Date:04.04.2025 & 05.04.2025
Venue:APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium
Organised by: Departments of ECE& IT
Conveners: Dr. Kavitha Balamurugan (HoD-ECE), Dr. S. Muthuselvan (HoD-IT)
Coordinators:Dr. T. Thomas Leonid (ECE), Dr. B. Thyla (ECE), Dr. Aaron Kevin Cameron (ECE), Mr. Narendran M (IT), Dr. Babymol Kurian (IT)
KCG College of Technology proudly hosted Nexathon ’25, a prestigious 24-hour national-level hackathon organised by the Departments of Electronics & Communication Engineering and Information Technology on Apr 4th and 5th, 2025. The event brought together brilliant young minds from across the country to ideate, innovate, and engineer real-world solutions to contemporary challenges.
1000 individual registrations and 300 team applications were received from all over the country, representing diverse places such as Bangalore, Kerala, Pune, Andhra, Delhi and many more. 50 teams were shortlisted for the onsite hackathon.Teams of 2–4 members were allowed. Only same-college teams were permitted; inter-department participation was allowed but inter-college teams were not.
Themes:
- IoT
- AI & Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Technologies(e.g. Robotics, Drone Tech, MedTech)
- Open Innovation for ideas outside the above categories
Schedule & Logistics:
- Round 1: Online screening submissions (PPT) by March 23, 2025.
- Final onsite event: April 4that ~8 AM to April 5th at ~12 PM, with prize distribution immediately after judging.
- School students’ event: April 5th.
- Meals were provided: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks on Day 1.
Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks on Day 2.
Judging & Support:
- Online PPT submission evaluated for initial selection.
- Final live judging based on prototype, innovation, feasibility, and presentation.
- Mentors and jury members offered guidance during the onsite hackathon rounds.
Jury Members:
| S.No | Jury | Theme |
| 1. | Mr. Sabesh Kumar (Founder, Sabythenoob) | Open innovation |
| 2. | Dr. T. Thomas Leonid (KCG College of Technology) | Open Innovation |
| 3. | Mr.Rafiq Ahamed (Founder & CEO, Ethical IntelligentTechnologies) | IoT |
| 4. | Mr.GowthamVaranasi (Engineer-Power Electronics, Mathworks) | IoT |
| 5. | Mr.Kumar S (Product Design & Developer, Genesystech) | Emerging Tech |
| 6. | Dr. A. Robert Sam (Chief Scientist & Scientist-in-charge, CSIR-CSIO) | Emerging Tech |
| 7. | Mr. Sriram Kesavan (Founder & Director, Secufra) | Cybersecurity |
| 8. | Mr. Viswanth Prabhakar (Third Party Risk Manager, Celestica) | Cybersecurity |
| 9. | Ms. Ramyaa S (Software Engineer, Cognizant) | AI & ML |
| 10. | Mr. Benny Joseph (AI Technical Consultant, Enlight Wisdom) | AI & ML |
| 11. | Dr. Kaliappan (KCG College of Technology) | School Project |
| 12. | Mr. Joel Andrews D, Alumnus – KCG (Innovation fellow, AICTE, Ministry of Education Innovation Cell, Govt. of India) | Special Mention- Best Business model |
| 13. | Mr. Joseph A, Alumnus – KCG (Executive Director – Jesso Edutech, Founder – Anbu Power Junction) | Special Mention-Best
Business model |
Winners:
| S. No | Theme | Team Name | Position | Prize (Rs.) |
| 1 | Emerging Technologies | Team sentinel | Winner | 10,000 |
| 2 | IOT | GUNS AND ROSES | Winner | 10,000 |
| 3 | Open innovation | Envision | Winner | 10,000 |
| 4 | AI/Ml | Idiotic innovators | Winnerand Best business pitch | 13,000 |
| 5 | Cybersecurity | Team Ogrilix | Winners | 10,000 |
| 6 | Open Innovation | Envision | Overall Winner | 15,000 |
| 7 | Cybersecurity | Team Oresians | Best business pitch | 3,000 |
| 8 | Open innovation | Billiance | Best business pitch | 3,000 |
| 9 | IOT | TECHNOPHILES | Best business pitch | 3,000 |
| 10 | IOT | TECH DOMINATORS | Best business pitch | 3,000 |
| 11 | Emerging Technologies | Team Adrift | Best business pitch | 3,000 |
| 12 | Emerging Technologies | Team sentinel | Emerging Technologies – Voucher prize – First | 3,500 |
| 13 | Emerging Technologies | Team Uvira drones | Emerging Technologies – Voucher prize – Second | 2,500 |
| 14 | Emerging Technologies | Team Adrift | Emerging Technologies – Voucher prize – Third | 2,000 |
| 15 | School Students | 3 Teams | 3 Teams | 6,000 |
| TOTAL | 97,000 | |||
Impact & Conclusion:
- Nexathon ’25 showcased exceptional talent and innovation from teams across India, focusing on trending domains like AI/ML, IoT, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
- The hackathon served as a launchpad for engineering students to gain practical experience, mentorship, industry exposure, and career opportunities.
- The collaborative environment and high level of competitive spirit made it a memorable and enriching event.
- The event’s success was significantly enhanced by the strong support and guidance provided by the Management, Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese Sir, Chairman Hindustan Group of Colleges,Dr. Annie Jacob Madam, Director, KCG College of Technology, Hindustan Group of Institutions, Enid Verghese Jacob Sir, Dy. Director, KCG College of Technology, Dr. Muthiah Muthukannan Sir, Principal, Dr. Prabhakaran Gopalakrishnan Sir, Dean-Academics.
- The Chief guests of the event were, Paventhan Arumugam Sir, Scientist G, ERNET India, and Dinesh K Sundaravelu Sir, Vice President, Startup TN.
- The feedback from the participants were collected after the event.
Student Coordinators:
- Mohamed Shuhail G – ECE III year (Lead Coordinator)
- Ahamed Anas – IT III year (Lead Coordinator)
- Mudhassir Habeeb K M – ECE III year
- Kaviya K– ECE III year
- Poornasivan S – ECE III year
- Aarthi T– ECE II year
- Eswar Roshan M – ECE III year
- Ishrath AyeshaA –IT III year
- Chris Aaron–IT III year
- Chris Livingstone –IT III year
- KarthikeyanR –IT III year
