Excelathon

Excelathon 1.0, a two-week hackathon powered by Virtusa, was held from 16.06.2025 to 02.07.2025. The event provided students with an opportunity to solve real-world problem statements shared by Virtusa, fostering innovation and practical learning.
The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. C.R. Rene Robin, Dean – Innovation, Sairam Institutions, followed by a special address by Dr. L. Arunachalam.
Panel of Resource Persons and Validators

• Mr. Rajkumar Sivasubramanian, Associate Director – Virtusa
• Mr. Arun Prakash Nandabalan, Associate Architect – Virtusa
• Mr. Silambarasan P, General Manager – Reliance Jio
• Mr. Balaji Rajendran, Group CEO – Softrate
• Mr. Rajkamal, Senior Software Engineer – Doodleblue Innovations
• Ms. Dheepika S, Head of Human Resources – DVL Systems
• Mr. Gopinath A, Director – Zecurit Technologies
• Dr. Rayavel Pachamuthu, HoD – CSE (Cyber Security), SIT
• Mr. Lelin S, R&D Engineer – SRI Sairam Techno Incubator Foundation
• Mr. Jayandan SA, Senior Scientist – SRI Sairam Techno Incubator Foundation
• Dr. V. Brindha Devi, HoD – Information Technology, SIT
• Dr. S. Samundeswari, Associate Professor – SEC

Winners and Awards
Overall Winner – ₹5000
Project Title: CopFriendly App – eSeva
Team Members: Sri Durgadevi S, Pavithra, Vaishnavi, Preethi, Niveditha, Anuthigsha R

I st Runner-Up – ₹4000 (Two Teams)
Team 1 – Market/Stocks/Currencies/News Portal
Agilan Amarnath R B, Kamalesh Kumar Saravanan, Shahana Devi V, Lakshmi S, Gautham, Abhinesh S
Team 2 – Star Small and Medium Banking and Finance
Shrivani R, Sneha V, Kavya Dharshini S, Keerthi R, Srinidhi K, Harini S
II Runner-Up – ₹1000
Project Title: Inventory Management for an eMart Grocery Shop
Team Members: Muthu Aanand Su, R K Gurusanjay, Prasanna Kumar L, Yogesh M, Mohammed Rizwan, Ruthi Shankari
The hackathon provided hands-on experience, teamwork, and exposure to industry-driven problem-solving, empowering students to enhance their technical and innovation skills.