Hackathon held in KL Deemed to be University
The grand finale of this year's Smart India Hackathon (SIH) witnessed lots of energy and enthusiasm among participants and organizers. For higher education students, the Smart India Hackathon was conducted in two formats: SIH Software Edition and SIH Hardware Edition. The grand finale for the software edition was scheduled between August 25th - 26th at KL Deemed to be University campus.
The event proved to be an inspiring and amazing learning experience for the students. We have captured the reactions and testimonials of a few of them, to know the real flavor of their excitement and fun during the event.
Shruti Gandhi- Team leader of Team Connect
Shruti Gandhi, a student of MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, and team leader of Team Connect, said they were working on a problem statement given by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry. We have to monitor and track the dairy assets provided to the dairy units by the government through the dairy development schemes. We have come up with a dashboard to monitor all the assets from both the government side and dairy units, and we are using technologies like Ushi learning to predict what future schemes we could provide to specific dairy sectors. Mentors of the team connect are Ravindra Bachate and Atul Wadkar. They felt that the infrastructure and setting for competition at KL Deemed to be University were good, and the volunteers helped them to cope with the language barriers.
Purva Rasania - Team leader of Sixth Sense GPA
While sharing their experience, the students of Government Polytechnic Ahmadabad and team leader of Sixth Sense GPA, Purva Rasania, said they were working on the problem statement-recycling of metals. Although working on this problem was very challenging and the project has many complexities, we are working continuously for the last 24 hours, yet we are enjoying the whole process. We all had a great learning experience. When asked about experiences at KL Deemed to be University, he said the University is awesome and has an amazing infrastructure and beautiful campus.
Shubh Khurana- Team leader of Data Pirates CGC
CGC College of Engineering Landran student and team leader of Data Pirates CGC Shubh Khurana said they were working on the problem statement-Future predictions of minerals that are related to the mineralogist. He felt that the SIH journey was a great learning experience. He said that now we feel like we are working in the corporate world, and this journey will be very memorable for all our teammates. We met so many liked minded people with different cultures and innovative ideas. We have traveled 2100km, and 36hrs of journey experience is very new to us. Before this, we never traveled so long and did not participate in hackathons. We hope that these experiences will shape us for a better future. At every step, we are learning something new. When asked about the campus, the CGC team appreciated the hospitality and ambiance at the KL Campus. We felt we were celebrities. Every teacher and staff are very nice, and the coordinators are humble and soft-spoken; the food and facilities are all good; we will miss this place.
Drishti Sharma- Team leader of Lac Micro-techies
The Lac Micro-techies team of G.D. Goenka University students who are working on the problem statement of the Ministry of Diary said that they are working on a device that will check the quality of the milk supplied by the unorganized sector. As more than 50% of households in India depend on food based on milk products, quality assurance becomes vital. The team is a fusion of Microbiology and Engineering CSE students. They said they have learned many interesting new things and explored new industries during this process. The team leader said that despite the language barrier, we felt very comfortable on the KL campus. People here are very friendly, and the scenic beauty of the KL campus is awesome. I have posted a few pictures of the campus on my social media account, said the team leader.
