changeadminThe Grand Finale and Prize Distribution Ceremony of the national-level hackathon CemHack for Green Infra was successfully organised by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials – Incubation Centre (NCB-IC).
The hackathon was supported by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Startup India, UltraTech Cement Ltd., JSW Cement Ltd., JK Cement Ltd., and Shree Cement Ltd.
The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from representatives of DPIIT, Startup India, the cement industry, academia, startups, and innovators from across the country.
The hackathon, CemHack for Green Infra, was launched on 20 May 2025 by DPIIT as India’s first national-level hackathon dedicated to the cement and construction ecosystem. The hackathon aimed to identify and support innovative, sustainable, and technology-led solutions to real-world challenges in the cement sector.
It received an overwhelming response with 125 participating teams — 47 in Track 1 (Startups/Professionals/Individuals) and 78 in Track 2 (Students/Research Scholars/Academia) from IITs, NITs, IISc, DTU, and other leading institutes and startups.
After four rounds of rigorous evaluation, four finalists were selected under each track. The Grand Finale was organised in the presence of jury members of both tracks, students from nearby colleges, and officials of NCB.
The themes of the hackathon included Green Cement – Alternative raw materials, SCMs, new binders, AI/ML applications; Green Process – Hydrogen, solar thermal, waste heat recovery, alternative fuels; Green Concrete – Sustainable and novel concrete materials; Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS); Logistics and Supply Chain Management; and Achieving Net Zero and SDGs in Cement and Construction.
The winners under Track 1 were:
- First place – TraceXero Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Deependra Singh Shekhawat, Reetam Chaudhary, Kirtiraj Singh, Kushal Singh);
- Second place – Aventra Energy (Sivasanthosh A);
- Third place – Regal Rinse (Bhavya Jindal, Ayush Bhadauriya, Sambhav Gupta)
- Consolation prize – LivNSense GreenOps Pvt. Ltd. (Avnish Kumar, Priyanka Kumar).
The winners under Track 2 were:
- First place – Team Civil GPT (NIT Goa – Prashant Mishra, Saatwik Shetye);
- Second place – Team IIT Gandhinagar (Sreerag C S, Dr Shreya Katre, Faizan Yousuf Bhat, Dr S. K. Rahaman);
- Third place – Team ReCKon (DTU – Tasmia Haider, Archit Verma, Sameer Madan);
- Consolation prize – Team IISc Bangalore (Sahana C. M., Kushagra Singh, Dr Souradeep Gupta).
The winners received cash prizes, certificates, and incubation or mentorship opportunities under NCB’s Incubation Centre.
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