226 Problem Statements.
One Filter.
Every SIH 2026 problem statement, live from sih.gov.in, broken down by Innovation Scope, Invention Effort and a 36-Hour Build Plan, so your team stops guessing and starts building the right one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many SIH 2026 problem statements are there, and where does this data come from?
There are 226 problem statements across 30 organizations and 18 themes for Smart India Hackathon 2026. Every record on this page is pulled directly from the official sih.gov.in portal, then broken down with the same scoring system used by real SIH evaluators.
How do I choose the best problem statement for my team?
Filter by theme, organization, Innovation Scope and Invention Effort, then compare the Verdict on each shortlisted PS. A Strong Pick balances real innovation headroom with a build your team can actually finish in the hackathon window, not just the problem statement with the flashiest title.
What do Innovation Scope and Invention Effort mean?
Innovation Scope is how much genuine room a problem statement leaves for a novel approach, rather than a checklist implementation. Invention Effort is how much original engineering work is needed to build a credible solution. Reading both together tells you if a PS is a quick build, a deep build, or a trap that looks simple but isn't.
What is the 36-Hour Build Plan?
It's a stage-by-stage plan for each problem statement, split into Idea, Prototype, Integration and Polish, so your team knows exactly what to build in which hour instead of improvising once the hackathon clock starts.
How is the Verdict calculated?
Every problem statement is scored across five criteria pulled straight from the real SIH evaluation rubric: Innovation, Invention, Technical Feasibility, Impact and Benefits, and Architecture. The combined read produces a Strong Pick, Workable, or High Risk verdict, the same lens an official evaluator applies on stage.
Is this official SIH data, and can I trust the analysis?
The problem statement data itself is sourced from sih.gov.in under its CC BY 4.0 license. The scoring, build plans and evaluator questions are original analysis by Gamaliel Das, a 3-time official Smart India Hackathon evaluator (2023-2025) and SIH 2022 World Champion, not AI-generated guesswork.
What's in the Hackathon Playbook, and how is it different from this page?
This page gives you the scoring and build plan for every individual problem statement. The Hackathon Playbook: Universal Edition is the full system that sits around it, covering Problem, Idea, MVP, Presentation and Evaluation, including the SWOT breakdown and Go/No-Go checklist that this page only previews. Get the Playbook, code SIH26.