KITS Guntur hosts Smart India Hackathon 2025 grand final

Key Points

1. The 8th edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025–Software grand finale was hosted at KKR & KSR Institute of Technology and Sciences (KITS) in Guntur district.
2. The 36-hour event was held on December 8 and 9, 2025, simultaneously at nodal centres across the country.
3. 1,360 teams of young innovators participated in SIH 2025.
4. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan virtually inaugurated SIH 2025.
5. JNTU-K Vice-Chancellor C.S.R.K. Prasad led the inaugural ceremony at KITS.
6. KITS hosted 150 student innovators.
7. The Indian Knowledge System Department assigned five thematic challenges to the KITS centre.