Winners being presented with a cash prize at the Hackathon event held in Velammal College of Engineering in Madurai on Thursday.
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The Department of Information Technology, Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, organised a two-day “HACKSPRINT ’26” national-level 24-hour hackathon.
Around 180 students, forming 49 teams, from various engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu participated in the event.
As part of the hackathon, the participating teams were provided with problem statements based on real-world challenges. The students worked continuously for 24 hours to analyse the given problems and design, develop and implement innovative technology-based solutions.
BSE-TEC, USA, Belgium and India vice-president M. Jahir Hussain and Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, HRBlusky, BLoL, Prompt Group, Dubai and India, R. Ananda Murugan, addressed the students on emerging technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship.
At the valedictory session, principal P. Alli presented the awards to the winners. The first prize of ₹10,000 was awarded to the students of Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnan Kovil. The second prize of ₹6,000 was awarded to the students of Nandha Engineering College, Erode.
The principal, HoD and faculty members congratulated the winners and appreciated all the participating teams. Earlier, IT Department HoD R. Kavitha welcomed the gathering, and R. Raja Sudharshan proposed a vote of thanks, a press release issued here on Thursday said.
Published – October 01, 2026 08:08 pm IST
