The “Hack the Future” hackathon, hosted collaboratively by NSO India and IIT Gandhinagar, concluded with exceptional success on March 24, 2025.
Aimed at addressing real-world challenges through data science, the 36-hour event witnessed participation from 18 leading academic teams hailing from institutions like IITs, NITs, and IIITs.
Under the mentorship of experts from academia, industry, and the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, participants crafted solutions to three innovative problems. The event celebrated multi-stakeholder collaboration and highlighted the modernization initiatives of MoSPI.
Winning teams included Plaksha University, Chandigarh, which topped two categories, and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, leading the remaining category. Second and third positions were secured by IIT Jammu, NMIMS Mumbai, and others. Leaders emphasized the significance of such events in bolstering innovation and nation-building through data science.
