Technology for the world we actually live in.
Here's how it works: pick one of the five tracks below. Each hands you a real problem and one hard constraint — how you solve it is entirely yours.
Don't build technology for technology's sake. Identify a real societal problem, understand its constraints, and engineer a solution that could genuinely work in the real world.
Pick one. Every track pairs a real societal problem with a hard, non-negotiable constraint — then leaves the how entirely up to you.
TRACK 01Can you know what's real?
Deepfakes, misinformation and manipulated media spread faster than people can verify them.
A system that helps an ordinary person evaluate an image, audio, video or claim before sharing it.
No simplistic TRUE / FALSE verdict. The system must communicate evidence + confidence + uncertainty.
TRACK 02Can technology make disaster response smarter?
During disasters, information becomes fragmented across volunteers, shelters and channels — causing duplicated supplies and missed areas.
A coordination / intelligence layer that identifies gaps, conflicts and duplication and helps responders act.
Must work with patchy connectivity and minimal training.
TRACK 03Can we stop losing the resources we cannot replace?
Water disappears through leaks, inefficient distribution and unaccounted consumption — without anyone knowing exactly where the loss occurs.
A system that detects and localises water loss or quality problems at a campus, village or ward level.
Maximum ₹5,000 sensing hardware budget, or a real named data source.
TRACK 04Can we detect danger before the crash?
Traditional safety data tells us where crashes happened — not necessarily where dangerous situations are developing.
A system that identifies high-risk locations or moments before serious accidents occur.
No interaction with the system while driving.
TRACK 05Can technology put better decisions in a farmer's hands?
Small farmers make critical decisions with fragmented information about weather, pests, irrigation and crops.
Technology that improves one specific farming decision.
Voice-first + local language — including an appropriate response when the system doesn't know.
So you're not building another generic AI chatbot — each track pushes a different stack.
You choose how you solve the problem — but you cannot ignore the real-world constraint.
The winning question isn't “who built the coolest app?”
The real winning question is:
“Who understood a real problem the best, made the smartest technical choices, and built the most convincing solution in 6.5 hours?”
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