Army organises hackathon to seek solutions to operational cyber challenges

The Indian Army has organised a hackathon to seek solutions to operational cyber challenges, provide a platform to identify indigenous talent in niche domains and enhance the standard of training in domains of cyber deterrence, the Defence ministry said on Tuesday. The event 'Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0' was held from October last year to January, and winners were virtually felicitated by Army Chief General Manoj Pande during an online ceremony held on Tuesday, it said.

The Indian Army under the aegis of HQ Army Training Command (ARTRAC) organised the second edition of the hackathon with an "aim to seek solutions to operational cyber challenges and to jump start and telescope the development time for innovative solutions in the field of cyber security", the ministry said in a statement.

The event was also aimed at "providing a platform to identify indigenous talent in niche domains and enhance the standard of training in domains of cyber deterrence, security software coding, electro magnetic spectrum operations (EMSO), and artificial intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML)", it added.


The participation, permitted as an individual or as a team, was open to all Indian citizens. A seminar-cum-workshop on cyber threat was also held, it added.