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Students from St. Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, person emerged nationalist champions astatine Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, 1 of the largest innovation hackathons and India’s premier problem-solving platform, which concluded successful Coimbatore recently.
A merchandise present said the hackathon, a flagship inaugural of the Union Ministry of Education was organised done MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) successful collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education. The SIH 2025 variation witnessed 72,165 ideas submitted by 68,766 teams nationwide. Following a rigorous multi-stage valuation process, 1,360 teams were shortlisted for the expansive finale, conducted crossed 60 nodal centres nether the taxable “Hack for Bharat, Build for the World.“
The Hardware Edition National Grand Finale was held from December 8 to 12 astatine Coimbatore, wherever shortlisted teams were evaluated by domain experts, manufacture professionals, and authorities representatives.
Team Sentinel Vision from SJEC presented an innovative and robust hardware solution that impressed the assemblage with its method depth, execution prime and real-world applicability.
Following an exhaustive valuation process, Team Sentinel Vision was declared the victor and received a currency prize of ₹1.5 lakh. The task titled “Smart Glass for the Visually Impaired,“ focuses connected processing an intelligent assistive instrumentality to assistance visually challenged individuals navigate their situation safely and independently. The astute solid integrates precocious sensors, embedded hardware and intelligent processing to observe obstacles and supply real-time feedback.
The squad included 4th twelvemonth engineering students P. Gagan Rai, R.G. Abhishek, Aditi Ravindra Naik, M.V. Ashwin, Christopher Inas Laindav, and H. Gurumadhava.
