Hackathons are highly valuable event that promote innovation, collaboration, and learning. Hackathons are crucial for driving technological progress, personal and professional growth, and community engagement, making them a cornerstone of modern innovation ecosystems.Hackathon club provides a platform for participants to brainstorm, experiment, and create solutions to real-world problems within a limited timeframe. The club bring together people from diverse backgrounds, including developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and subject matter experts.
CO-ORDINATORS
- Dr.S.Kanchana, Assistant Professor of Physics
- Dr.J.Gowri, Assistant Professor of Biotechnology
- Ms.R.Devi, Lecturer of Computer Science (SF)
The Institution's Innovation Council of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College organized an "Intracollegiate Hackathon 2024" in collaboration with the KR-Start-up Incubation & Innovation Foundation (KR-SIIF), Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, on the 12th and 13th of September 2024. This event mainly aimed to promote creativity, critical thinking, and innovation among students, providing them with a platform to transform ideas into solutions. The event was conducted under the theme "Transforming Ideas into Reality".
Nearly 59 teams, comprising 236 students from various disciplines, participated and presented their ideas. Mr. G. Arunkumar and Mr. M. M. Prem Nivas, Director and Founder of Bharath Cane Private Limited, and Dr. S. Saravanan, Professor and Head of Student Affairs, KRCT, Tiruchirappalli, were on the panel of judges. Teams presented their ideas in an open forum, and two teams were recognized as the best and awarded cash prizes. Twenty-six teams were selected to register on the portal of Smart India Hackathon 2024. All 59 teams were also registered in the MSME portal.
