Smart Odisha Hackathon - 2018

The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha, believes in “Think Good, Do Good, Be Good" philosophy and offers education as a service. It was established in November 2002 through an act of the Government and is situated at Rourkela: The Smart City. The Biju Patnaik University of Technology took its birth in the year 2003 with the laying of the foundation stone by Bharat Ratna late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Hon’ble President of India. Today, the University has 150 colleges, both constituent and affiliated, with more than 1,00,000 students. The primary objective of establishing the University is to ensure high quality of students passing out of technical colleges through a standard curriculum and uniform evaluation. The disciplines include engineering and architecture, business management, computer studies and pharmacy etc. Most of the institutes of BPUT are offering both Under Graduate and Post Graduate studies.

BPUT has the vision to become a world class brand name in providing the technical education to build creative workforce needed for industry and academia. Further, it believes in creating wealth and prosperity in the society through the application of technical knowledge. It has a mission to facilitate creation of an intellectually stimulating and emotionally pleasurable teaching environment for the students and the faculty. To achieve its purpose, the University provides various platforms to their students for quality learning, innovation and creation of a knowledge society. In the changing scenario, the university has adopted a model of PPIP (Public-private-Industry-partnership) to make the education more meaningful and relevant.

BPUT believes in bringing a change and solving complex problems in the society through technology. The Hackathon will act as an incubator for the innovative ideas in the thematic areas of Urban Problems, Ecology & Environment, Education & Skill Development, Healthcare, Disaster Management, Agriculture and Industry Oriented Problems. The prize winners will get the opportunity to showcase their product on 15th November 2018 before the departments of the Government of Odisha and incubate the promoters at “Make in Odisha Conclave-2018”. The Government invites the best talents to incubate Start-ups within Odisha and be the forces that shape Odisha’s greatness.