Empowering young minds through the creation of innovative and problem-solving platforms, was once again brought to life when the university organized the 3rd edition of its two-day Hackathon event, Vadodara Hackathon 2022. This grand event is a platform where critical issues in the IT community and vital problem-solving skills intersect. In efforts to awaken the spirit of digitalization and practical innovation, the university welcomed registrations from more than 650 teams registered in over 20 tracks.
Annually the university invites prominent figures from the government as well as the industry to inaugurate the event. This year’s hackathon was graced by the presence of Chief Guest Hon’ble Mr. Maulik Bhansali (CEO-NetWeb Software, NASSCOM National SME Council Member, Senior Vice President, Tie-Vadodara) and Guest of Honour Dr. Santosh Bothe (Professor and Head of Innovation, NMIMS University, Shirpur. The platform allowed students to interact and learn from experts hailing from tech giants such as Intel, and PTC amongst others. For 32 hours the 800+ students continuously focused on more than 77 industry-defined programs using 8 different tracks related to industry 4.0.
Hon’ble Dr. M N Patel, Provost, Parul University also congratulated the students for participating in the event, discussed common problems, encouraged the country to move forward at a faster pace of self-reliance, as well as introduced students to more opportunities as they would get a chance to solve challenges faced by Industry. Towards the end of the event, the best student-initiated solutions were honored through financial grants that would assist them to develop their ideas. The students were also provided with Internship opportunities to further grow and experience the IT Industry.
