The Department of Computer Science & Engineering organized the "SISTec Innovation Hackathon" under the banner of the Computer Society of India (CSI) Student Chapter, in association with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), B-Nest Incubation Center Bhopal, DRMZTWD, and supported by Madhya Pradesh Police, Madhya Pradesh Cyber Police, ITSC Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and Institution's Innovation Council (IIC SISTec-R).

The inaugural ceremony of the Hackathon witnessed the presence of Chief Guest Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta (Vice-Chancellor, RGPV Bhopal) along with Guest of Honors Mr. Shailendra Singh Chouhan (ADCP Crime Branch Bhopal), Mr. Yogesh Khakre (COO Bhopal Smart City Ltd.), Mr. Sudesh Morey (Director DRMZ Tech), and Dr. Shikha Agrawal (Director, T&P, RGPV Bhopal).

Around 35 teams from various colleges participated in this nationwide initiative to provide a platform for students to solve some of the problems faced by various government departments, industries, and people daily. They were given certain problem statements on the themes of AgriTech, Cyber Security, EduTech, Health Tech, Internet of Things, Police Force Engagement, Robotics, and Social Media. The hackathon went on for 24+ hours and the teams were judged and given various tasks related to their problem statements and they had to find optimal solutions. The hackathon surely encouraged out-of-the-box thinking among the budding engineers.

The winners were felicitated on the second day. Team Future Farmers from LNCT stood 3rd, Team Dev Dream from SAGE University stood 2nd, and Team Matrix Mavericks from SISTec-R stood 1st.