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SUMMARY:MSME IDEA HACKATHON 6.0 Ministry of Micro\, Small & Medium Enterpri
 ses (MSME) 2026
LOCATION:PPG Institute of Technology\, Coimbatore
DESCRIPTION:<p>MSME IDEA HACKATHON 6.0<br />\nMinistry of Micro\, Small &am
 p\; Medium Enterprises (MSME)<br />\nFrontier Technology in MSMEs<br />\nO
 ne Pillar: Six Themes<br />\nPresent your ideas and get a chance to win fu
 nding to build your prototype.<br />\n<br />\nAll ideas should contain\, i
 nter-alia\, following basic types of Innovation Processes:<br />\n1. Marke
 ting &amp\; Branding<br />\nInnovation related to the customer experience.
 <br />\n2. Ideation<br />\nInnovation related to the product idea &amp\; c
 oncept.<br />\n3. Technology<br />\nInnovation related to the product func
 tionality.<br />\n4. Co-creation<br />\nInnovation related to the customer
  involvement.<br />\n5. Social Innovation<br />\nInnovation related to the
  corporate culture.<br />\n6. Entrepreneurship<br />\nInnovation related t
 o entrepreneurial thinking.<br />\n7. Open Innovation<br />\nInnovation re
 lated to stakeholders.<br />\n8. Business Model Innovation<br />\nInnovati
 on related to purpose and strategy.<br />\n<br />\nOne Pillar: Six Themes<
 br />\n<br />\n1. Renewable Energy<br />\n<br />\n2. Energy Efficiency<br 
 />\n<br />\n3. Automotive Technology<br />\n<br />\n4. Industry 4.0 and 5.
 0<br />\n<br />\n5. Robotics and Automation<br />\n<br />\n6. Other Fronti
 er Technologies<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nFunding Support for
  Idea Development<br />\n<br />\nThe approved ideas will receive funding o
 f up to a maximum of ₹15 lakhs and incubation support as per the MSME In
 novative Scheme guidelines (Incubation Component) for nurturing and develo
 ping the idea into a prototype.<br />\n<br />\nThe ideas can be submitted 
 through Ministry’s dedicated Portal at https://innovative.msme.gov.in. L
 ast Date for Submission of Ideas June to 14th July 2026.<br />\nThe applic
 ants have to register themselves for applying in Hackathon 6.0. In the<br 
 />\nApplication Form\, the applicant has the option to choose the Host Ins
 titute (HI) PPG Institute of Technology.<br />\nEligibility<br />\nInnovat
 ors aged between 18 to 60 years are eligible to apply.<br />\nApplication 
 Submission Process<br />\n1. Apply on https://my.msme.gov.in/inc/Hackathon
 _Reg.aspx<br />\n2. Register your profile or log in if you already have an
  account.<br />\n3. Click Submit Idea from the menu.<br />\n4. Select Stat
 e: Tamil Nadu.<br />\n5. Choose BI/HI: PPG Institute of Technology.<br />\
 n6. Fill in the application details.<br />\n7. Click Submit.<br />\n<br />
 \nFor Assistance\, Contact<br />\nProf. J. Muthukumar<br />\nIncubation Ma
 nger<br />\nPPG Institute of Technology<br />\nCoimbatore<br />\n<br />\nm
 uthukumarj.it@ppg.edu.in<br />\nContact No.: 7200622913<br />\n<br />\nReg
 ister<br />\nVisit https://my.msme.gov.in/inc/JoinMsmehackthon.aspx</p>
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