TN students win Smart India Hackathon

A brainchild of students from KCJ College of Engineering, Chennai, the device makes life easier for dyslexic kids who find it difficult to read, write or interpret words, letters and other symbols.

The second and third spots went to the teams from Bengaluru and Delhi respectively for coming up with a solution to the perennial problem of lost baggage at airports. This was the second edition of the hackathon, a national level technical event conducted by the Human Resources Development Ministry to harness the creativity and energy of the country’s youth and boost the digital India initiative.

In the first stage, 27 ministries and departments and 17 state governments shared their problems on the website. Before the prize distribution ceremony, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar addressed the participants through video conferencing.