The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation in collaboration with MyGov, is set to launch an exciting data-visualization hackathon titled“Innovate with GoIStats”.

The hackathon aims to inspire Indias young and brightest minds students and researchers to utilize the vast official statistics generated by the National Statistics Office (NSO) to create innovative data-driven insights.

Inspiring India’s Young and Brightest Minds

The hackathon will invite participants to explore and analyze official statistics from the reports, microdata and other datasets available on the website of the Ministry. These can be like the Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS); Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (HCES); Annual Survey of Industries (ASI); Consumer Price Index (CPI); Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and, more.

These are to create impactful visualizations to support evidence-based policymaking in the journey towards Viksit Bharat. Participants can gain hands-on experience with official statistics while creating a stronger foundation for data-driven policy insights. The Hackathon will take place on the MyGov platform, from 25th February 2025 to 31st March 2025.

Students pursuing undergraduate, postgraduate or doing research can participate. The top 30 entries, selected by a panel of expert evaluators from the industry and academia will get prize money, with one first prize of 2 Lakhs; followed by two second prizes of 1 Lakh each; two third prizes of 50,000 each; and, twenty-five consolation prizes of 20,000 each.

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