Road Safety Hackathon

About Road Safety Hackathon

As road safety continues to be a pressing concern of public safety, particularly in developing countries, there is a dire need for fresh inventions and an upward trajectory in technology to reform the road and transportation arena. Mindful of the same, the Indian Road Safety Campaign, in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, presents the Safer India Hackathon, extending a warm invitation to all those who are enthusiastic in presenting unique innovations that can potentially transform the landscape of road safety in India.

Banking on cutting edge ideas, fertile minds and skillful hands of young innovators, the Hackathon aims to foster solution-based models to problem statements that could help tackle contemporary challenges for road safety including the frequency and effect of road accidents and quality of emergency care, by empowering the students with technical expertise and support throughout.

Eligibility

* Indian nationals only.

* Students studying at any Indian university/ Institute.

* Teams must consist of a minimum 2 and maximum 3 participants.

* Teams with members from different institutes are permitted, as long as the colleges are from the same zone.

* Removal/ voluntary withdrawal of members from any team is not encouraged. No modification will be entertained at any point after original submission.

Terms And Conditions

* The Contest is open to Indian Citizens only.

* All entries must be submitted on www.mygov.in. Entries submitted through any other medium/ mode would not be considered for evaluation.

* The evaluators reserve the right to select or reject any submission without assigning any reasons whatsoever and without thereby incurring any liability to the participant(s) whatsoever.

* Organizers shall not be responsible for non-receipt of entries on account of server errors/ traffic.

* Organizers do not take any responsibility in case of patent right(s) violation(s) if the innovation(s) submitted is awaiting patent or is in the process of patent filing.

* The participants are solely responsible for the accuracy of any information and conclusions contained in their respective submissions. Further, the participants understand that any submission in violation of the instant clause shall stand disqualified, without any intimation to the participants.

* The organizers shall be entitled to, without limitation, publish the submissions (or part(s) thereof) on their promotional materials, including but not limited to websites, their newsletters or any other publications; without payment of additional consideration.

* Organizers reserve the right to cancel the competition or modify the rules, dates of the competition anytime. The Organizers shall have no liability whatsoever for any inconvenience/loss directly or indirectly caused to any Participant due to such modification of rules/cancellation of competition and the Participants shall accordingly not be entitled to raise any claims pertaining to the same.

* Once the participants have made submissions on the platform, they shall have no claim even in the event of stoppage/cancellation of the competition.

* Teams shall maintain detailed documentation of their idea and solution at all stages of the hackathon for reference and record purposes. The organizers reserve the right to review these documents any time during the event.

* Any decision by the organizers on any aspect of the hackathon at any point of time during the course of the event is final and binding to all the participants, without any reservations.

* The Participants shall indemnify organizers against any claim raised by any party regarding the submission. The participants shall be liable to compensate the organizers for all costs and expenses they may have to incur against such claims.

* The Participants shall preserve the confidentiality of all communication & information and shall not use the same for any other purpose whatsoever.

* If any question, dispute or difference (hereinafter referred to as a ‘Dispute’) between the participant and the organizers hereto arises, the decision of the President, IRSC will be final and binding.

* This prize competition is run by Indian Road Safety Campaign (IRSC). For queries contact, competitions.irsc(at)road-safety.co.in.

Application Deadline : 30 November 2021

For more details and Application Process please refer the Official Website

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