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Innovating for a
Better Jammu

The Jammu Smart City Hackathon brings innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and community organisations together to build practical, scalable solutions for the city's real urban challenges.

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Grand FinaleLast week of Oct 2026
Prize money + pilotfor winners in each of 6 categories
Jammu, J&KIndividuals, teams, startups & NGOs
Jammu Smart City Hackathon
An initiative of
  • Jammu Smart City Limited
  • LEAD — LJK Economic Growth And Development Dialogue
  • Jammu Municipal Corporation
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Programme phases, launch to Grand Finale
Overview

An innovation platform built around Jammu's own problem statements

The Jammu Smart City Hackathon (JSCH) is an innovation platform designed to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and community organizations to develop practical solutions for the urban challenges faced by Jammu city.

The hackathon encourages participants to transform innovative ideas into scalable solutions, sustainable enterprises and impactful community initiatives through a structured process of problem identification, ideation, mentoring, prototyping and final pitching before a panel of experts.

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Why this, why now

Closing the gap between challenge and solution

A city with huge potential

Jammu has significant potential to improve urban services through innovation, technology and community-led solutions.

A gap to bridge

A considerable gap remains between local challenges and the ability of entrepreneurs, innovators and civil society organisations to address them effectively.

JSCH closes that gap by putting the city's own problem statements in front of the people best placed to solve them, keeping a route open from prototype pilot procurement.

Objectives

Three things the hackathon sets out to do

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Bridge the gap between urban challenges and innovation

Connect government departments with startups, NGOs, innovators and community organizations, and establish the hackathon as a replicable model for other departments.

02

Promote local innovation and problem solving

Encourage scalable technological, business and community-driven solutions that leverage the unique strengths of Jammu & Kashmir.

03

Strengthen the innovation ecosystem

Foster collaboration through mentorship, networking, incubation and implementation pathways across startups, social enterprises, NGOs, academia, industry and government.

The opportunity

JSCH is not simply a competition for ideas — it is a platform to work with the Municipality.

Businesses, startups, NGOs and social enterprises can find meaningful opportunities while solving problems that directly affect citizens.

For Innovators

Real problems to solve

For Startups

Potential business opportunities

For NGOs

Opportunities for civic & social impact

For Government

Access to new ideas, technologies and delivery models

For Citizens

Better urban services

Problem statements

Six categories. Eighteen challenges. One city.

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Urban Planning, Green Spaces & Public Realm3 problem statements Cleanliness, Waste Management & Sustainability3 problem statements Digital Governance, Mobility & Smart Infrastructure3 problem statements Tourism, Heritage & Culture3 problem statements Welfare for All3 problem statements Urban Resilience & Disaster Management3 problem statements

Open Innovation Track

Every category stays open beyond the listed challenges — participants may bring any relevant idea within the same theme.

Timeline & process

From launch to Grand Finale in five phases

JSCH will be organised in phases from problem identification through to a Grand Finale and post-hackathon implementation support.

  1. 01

    Program Launch & Institutional Onboarding

    17 Sep 2026

  2. 02

    Registrations & Outreach

    17 Sep – 25 Oct 2026

  3. 03

    Shortlisting & Categorisation

    25 Oct – 31 Oct 2026

  4. 04

    Mentorship & Solution Refinement

    02 – 10 Nov 2026

  5. 05

    Final Evaluation & Grand Finale

    Last week of Oct 2026

Prizes

Prize money in every category — and a path to being used by the city

Three teams are recognised with prize money in each of the six categories at the Grand Finale, alongside mentorship and implementation support from JSCL and LEAD. Amounts will be announced closer to the event.

1st Prize
Winner
Prize Money
Amount announced at the Grand Finale
2nd Prize
Runner-Up
Prize Money
Amount announced at the Grand Finale
3rd Prize
Second Runner-Up
Prize Money
Amount announced at the Grand Finale
Winners in all six categories

Prize money for three teams in every category, awarded at the Grand Finale.

Incubation & investment support

Incubation support and potential investment support for winning solutions.

A route into city systems

JMC and JSCL will help carry working solutions into municipal use, procurement included.

Ready to build for Jammu?

Register your team for the Jammu Smart City Hackathon

Registrations are open 17 Sep – 25 Oct 2026. It takes about five minutes — bring your idea, your team, and a problem you care about.

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