Seva First Innovation Challenge

Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan
Solving Real World Challenges
Important Dates | Seva First Innovation Challenge

Important Dates & Official Timeline

Timeline 2026 Student Registration is currently ACTIVE. Team submissions close on 17/10/2026.
Phase 1 • Live Now
Team Registration
18.09.2026 to 17.10.2026
Phase 2 • Problem Selection
Problem Statement Release
09.10.2026
Phase 3 • Solution Upload
Synopsis Submission
10.10.2026 to 06.11.2026
Phase 4 • Championship
Grand Finale & Awards
02.12.2026 & 03.12.2026

Master Activity Schedule

Sr. Activity Description From To
1 Launching of Seva First Innovation Challenge
Official portal announcement & registrations open
 18.09.2026
2 Student Registration Start
Active Stage Now
18.09.2026 17.10.2026
3 Starting Problem Statement Selection by Team
Problem statements open for registered teams
 09.10.2026
4 Outreach to Educational Institutions of the State
Awareness across Schools, ITIs, Colleges & Universities
 09.10.2026 17.10.2026
5 Synopsis Submission
Online technical proposal, methodology and abstract upload
 10.10.2026 06.11.2026
6 Evaluation and Shortlisting of Teams for Hackathon
Review by State-Level Academic and Technical Experts
 06.11.2026 20.11.2026
7 Declaration of Teams for Grand Finale
Official announcement of finalist innovator teams
 23.11.2026
8 Grand Finale of Seva First Innovation Challenge
Intensive Prototype Building & Jury Demonstrations
 02.12.2026
9 Prize Distribution to Winning Teams
Grand felicitation & awards distribution from Rs. 1 Crore pool
 03.12.2026
Form your team now! All members must be registered before 17th October 2026.

Key Stage Progression

1
Online Registration

Team Leader completes phone OTP verification and registers co-members (1-8 size).

18 Sept - 17 Oct 2026
2
Problem Statement Selection

Browse authentic government/PSU problems and lock your selected focus area.

Starts 09 Oct 2026
3
Synopsis Upload & Review

Submit your concept abstract and functional diagram for jury evaluation.

10 Oct - 06 Nov 2026
4
Grand Finale & Felicitation

Shortlisted teams compete physically to demonstrate working prototypes.

02 - 03 Dec 2026