All participants must be from the same college or school; inter-college/school teams are not permitted.
Members from different branches or disciplines within the same institution may form a team.
Each team must consist of 6 members, including the team leader, and must include at least one female member.
For the Hardware edition, multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged, allowing for a mix of Mechanical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Product Designers, Programmers, etc.
For the Software edition, which focuses on digital product development, it is mandatory that the majority of team members possess strong programming skills.
The College SPOC should nominate 25 teams as shortlisted and 05 teams as waitlisted. The nomination can be made in any category.
SPOC registration began in the first week of Aug 2024. The deadline for team nominations and idea submissions on the SIH portal is September 12, 2024. This deadline is final; no extensions or exceptions will be granted.
The College SPOC must log in to sih.gov.in with their credentials and enter details for 30 teams: 25 shortlisted and 5 waitlisted.
Under the new system, each team can submit only two idea.
