Successful hackathon mantra - Trust, plan and execute !! Today, VSD is again super proud of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY), Govt. of India and the entire team of Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar Ji, Shri Prof. Madan Mohan Tripathi Ji, for supporting us in all possible ways to finally launch the most awaited hackathon till now – “Capture the Bug: A Design Verification Hackathon” – and find the registration link is here https://nielithackathon.in/ Let me begin by Thanking our partners @Lavanya J from Vyoma Systems without whom, this hackathon would have been nearly impossible to organize. Vyoma Systems and VLSI System Design started planning this event about 6-months back and we were so lucky to learn about the Semicon India 2022 event, where we met Nanda, Sreejesh, and Jayaraj from the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (NIELIT), Calicut who trusted our vision and graciously accepted to launch this hackathon at PAN India level along with Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The Indian Govt initiative Chips to Startup (C2S) aims to propel innovation, build domestic capacities to ensure hardware sovereignty, and build a Semiconductor Ecosystem that requires 85,000+ highly trained engineers. Working towards this vision statement, the organizers have planned the 3-week "*Capture the Bug*", a design verification challenge This hackathon launch is such a nice blend of startups, industry, and academia trusting each other, coming up with a plan during Semicon India 2022 (see images) and executing it by providing unique ed-tech solutions for massive skill development. Stay tuned for a more technical blog on hackathon