The Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) of KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET) recently organised a 24-hour faculty hackathon titled ‘MentorX’ at the college.
The event was conducted under the guidance and leadership of Gaayathri Ananthakrishnan, Secretary of KPR Educational Institutions, and Akila, Principal of KPRIET. It witnessed the active participation of over 180 faculty members from various departments.
The participants worked intensively to develop innovative and practical solutions, along with working prototypes, for 38 real-world industrial problem statements.
The hackathon was inaugurated by Rajamanickam, Head of the Thermal Management Division at TATA AutoComp Systems, who attended the event as the Chief Guest.
A distinguished panel of 12 industry experts from leading corporate organisations served as judges and evaluated the technical solutions presented by the faculty teams.
Saravanan, Associate Vice-President and Director of IndoShell Cast, Coimbatore, graced the valedictory function as the Chief Guest. He appreciated the efforts of the participants and presented awards to the winning teams.
Cash prizes totalling ₹50,000 were distributed to the teams that developed the best solutions.
