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Vidya makes its mark at PALS Thinkathon 2026 with a First-Prize victory

Vidya students are encouraged to develop innovative ideas, enhance their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and apply their technical knowledge to real-world challenges, while striving for excellence and securing numerous accolades.
It is with immense honour and pleasure that the Editorial Team of News & Events share the participation and achievements of 11 students from Vidya in the PALS Thinkathon competition held at Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre on 14 October 2026.
The students actively participated in the competition, showcasing their technical knowledge, creativity, problem-solving abilities, and innovative thinking. A proud moment for VAST was the remarkable achievement of Al Ameen K.S.(S3, ECE Dept) and his team, who secured First Prize in the competition.
1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) Sai Krishna P. – (S3) & Alwin Francis –(S3)
2 Civil Engineering (CE)
Parvathy V.B (S5), Nandana V.S (S5)
3 Computer Science and Engineering
Ckate J. Thottungal (S5 CSE ,Aswathy M. Sunilkumar 
4 Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Al Ameen K.S.(S3), Adhi Krishna C.D (S3),Mohammed Fezin (S3),Adish Premdas  (S3)
5 Mechanical Engineering (ME) Ashik Chandran  (S3)