SIH26035/Miscellaneous

Weighing instrument test report generator

A web or desktop application that lets testing laboratories record weighing instrument observations, calculate errors against OIML R 76 rules, and generate standardized digital test reports.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution · Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) · Software

Teams already in: 1/500almost everyone who enters · read 1 hour ago
Buildable in 36 hours: HighOur estimate, from their wording
Hard blockers: NoneNothing you must source first
Submissions close: 15 Sept9 days left

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Why this fits you

This organisation declared winners on 5 problem statement(s) in SIH 2025 and on 1 in SIH 2024. It has awarded 2 joint winner(s), so it sometimes splits a prize between two teams.

What you would have to build

Decomposed from what the description asks for. Nothing added.

01
Instrument Details Entry
Forms to capture manufacturer details, instrument specifications, model information, and technical parameters.
02
Test Data Recording
Digital entry forms for laboratory conditions and observations from prescribed OIML R 76 test procedures.
03
Automated Calculation Engine
Automatic calculation of permissible errors, validation of input data, and determination of pass or fail compliance status.
04
Report Generation
Automatic creation of standardized digital test reports exported to PDF and editable formats like MS Word.
05
Report Repository and Dashboard
A secure dashboard for managing test workflows, viewing instrument-wise history, and searching past reports.

What they ask for, and what they leave open

Both columns are read off the brief's own wording. Nothing here is inferred from the ministry's name.

They state

The jury will check whether your application correctly automates calculations and determines pass or fail compliance as per OIML R 76 standards, and whether it generates accurate standardized test reports in PDF and editable formats.

They never say

The exact list and mathematical formulas for all OIML R 76 test procedures required.
The specific user roles needed for role-based permissions.

A jury can still ask about these. Decide them deliberately rather than by accident.

What they'll ask you

Generated from the brief's own wording and the competition's published rules — never from a guess about what this ministry prefers.

The exact list and mathematical formulas for all OIML R 76 test procedures required.?
The brief never answers this, so a panel will. Whatever you decide, say it the same way twice.
The specific user roles needed for role-based permissions.?
The brief never answers this, so a panel will. Whatever you decide, say it the same way twice.
Has any part of this been shown at a previous event, hackathon or college project?
The guidelines are explicit: your solution must not have appeared in any previous event or programme, of any sort. A recycled project is what a team under time pressure reaches for.

8 more— the ones a panel gets to if there is time

The brief asks for instrument details entry. How would you build that?
Decoded from SIH26035 itself — Forms to capture manufacturer details, instrument specifications, model information, and technical parameters. The brief asks for it by name.

The data

What the organisers attached, and what the brief assumes you can get.

Dataset from the organisers: Provided — open it
Does the brief need data?: Yes, and they gave it to you.

Also from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Same organisation, same year. Reading two of theirs tells you more about what they care about than reading one.

Take this to an AI

Pick what you are about to do and copy the prompt. It carries the organisers' own wording, the constraints they never spell out, and an instruction not to invent requirements they never set.

Who has this problem, what already exists, and what you would have to find out.

# Context: India's Smart India Hackathon 2026

I am on a student team entering SIH 2026. Problem statement SIH26035, set by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Its official title, word for word: "Development of a Software Program/Application for Generation of Test Reports for Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWI) as per OIML Recommendation R- 76"
Theme: Miscellaneous. Category: software.

In plain terms: A web or desktop application that lets testing laboratories record weighing instrument observations, calculate errors against OIML R 76 rules, and generate standardized digital test reports.

## The organisers' full description, verbatim

Background: Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWIs), such as electronic weighing scales, platform scales and weighbridges, are widely used in trade, commerce, healthcare, agriculture and industry where accurate measurement is essential for fair transactions and consumer protection.Under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, such instruments used for transaction and protection are required to conform to prescribed standards,obtain model approval, and undergo verification and stamping before being put into use. For granting model approval, NAWIs are evaluated by designated laboratories in accordance with OIML Recommendation R 76 â€“ Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments, which specifies internationally accepted technical, metrological and performance requirements. The evaluation involves various metrological and functional tests, the results of which are compiled into detailed test reports.At present, these test reports are largely prepared manually using spreadsheets or document templates, making the process time-consuming, prone to calculation errors and lacking uniformity. Hence, there is a requirement to develop a software application that automates test data recording, compliance evaluation and generation of standardized test reports as per OIML R 76, thereby improving accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in the model approval process. Description: Develop a software application capable of generating complete test reports for Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments based on test observations recorded during type evaluation as per OIML R 76. The system should be capable of: - Capturing instrument details and technical specifications. • Recording laboratory and environmental conditions. • Entering observations from various OIML R 76 test procedures. • Automatically calculating permissible errors, and compliance status. • Performing validation checks for entered test data. • Automatically determining pass/fail criteria based on OIML R 76 requirements. • Generating standardized digital test reports in printable formats. • Maintaining a digital repository of completed test reports. • Providing secure user access with role-based permissions. • Supporting future updates whenever OIML recommendations are revised. Expected Solution: The proposed solution should include: • User-friendly desktop and/or web-based application. • Digital data entry forms for all applicable OIML R 76 tests. • Automated calculations and compliance verification. • Standardized test report generation in PDF and editable formats MS Word etc. • Instrument-wise test history and report repository. • Dashboard for monitoring testing activities and report status. • Search and retrieval facility for previously generated reports. • Technical documentation describing software architecture, calculation methodology and deployment framework. Key Functional Requirements: • Entry of manufacturer details, Instrument specifications, Model information and technical parameters • Compliance determination as per OIML R-76 • Entry of observations for all prescribed tests • Automatic validation of input data and related calculations • Automatic preparation of standardized test reports with auto-population of laboratory and instrument details • Attachment of photographs and supporting documents • Digital signatures (optional) • Export to PDF and editable formats • Dashboard for test report management (completed, in process, history access etc.)

## What the brief never says

- The exact list and mathematical formulas for all OIML R 76 test procedures required.
- The specific user roles needed for role-based permissions.
## Constraints that are not negotiable

- The judged build is a prototype demonstrated in roughly 36 hours by students, not a product.
- A jury evaluates it against this problem statement's own wording, not against general merit.
- We submit on sih.gov.in; the problem statement number and title above must match exactly.
- Your solution must not have appeared in any previous event or programme, of any sort.
- The organisers attached a dataset, so build against theirs rather than inventing one.

## What I want from you

1. Who actually has this problem in India, and what they do about it today.
2. What already exists — government systems, open-source projects, published research — that we should not rebuild.
3. For each item under 'what the brief never says', what the realistic answer is likely to be and how I could verify it.
4. The two or three things about this domain that a student team would get wrong without local knowledge.
## How to answer

- Everything above between quotation marks is the organisers' own wording. Treat it as the requirement.
- Do NOT invent requirements the brief does not state. If something matters and is not stated, say so and ask me, rather than assuming.
- Where you are inferring rather than reading, mark it as your inference.
- Do not guess what this ministry wants from its name. Its wording above is the only evidence.

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Problem statement facts assembled by Wynit from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution's published brief for SIH 2026.
The plain-English summary, the list of parts and the evaluator read are our interpretation of that text; the quoted title and the full description are theirs.

The government's original description (466 words)

Background: Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWIs), such as electronic weighing scales, platform scales and weighbridges, are widely used in trade, commerce, healthcare, agriculture and industry where accurate measurement is essential for fair transactions and consumer protection.Under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, such instruments used for transaction and protection are required to conform to prescribed standards,obtain model approval, and undergo verification and stamping before being put into use. For granting model approval, NAWIs are evaluated by designated laboratories in accordance with OIML Recommendation R 76 â€“ Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments, which specifies internationally accepted technical, metrological and performance requirements. The evaluation involves various metrological and functional tests, the results of which are compiled into detailed test reports.At present, these test reports are largely prepared manually using spreadsheets or document templates, making the process time-consuming, prone to calculation errors and lacking uniformity. Hence, there is a requirement to develop a software application that automates test data recording, compliance evaluation and generation of standardized test reports as per OIML R 76, thereby improving accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in the model approval process. Description: Develop a software application capable of generating complete test reports for Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments based on test observations recorded during type evaluation as per OIML R 76. The system should be capable of: - Capturing instrument details and technical specifications. • Recording laboratory and environmental conditions. • Entering observations from various OIML R 76 test procedures. • Automatically calculating permissible errors, and compliance status. • Performing validation checks for entered test data. • Automatically determining pass/fail criteria based on OIML R 76 requirements. • Generating standardized digital test reports in printable formats. • Maintaining a digital repository of completed test reports. • Providing secure user access with role-based permissions. • Supporting future updates whenever OIML recommendations are revised. Expected Solution: The proposed solution should include: • User-friendly desktop and/or web-based application. • Digital data entry forms for all applicable OIML R 76 tests. • Automated calculations and compliance verification. • Standardized test report generation in PDF and editable formats MS Word etc. • Instrument-wise test history and report repository. • Dashboard for monitoring testing activities and report status. • Search and retrieval facility for previously generated reports. • Technical documentation describing software architecture, calculation methodology and deployment framework. Key Functional Requirements: • Entry of manufacturer details, Instrument specifications, Model information and technical parameters • Compliance determination as per OIML R-76 • Entry of observations for all prescribed tests • Automatic validation of input data and related calculations • Automatic preparation of standardized test reports with auto-population of laboratory and instrument details • Attachment of photographs and supporting documents • Digital signatures (optional) • Export to PDF and editable formats • Dashboard for test report management (completed, in process, history access etc.)