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Inclusivity: Democratising that India’s innovation journey is
the Innovation Ecosystem truly collective. (See Teamwise
One of the most significant participation in SIH 2025)
achievements of SIH 2025 is Collaboration: Bridging
its radical inclusivity. With over Governance and Academia
13 lakh students and 6,000+ The strength of SIH lies in
institutes participating over its collaborative architecture.
the years, the platform has This year, over 80 government
successfully bridged the gap
between urban hubs and
rural talent. This year, the
focus on regional inclusivity,
multilingual submissions, and
the establishment of 60 Nodal
Centers across Tier-2 and Tier-
3 cities ensured that a student
in Nabha or Erode has the same
opportunity to solve national
problems as the one in New Delhi
or Bengaluru. Furthermore, the
rising participation of women
with over 2,900 female finalists
in the 2025 edition underscores

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