MoPSW launches MAR-a-THON 2025 maritime hackathon at IIT Madras
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched MAR-a-THON 2025, India's Maritime Hackathon, at IIT Madras on 25 August 2025 under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative.
Summary
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) launched MAR-a-THON 2025 — India's Maritime Hackathon — at IIT Madras on 25 August 2025, with NTCPWC (IIT Madras), the National Maritime Complex and Chennai Port Authority. Organised under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2), it served as the curtain-raiser to India Maritime Week 2025. Start-ups can apply from 25 August to 29 September 2025, and the hackathon will be held at IIT Madras on 16–18 October 2025. Selected start-ups can receive milestone-based support of up to ₹10 lakh for proof of concept, up to ₹60 lakh seed funding and up to ₹1 crore as a tech pilot grant.
Key facts
- Launch
- 25 Aug 2025, IIT Madras, Chennai
- Scheme
- Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2)
- Applications
- 25 Aug – 29 Sep 2025
- Hackathon
- 16–18 Oct 2025, IIT Madras
- Funding
- PoC up to ₹10 lakh; seed up to ₹60 lakh; tech pilot up to ₹1 crore
- Linked event
- Curtain-raiser to India Maritime Week 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
MAR-a-THON 2025, India's Maritime Hackathon launched at IIT Madras in August 2025, is organised under which initiative?
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Correct answer: A — Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2)
MAR-a-THON 2025 is organised under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2) of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Under MAR-a-THON 2025, what is the maximum seed funding (Minimum Viable Product stage) available to a selected start-up?
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Correct answer: C — Up to ₹60 lakh
Selected start-ups can get up to ₹10 lakh for proof of concept, up to ₹60 lakh seed funding for a Minimum Viable Product and up to ₹1 crore as a tech pilot grant.