It is our pleasure to inform that the Ideation submitted under the category “Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Robot” in the India’s biggest Robotics Competition, ROBOFEST GUJARAT 5.0, by two teams have been selected from Level I (Ideation) to Level II (Proof of Concept). Both teams have been awarded a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- (each) for their creative idea of robot making under the seniors category of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Robot.
Both teams have represented the School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University at the Level II (Proof of Concept), held at the International Automobile Centre of Excellence (IACE), Gandhinagar, Gujarat during 28th – 30th Dec 2025. Their performances have been excellent and appreciated by the organizers and jury members. A total of 229 teams, comprising nearly 1,200 students and mentors, showcased their working robotic models across nine competitive categories in the event.

Organized by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Gandhinagar Members (Team 1) : Bitopan Nath, Swapneel Dutta, Prangshu Saikia, and Priyanshu Rout
Mentor: Dr. Mano Ranjan Kumar
Members (Team 2): Laganjeet Jena, Sounak Roy, Soumya Mukherjee, Sujal krishna Mentor: Dr. Suman Roy