AIT Pune’s Innerve 9.0 Crowns Team Luminosity as Hackathon Winners
Pune, 9th February 2025: The Open Source Software Club of Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune, successfully concluded Innerve 9.0, one of the largest student-driven hackathons of India, reinforcing its position as a hub for technological innovation and industry-academia collaboration.
The event witnessed an overwhelming response, with 9,500+ students from 2,500+ teams competing to develop cutting-edge solutions to real-world challenges. Only 31 teams were selected for the grand finale. The top 31 teams competed in a 24-hour Grand Finale on 7th-8th February, working on innovative projects in the open innovation category based on 10 technology verticals, and solving sponsored industry challenges from Josh Software, Cloudflare, and UdChalo. Solutions included AI-driven fraud detection to protect users from scam calls (Josh Software), an AI-powered meeting assistant to automate workflows (Cloudflare), and a military-themed offline game (UdChalo).
The hackathon had a prize pool of 12,00,000 rupees. Team Luminosity of Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru won the first prize of 1,25,000 rupees. The team consists of Vivek Agarwal, Naman Parlecha, Bhuvam M, and Mohit Nagaraj. The second prize of 75,000 rupees went to MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi Pune & team consisting of Paras Satpute & Zaki Shahapure. The third prize of 50,000 rupees was awarded to GH Raisoni College of Engineering & Management Wagholi Pune & its team consists of Shahid Shaikh, Arman Kadri, Dolar Jain & Tarun Shikawal Other prizes included the ingenious spark prize – Rs 25,000, which was won by Dr. DY Patil Institute of Engineering, Management & Research with team leader Aniruddha Narayan, and the visionary spark prize – Rs 15,000, was won by Army Institute of Technology Pune with leader Prince. Each sponsor company offered 15,000 rupees for solving their challenges. Participants were also provided with goodies and swags from sponsor companies and AIT.
The Prize Distribution Ceremony, presided over by Maj Gen KK Chakrabarti, Chairman of AIT, honored the most innovative and impactful solutions, awarding grand cash prizes and recognition to the top teams. Innerve 9.0 once again demonstrated the power of student-led initiatives in driving meaningful technological progress.
The Chairman addressed the participants and described hackathons like Innerve as platforms that train you to think on your feet, to innovate under pressure, and to work as a cohesive team towards a common goal. He complimented the organising team for excellent conduct of the hackathon.
The Director of AIT, Brig Abhay Bhat, concluded the ceremony with a vote of thanks. He emphasised that whether participants win an award or not, they are already winners, having taken up the challenge to participate. He said that the ability to think critically, collaborate effectively, and push limits will serve as invaluable assets in students’ careers ahead.
The success of Innerve 9.0 was made possible by the dedication and meticulous planning of the OSS club team, led by the Secretaries, Kaushal Vyas, and Deepshikha Rawat. The event was a success thanks to the visionary guidance of Prof. Vaishali Ingale and Prof. Kuldeep Hule (Faculty Incharges of OSS Club), and the unwavering support of the Principal – Dr. BP Patil, Joint Director – Col MK Prasad and Director – Brig Abhay Bhat. Maj Gen KK Chakrabarti, the Chairman of AIT, was an inspiration and a mentor for all students of AIT.
As Innerve 9.0 concludes, AIT continues its mission to empower young technologists, inspiring future leaders to push the boundaries of innovation.
