HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Oct 5: Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has announced the top 20 finalist teams for the fourth edition of its nationwide innovation competition, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025.
The finalists include young innovators from 12 states, with strong participation from rural areas and Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, reflecting the programme’s mission to empower young changemakers to address local challenges through technology.
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Among the finalists are a 14-year-old student, an all-girls team, and two teams from the Northeast.
Their innovations range from AI tools that help visually impaired individuals play chess to drones equipped with imaging sensors for pollution mapping and AI-enabled border surveillance systems.
The competition received entries under four key themes — AI for a Safer, Smarter and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene and Well-being in India; Environmental Sustainability via Technology; and Social Change through Sport and Tech: For Education & Better Futures.
SP Chun, Corporate Vice President, Samsung Southwest Asia, said the initiative has grown stronger each year by reaching deeper into rural and remote India.
“The Top 20 finalists represent how technology, when applied with empathy and context, can transform lives, whether in healthcare, sustainability, or inclusive sports,” he said.
The 2025 edition received entries from across the country, including Cachar in Assam, Banaganapalli in Andhra Pradesh, Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, Mahabubnagar in Telangana, and Sundargarh in Odisha.
The finalists were selected after a semi-final round that involved 40 shortlisted teams participating in a hands-on prototyping programme at IIT Delhi’s state-of-the-art labs.
The programme included an Innovation Bootcamp and a National Pitch Event, where a Samsung jury comprising experts from its R&D divisions and Southwest Asia operations chose the final 20 teams.
The selected finalists will now receive one-on-one online mentoring from Samsung R&D experts, professors from IIT Delhi, and startup mentors from FITT.
Under the theme AI for a Safer, Smarter and Inclusive Bharat, teams such as Chakravyuh, Error 404, Passionate Problem Solver, Percevia, and Sicario are reimagining safety and accessibility.
In the category Future of Health, Hygiene and Well-being in India, teams including Alchemist, BRHM, HEAR BRIGHT, PARASPEAK, and Pink Brigadiers are pioneering health-focused innovations.
For Environmental Sustainability via Technology, teams such as Prithvi Rakshak, Drop of Hope, Renewable Desalination, SmalBlu, and VOXMAPS are presenting sustainability-driven solutions.
Under Social Change through Sport and Tech: For Education & Better Futures, teams including Next Play AI, Shatranj Swaya Crew, SPORTS4AUTISM, STATUSCODE200, and Unity are developing inclusive and sports-based tech solutions.
Each of the 20 teams will receive ₹1 lakh, and all 37 participants will be awarded the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphones.
The journey will now culminate in the Grand Finale in New Delhi on October 28 and 29.
The finalists will get a dedicated prototyping day at IIT Delhi, followed by the Grand Finale pitch presentation and an investor meet. The competition will conclude with the announcement of winners on October 29, where four winning teams — one from each theme — will share an incubation grant of ₹1 crore from Samsung to develop their ideas into market-ready solutions.
