Announcing the Launch of 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐂-𝐕 (𝐃𝐈𝐑-𝐕) 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 Fuel your innovations by joining RISC – V revolution with VEGA & SHAKTI Processors and take India a step closer to #आत्मनिर्भर भारत Under The 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 (𝐂2𝐒) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched the 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐂-𝐕 (𝐃𝐈𝐑-𝐕) 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, inviting students and researchers to design, develop, and demonstrate impactful, frugal tech solutions using India’s home-grown SoCs based on VEGA Processors and SHAKTI Processors. 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: 1. Artix-7 100T FPGA development boards 2. Access to SoCs based on VEGA and SHAKTI Processors 3. Technology support from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and CDAC, India 4. Incubation support from Maker Village 5. Internship & mentorship opportunities from industry leaders: Renesas Electronics, L&T Semiconductor Technologies, Bharat Electronics Limited F𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 · ₹60 Lakh in total prize money · ₹90 Lakh in total PoC development funding 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: 15th May 2025 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭: https://c2s.gov.in/Grand_Challenge.jsp Innovate Solutions for #आत्मनिर्भर भारत