Overview
- The Hardware grand finale opened at IIT Kharagpur on December 8 and runs through December 12, coinciding with the institute’s Platinum Jubilee.
- The 36-hour Software grand finale is underway at nodal centres across India on December 8–9, including venues such as KITS Guntur and VVCE Mysuru.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the edition virtually and lauded student innovation.
- SIH 2025 logged 72,165 idea submissions, 68,766 student teams, and 271 problem statements, with 2,587 institutions hosting internal rounds involving 8,26,635 students.
- Problems were sourced from ministries, PSUs, corporates and partners, with mentorship and expert juries evaluating solutions; winners will be declared after the multi-day finals conclude.