IIT Patna student wins hackathon

A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna, has emerged the winner of Acsia Hackathon 2025, a 24-hour national innovation challenge.

Adhithyan V.P. from IIT Patna won the first prize for developing an artificial intelligence-powered co-pilot that unifies Jira, GitHub, and Teams to predict risks, optimise workloads, and ensure compliance through intelligent automation, according to a release on Thursday.

The second prize went to Sridharan S. from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai, and the third prize to Glenn Mathews and Nandana Murali from Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram.

The winners received cash prizes of ₹50,000, ₹25,000, and ₹15,000, respectively. All participants received certificates and gift hampers.

Delivering the valedictory address, Achuthsankar S. Nair, academic, said, “Innovation is not something we import; it is innate and hackathons like this celebrate that spirit – the courage to experiment, to simplify, and to build something new with what you already have.”

There were 300 registrations from 92 premier educational institutions for the hackathon, organised by Acsia Technologies, a global provider of automotive software solutions powering digital cockpits and displays, e-mobility, and telematics, on its Technopark Phase III campus here. It was held in collaboration with µLearn and the IEEE Kerala wing.

Jijimon Chandran, founder and CEO of Acsia Technologies, said the hackathon was not just about coding, but about building curiosity, creativity, and confidence.

Rajasree M.S., CEO of TrEST Research Park; Asharaf S., dean (Academic) of Digital University Kerala; Deepu S. Nath, managing director of FAYA and chief volunteer at µLearn; Anil S., vice president (Engineering), Acsia Technologies; and Rejeesh R., vice president (New Initiatives), Acsia Technologies, were present.