Ideathon 2025 - National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)

About NISM Ideathon

NISM Ideathon is part of NISM’s advocacy efforts to enhance financial literacy, investor education, and increase public engagement in India’s securities market.

Objective of NISM Ideathon

Promote safe digital financial behavior.
Enhance investor awareness by decoding cyber threats that mislead or could mislead investors.
Encourage informed and secure digital engagement in financial markets.
Cybersecurity and investor protection.

Eligibility

Open to currently enrolled students from all interested institutes (UG, PG, and PhD students).
Each team is to ideally have a faculty mentor (not compulsory).
Team Maximum: up to 4 students
Team Minimum: 2 students
The applicant must be a full-time UG, PG, or PhD student, not enrolled in distance education.

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Prizes for Top Three Winners:

Prize	Student	Topic	College Name	Prize amount
1^st	Shri Swetha K R	Cybersecurity Solution for Preventing Fraudulent Money Transfers using Undo Transaction Mechanism	Kongu Engineering college, Tamilnadu	Rs. 2 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 50,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Priyanka J
	Revanth Kumar G
	Mentor: Dr.R.Maheswari
2nd	Angel	Digital Dharma: Fortifying the Indian Investor in an Era of Sophisticated Cyber Fraud	Chanakya National Law University, Patna	Rs. 1.5 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 35,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Sharadindu Shekhar
	Vishwajeet Kumar
	Mentor: Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma
3^rd	Kanchan Joshi	Cyber Monopoly	MKSSS ‘s Smt. Hiraben Nanavati Institute of Management and Research for Women, Pune	Rs. 1 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 25,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Riya Abhyankar
	Sanika Purohit
	Mentor: Dr. Sonali Parchure

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