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After two rounds of evaluation, 106 teams were shortlisted to compete under the 10 themes in the hardware edition finale. Under the hardware edition, 4,362 ideas were received, with 50,000 students participating from 752 technical institutions, the statement said. Organised by Union Human Resource Development Ministry in partnership with academia and industry, the hardware edition of the SIH 2018 is being held after the software edition finale on March 30-31 at 28 nodal centres across the country. “The theme of the hackathon in this city is ‘Smart Vehicles’, which will enable young students to showcase their innovative hardware products that can address the problem of providing clean water and waste management and create smart vehicles and do smart communication,” said an event representative in a statement here. Bengaluru: The five-day grand finale of the ‘Smart India Hackathon’ (SIH) will be held at the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here from Monday to showcase hardware products by college students from across the country, it was announced on Saturday..