Bureau of Indian Standards x Sigma Squad AI Hackathon

Theme: Accelerating MSE Compliance - Automating BIS Standard DiscoveryAbout The Challenge: Indian Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) often spend weeks identifying which Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) regulations apply to their products This hackathon challenges participants to build an AI-powered Recommendation Engine that dramatically simplifies this process Participants will design and develop a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system capable of converting product descriptions into relevant BIS standard recommendations within seconds The solution should analyse product inputs and return the top 3–5 applicable standards along with a brief rationale, helping businesses quickly navigate regulatory compliance Focus Area: The challenge focuses specifically on Building Materials, including categories such as cement, steel, concrete, and aggregates Teams will work with official BIS documentation and create an end-to-end pipeline that ingests the standards dataset, performs retrieval, and generates accurate recommendations Rulebook: Link to Rulebook The rulebook contains both the dataset and the link to the whatsapp group. Submission Requirements: Submit a functional prototype Provide a public GitHub repository with documented code Share a short demo presentation showcasing: System architecture Retrieval strategy Evaluation results Real-world impact Evaluation Criteria: Automated retrieval metrics (Hit Rate @3, MRR @5, latency) Technical excellence Innovation in retrieval strategies Usability Presentation quality Why Participate: Opportunity to apply AI, LLMs, and RAG pipelines to a real regulatory problem Build tools that can accelerate compliance for thousands of small businesses across India Who Can Participate: Open to anyone, in teams of 1–4 members Mode: Online Prizes: First Prize – ₹10,000 Second Prize – ₹5,000 Deadline: Final Submission Deadline: 3 May, 11:59 PM IST