A 24-hour national-level faculty hackathon titled ‘MentorX’ was successfully organised by KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET) in Coimbatore, with participation from more than 180 faculty members.
The event was organised by the institute’s Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) under the guidance of Ms. Gaaythri Ananthakrishnan, Secretary of KPR Educational Institutions, and Dr. M. Akila, Principal of KPRIET.
Faculty members from various departments worked on developing innovative solutions and functional prototypes for 38 real-world industrial problem statements.
Dr. Rajamanickam C. S., Head of the Thermal Management Division at TATA AutoComp Systems, inaugurated the hackathon as the Chief Guest. A panel of 12 industry experts from leading companies evaluated the technical solutions presented by the participating teams.
Dr. V. S. Saravanan, Associate Vice-President and Director of IndoShell Cast, Coimbatore, attended the valedictory function as the Chief Guest. He appreciated the participants’ efforts and distributed awards to the winning teams.
Cash prizes totalling Rs. 50,000 were presented to teams that developed the best solutions.
KPRIET organises 24-hour National-level faculty Hackathon ‘MentorX’
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