GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Grand Finale Nodal Centers
Following are the nodal cities and venues/ centers allocated to each of the ministries.
Please note: Teams need to travel to the respective nodal city of the ministry whose problem statement they have worked on. There cannot be any change of nodal center under any circumstances.
Nodal Center
| Sr | Name of Ministry | Venue City | Colleges/Venue | Student Coordinator |
| 1 | Airport Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation | Allahabad, UP | Civil Aviation Training Institute | Mr. Amrit Shukla(Team lead) Mobile: 09999442689 Email: amrit.aim[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 2 | All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) | Noida, UP | JSS Academy of Technical Education | Dr Jyoti Gautam Email: hodcse[at]jssaten[dot]ac[dot]in Mobile:- 9958306194 Ms. Neha Srivastava Email: nehasrivastava[at]jssaten[dot]ac[dot]in Mobile:- 9958932853 Ms. Prachi Chhabra Email: prachichhabra[at]jssaten[dot]ac[dot]in Mobile:- 9999339390 |
| 3 | Department of Atomic Energy | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Prin Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research | Mr. Prasad Sonawane Mobile : 7208284082 Email: prasadsonawane.we[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 4 | Department of Biotechnology | Bhubaneshwar | C.V. Raman College of Engineering | Dr. Tanmaya Badapanda Mobile: +91-9437306100 Email: sih2017odisha[at]gmail[dot]com badapanda.tanmaya[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 5 | Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals | New Delhi | New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | Mr. Pradeep Kr Jha Mobile: 9871412638 Email: pradeep.jha[at]ndimdelhi[dot]org |
| 6 | Department of Defence Production | Bangalore, Karnataka | Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering | Dr. NageswaraGuptha, Email: hodise[at]svcengg[dot]com Mobile: 9843255706, 9066398754 Mr. Satyanarayana, Email: satayanarayana.ms.ise[at]svcengg[dot]com Mobile: 9632635565 |
| 7 | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | Hyderabad, | CVR College of Engineering | M.Badrinarayan Mobile: 9491043241 Email : badri[at]cvr[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 8 | Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre (JECRC) | Mr. Manish Jain Mobile: 9214699647 Mr. Mukesh Agarwal Mobile: 9214044474 |
| 9 | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre (JECRC) | Mr. Manish Jain Mobile: 9214699647 Mr. Mukesh Agarwal Mobile: 9214044474 |
| 10 | Department of Rural Development (DRD) | Thiruvananthapuram | Rajadhani Institute of Engineering & Technology | Mr. Mahesh Mobile: 09633539492, Email: hackathon2017[at]rietedu[dot]in |
| 11 | Department of Science and Technology | Bhubaneshwar | C.V. Raman College of Engineering | Dr. Tanmaya Badapanda Mobile: +91-9437306100 Email: sih2017odisha[at]gmail[dot]com badapanda.tanmaya[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 12 | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) | Kolkata | Gurunanak Institute of Technology | Ms. Kavya Jaiswal Email: kavya.jiscespoc[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile: 09051989343 |
| 13 | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | Ahmadabad, Gujarat | Gujarat University Convention Center | Mr Raj Hakani Email: ap_raj[at]gtu[dot]edu[dot]in Mobile: 9724082290 Mr. Juned Shaikh Email: juned20491[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile: 9725089857 |
| 14 | Ministry of AYUSH | Hubli, Karnataka | BVB College of Engineering & Technology | Dr. Satyadhyan Chickerur Email: chickerursr[at]bvb[dot]edu Mobile: 09632601460 |
| 15 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) | Guwahati, Assam | Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management & Technology | Mr. Rupjyoti Haloi Mobile: +917896770178 Email: hackathon2017[at]gimt-guwahati[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 16 | Ministry of Earth Sciences | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Mr. Amit Tyagi Mobile: 8754460681 Ms. Madheswari Mobile: 9842907319 |
| 17 | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) | Pune, Maharashtra | College of Engineering Pune | Mr. Vedpathak Mobile: 08177990664 Mr.Vinod Mali 09730475892 Email: hostel[at]coep[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 18 | Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change | Coimbatore, | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | Dr. M. Karpagam Email: sih[at]skcet[dot]ac[dot]in Phone: 7402601382 |
| 19 | Ministry of External Affairs | New Delhi | New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) | Mr. Pradeep Kr Jha Mobile: 9871412638 Email: pradeep.jha[at]ndimdelhi[dot]org |
| 20 | Ministry of Food Processing | Amritsar | Amritsar College of Engineering | Mr. Paramjit Singh Pannu Email: pspannu.me[at]acetedu[dot]in Mobile: 9855861155 |
| 21 | Ministry of HRD | Ghaziabad, UP | Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology & Mgmt | Mr. Anupam Saini Mobile : 7599070771 Email: anupamkr.saini[at]rkgitw[dot]edu[dot]in |
| 22 | Ministry of Railways | Udaipur, Rajasthan | Techno India NJR Institute of Technology | Mr. Gaurav Kumawat Mobile: 08696932741 Email: gaurav.kumawat[at]technonjr[dot]org |
| 23 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management | Prof. A R Raipurkar Mobile: 9422023514 Email: raipurkarar[at]rknec[dot]edu |
| 24 | Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Chandigarh | Chandigarh Group of Colleges | Mr. Ankit Mehra Mobile: 9818509856 Email: ankitmehra.mehra8[at]gmail[dot]com Ms. Devanshi Gautam Mobile: 7696659663 Email: hackathon2017[at]cecmohali[dot]org |
| 25 | Ministry of Steel | Indore, MP | Oriental University | Mr. Atul Nandwal Mobile: 09229696960 Dr. Nitesh Jain Mobile: 09479347077 Ms. Neetu Pancholi Mobile: 7804814170 Ms. Khusbu Jain Mobile: 7566821862 |
| 26 | Ministry of Tourism | Cochin, Kerala | Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science | Prof Paul Mathews, Email : paulmathews365[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile : +91 9496 072656 |
| 27 | NCPCR | Bhopal | Sagar Institute of Research & Technology | Registration coordinator- Name- Prof. Rajesh Shukla. Email- hackathon2017sirt[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile- 09893192616. Accommodation coordinator- Name- Dr. Nilesh Jain. Email- hackathon2017sirt[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile- 09406531900 Transportation coordinator- Name- Dr. N.P.S Sengar. Email- hackathon2017sirt[at]gmail[dot]com Mobile- 09827424475 |
| 28 | Students’ Voice | Guntur, Andra | KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation (KL University) | Dr. T. Sudhakar Johnson, Email : thangirala[at]kluniversity[dot]in Mobile : +91 9980120405 Prof. K V Raju, |
| 29 | University Grants Commission (UGC) | Manipal, Karnataka | Manipal Institute of Technology (Manipal University) | Dr. Ajitha Shenoy Mobile: +91 9739665072 Email: sih.mit[at]manipal[dot]edu |
Nodal Officers
| Sr | Ministry/ Department | Name of Nodal officers | |
| 1 | Department of Atomic Energy | Sh. R. Balasubramanian, Head, Management Group | bala[at]dae.gov[dot]in |
| 2 | Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy | Dr Abhimanyu Kumar, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda | aiianewdelhi[at]gmail[dot]com ak_ayu[at]icloud[dot]com |
| 3 | Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Ms. Ranjana Kale, Economic Advisor | r.kale[at]nic[dot]in |
| 4 | Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Mr.RajivKandpal, Director | rajeev.kandpal[at]nic[dot]in |
| 5 | Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communication & IT | Mr. Dipak Singh, Director (E-infrastructure) | dipak.singh[at]meity.gov[dot]in |
| 6 | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology | Sh. Ashish Kumar, Dy. Director General (Tech.) | adgtech[at]indiapost.gov[dot]in ddg.tech[at]indiapost.gov[dot]in |
| 7 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East India (DoNER) | Mr Ravindra Chaudhary, Director | ravindra.c[at]gov[dot]in reachravijaipur[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 8 | Ministry of Earth Sciences | Gopal Raman Iyengar | gopal[at]ncmrwf.gov[dot]in |
| 9 | Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology (DBT) | 1. Dr. Suman Govil , Advisor | suman[at]dbt.nic[dot]in |
| 2. Dr. Manoj S. Rohilla, Sc. D. (Assisting the Nodal offr) | manojsrohilla.dbt[at]nic[dot]in | ||
| 10 | Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (DST) | Dr H.K. Mittal, Scientist G | hk.mittal[at]nic[dot]in |
| Dr Anita Gupta, Scientist F | anigupta[at]nic[dot]in | ||
| 11 | Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Jyotsna Sitling, Jt Secretary | jsitling[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 12 | Department of Space (ISRO) | 1. Sh. Nilesh Desai, DD, MRSA, SAC, Ahmedabad | nmdesai[at]sac.isro.gov[dot]in |
| 2. Sh. Haresh Bhatt S, Head ITND-ESSA, SAC, Ahmedabad | haresh[at]sac.isro.gov[dot]in | ||
| 13 | Deptt. of Defence Production | Brig. Pradeep Arora | pradeeparora[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| Col Anup Ralegaonkar | csoddp.defstand[at]gov[dot]in | ||
| 14 | Ministry of External Affairs | Sh. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary (EG & IT | jsegit[at]mea.gov[dot]in |
| 15 | Ministry of Railways | Deepak Chhabra, Additional Member ( C&IS) | amcis[at]rb.railnet.gov[dot]in |
| 16 | Dept. of Rural Development (DRD) | Mr S Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Secretary ( IT) | s.rakeshkumar[at]nic[dot]in |
| 17 | Ministry of Steel | S. Chattopadhyaya, Director ( Project) – Nodal Officer | dp[at]meconlimited.co[dot]in |
| Mr. Amitabha Bhattacharya, Jt. General Manager (IT Services) – Convener | amitabha[at]meconlimited.co[dot]in | ||
| 18 | Ministry of Civil Aviation (Airport Authorities of India) | Mr. S V Satish, ED (IT), AAI | edit[at]aai.aero/ svsatish[at]aai.aero |
| 19 | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | Kshitij Mohan, Director | kshitij_us70[at]yahoo[dot]com accessibleindiacampaign[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 20 | Ministry of Food Processing Industries | Rajiv Mishra, Economic Advisor | r.mishra67[at]gov[dot]in |
| 21 | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Meenakshi Sharma | smeenakshi21164[at]gmail[dot]com; smeenakshi[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| 22 | NCERT (MHRD) | N.L.Srinivas, Sr System Analyst | nlsrinivas.ncert[at]nic[dot]in |
| 23 | NIOS (MHRD) | Pramod Tripathi | pramod[at]nios.ac[dot]in |
| 24 | CBSE (MHRD) | Dr Antriksh Johari, Director IT Kamal Khandelwal 9968491404 |
director-it[at]cbse.gov[dot]in |
| 25 | NCPCR | Mr. PriyankKanoongo Madhulika 9953391586 |
priyank.ncpcr[at]gov[dot]in |
| 26 | Ministry of Tourism | Meenakshi Sharma, Additional Director General (nodal officer) | meenakshi.sharma63[at]gov[dot]in |
| Sagnik Chowdhury Assistant DG (IT) – Advisors for Problem Statements | sagnik.chowdhury[at]gov[dot]in | ||
| Mr. P. Rangarajan, Asst. Director (IT/Social Media) -Advisors for Problem Statements | rangarajan[at]nic[dot]in | ||
| 27 | Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change | Dr. K. Sankar, Director, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | dirsacon[at]gmail[dot]com, ksankar62[at]hotmail[dot]com |
| 28 | AICTE | Dr. N H Siddalingaswamy, Director | nhsswamy[at]aicte-india[dot]org |
| 29 | UGC | Manju Singh | manjusinghugc[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 30 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | Sanjay Jaju | jajus[at]gov[dot]in |