11 September, 2026
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College (VGEC), Chandkheda, Ahmedabad successfully organized the Internal Hackathon 2026 on 11 September 2026 as part of the institute-level selection process for Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026. The event was organized by the E-Cell and SSIP, VGEC, with active support and coordination from the respective departments, Department SSIP Coordinators, faculty members, jury members, student volunteers, and the technical team.
More than 120 teams registered for the Internal Hackathon under the Software and Hardware categories. For effective and systematic evaluation, the participating teams were divided into 10 groups based on their respective problem statements. Each group was supported by dedicated coordinating teams and evaluation panels comprising internal jury members and external experts.
The evaluation was conducted in two sessions, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. The participating teams presented their proposed solutions before the jury panels, demonstrating their innovation, creativity, technical skills, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
A significant feature of the Internal Hackathon was the participation of industry professionals as external jury members, who brought practical and industry-oriented perspectives to the evaluation process. The industry jury included Ms. Kanan Yagnik, Senior Analyst, Accenture; Mr. Suprit Jayantilal Patel, Inexus Technology; Mr. Abhi Shah, Junior Software Architect, DistinctionDev; and Mr. Trushal Prajapati, Founder, HJVES. Their interaction with the participating teams provided valuable practical inputs and industry perspectives on the proposed solutions.
The Internal Hackathon benefited from the participation of industry professionals, including:
The 10 evaluation groups were coordinated through different departments of VGEC, with the respective Department SSIP Coordinators facilitating the evaluation process and coordinating with jury members, participating teams, faculty members, and student volunteers. This coordinated arrangement enabled systematic and smooth evaluation of the participating teams across the Software and Hardware categories.
A dedicated Internal Hackathon 2026 website, developed by Prof. Jaswant Dave and his team from the IT Department, further streamlined the process by facilitating team registration, project submission, jury coordination, online evaluation, result consolidation, certificate generation, and centralized communication. The digital integration enabled rapid consolidation of evaluation scores and made it possible to declare the final results on the same evening of the Hackathon, significantly enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the selection process.
The Internal Hackathon successfully provided a common platform for students across VGEC to demonstrate their innovative ideas and solutions.
The successful conduct of Internal Hackathon 2026 reflected the collective efforts of the E-Cell, SSIP, Department SSIP Coordinators, various departments, faculty members, industry experts, jury members, student volunteers, and the IT team.
With 45 teams—30 Software and 15 Hardware—selected for nomination to Smart India Hackathon 2026, the event provided students with a valuable platform to transform their ideas into solutions, interact with experts, and demonstrate their capabilities in a competitive environment.The coordinated institute-wide efforts, supported by a dedicated digital platform for registration, evaluation, result consolidation, and documentation, enabled the Hackathon to be conducted in an efficient, transparent, and systematic manner, with the results declared on the same evening.
The Internal Hackathon 2026 thus contributed significantly to fostering a culture of innovation, creativity, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving at VGEC and provided a strong platform for identifying promising student teams for the next stage of Smart India Hackathon 2026.
