The magnificent finale and awarding ceremony of “INDUX 5.O-2026”, an international 24 hours hackathon, was hosted by Vikrant University, Gwalior, in association with GOKLOUD and ARINA AI. This 24-hour long event was attended by over 400 students from 91 teams from countries including India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Jordan, and many other nations.
The participants came up with innovative solutions and real-life problems applying emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Robotics.
Team Triceratops USV, MITS Gwalior stood first and won a cash prize of ₹1 lakh. Team Occasion Edge IIT Roorkee came in second with ₹75,000 while third place was secured by Team Nexisedge Trident Academy of Technology, Odisha, with a cash prize of ₹50,000.
Special Awards were given in recognition of great innovations, presentations, and technical solutions. Some of these awards were Best Innovation, Best Presentation, Imaging Innovation, and Best Technical Solution granted to various universities in Indore, Jammu, Haryana, and Mohali.
The Chief Guest of the event was Dr K.P. Singh, Associate Director, DRDO Headquarters, New Delhi. He praised this initiative for supporting the youth and innovation. Shri Rakesh Singh Rathore, Chancellor of the University, welcomed the chief guest at the ceremony which was attended by Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Atul Kumar, Registrar,Dr Richa Verma, Dean Academics, Dr Anand Singh Bisen and all the staff and faculty members
The Junior INDUX 5.0 competition also acknowledged talent at schools across the country with Sanskriti Gurukulam School finishing at the first position, St. Paul School coming second and St. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Higher Secondary School, Jabalpur in the third position.
With the INDUX 5.0-2026, Vikrant University has kept the flame of creativity and innovation alive, ensuring that young innovators are given a chance to solve various issues faced by the community.