MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0

The scrutiny and evaluation of the proposals received under MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0 were carried out theme-wise by separate Expert Evaluation Committees comprising academicians, industry experts, entrepreneurs, and government officials.

As part of the evaluation process, a total of 42 proposals under the “Other Frontier Technologies” theme were presented and evaluated on 08 August 2026 at the ACIC Conference Hall, GIET University, Gunupur. The presentation and evaluation process was conducted from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

The evaluation committee comprised the following experts:

Sl. No.	Name	Designation & Organization	Category
1	Dr. Muktikanta Sahu	Professor, IIIT Bhubaneswar	Academic Expert
2	Dr. Ravikiran Yedidi	Founder & Principal Scientist, TCABS-E Laboratories	Industry/Research Expert
3	Mr. Asutosh Sahoo	Co-founder, NutriSwift Foods Private Limited, Bhubaneswar	Entrepreneur
4	Ms. J. Nivetha	Assistant Director Grade-II, MSME	Government Official
5	Mr. Subrata Patnaik	District Industries Centre (DIC), Rayagada	Government/Industry Official

The experts evaluated the proposals based on the prescribed criteria under the MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0 guidelines, considering aspects such as innovation, technological feasibility, market potential, scalability, social/economic impact, and overall viability of the proposed ideas.

The evaluation process was conducted systematically and transparently, with each proposal being presented before the Expert Evaluation Committee for scrutiny, interaction, and assessment. The scores and recommendations of the committee were recorded for further processing under MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0.

GANDHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, ODISHA, GUNUPUR

MSME Idea Hackathon 6.0