Silicon University organized the MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0 on 12 August 2026. The MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0 is a national initiative aimed at encouraging innovative ideas from students, innovators, and MSMEs and supporting their development into viable solutions. The initiative is conducted under the Incubation Component of the MSME Innovative Scheme as part of the MSME Champions Scheme.
Silicon MSME Incubator received 30 innovative ideas under the initiative, which were evaluated by three committees comprising academicians, industry experts, entrepreneurs, and theme experts. The objective was to identify promising ideas with potential for innovation, technological development, entrepreneurship, and MSME growth.
The applicants presented their ideas before the evaluation committees on 8 August 2026 and 12 August 2026. Presentations on 8 August were held under the Frontier Technology theme, while those on 12 August covered Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Automotive Technology, and Robotics & Automation. The committees comprised of Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Shankar Iyer, Dr. Likhit Nayak, Dr. Ambarish Gajendra Mohapatra, Dr. Ashok Kumar Badmali, Prof. Satish Kumar Das, Shri Jagadish Sahu, IES, Assistant Director, MSME-DI, Katak, along with other committee members.
Following the evaluation, 15 innovative ideas were shortlisted and forwarded to the MSME Office, New Delhi, for further processing. Each selected idea will be eligible for funding support of up to ₹15 lakhs for nurturing and development through the MSME Incubator of the institute. The entire evaluation and presentation process was coordinated by Dr. Mahendra Prasad Agasty.
