Techathlon is an annual technical skills competition organized by the ICT Academy of Kerala. It’s a unique competition designed in line with employability skills assessments conducted by global organizations. The event, open to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students, gives a chance to the participants to exhibit and depict their creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and prototyping skills. ICTAK joined hands with Tata Consultancy Services to conduct the 2022 edition of the event that kickstarted on the 2nd of June, 2022.

The way the event unfolded

Techathalon 2022 had ‘Metaverse’ as the theme and had active participation across Kerala. In the initial phase, a total of 153 teams comprising 2-3 members registered, and they got a 25-hour-long intense training on Metaverse. Experts from Tata Consultancy Services conducted these instructed-led live training sessions.

A total of 130 participants moved to the next stage, and in the given time, they had to build a Metaverse out of 13 themes. Based on the performance of building the Metaverse, 25 teams got selected for the final phase. The finale will be at the Ernakulam office of the Kerala Startup Mission on 29th July 2022. In this final stage, the participants will be allowed to compete on a common platform to showcase their talents and connect with peers outside their work. Industry experts will evaluate their projects, and the best teams and performers will get prize money of 85K.

The finalists

The following are the 25 teams that made their way to the finals.

1. ICTAK_Tech_22_008 (Warriors’23) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
2. ICTAK_Tech_22_013 (Team LTH) – College of Engineering Kallooppara
3. ICTAK_Tech_22_025 (Hackstreet Boys) – Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous)
4. ICTAK_Tech_22_026 (Trouble_shooters”) – Younus College of Engineering & Technology
5. ICTAK_Tech_22_034 (crispy mellows) – Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous)
6. ICTAK_Tech_22_053 (SILVAK) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
7. ICTAK_Tech_22_055 (Alpha) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
8. ICTAK_Tech_22_065 (Xdevs) – Jyothi Engineering College
9. ICTAK_Tech_22_069 (QUANTUM_LOOP) – Jyothi Engineering College
10. ICTAK_Tech_22_070 (ZeOne) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
11. ICTAK_Tech_22_071 (TEAM ICONIC) – Jyothi Engineering College
12. ICTAK_Tech_22_073 (SPAM BYTES) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
13. ICTAK_Tech_22_074 (Team Techys) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
14. ICTAK_Tech_22_075 (0xMeta) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
15. ICTAK_Tech_22_078 (Triple A) – Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous)
16. ICTAK_Tech_22_080 (unicorndev) – Jyothi Engineering College
17. ICTAK_Tech_22_082 (3bit) – Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology
18. ICTAK_Tech_22_083 (Ace) – Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
19. ICTAK_Tech_22_086 (Alpha) – Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology
20. ICTAK_Tech_22_087 (BELIEVERS) – Vidya Academy of Science & Technology
21. ICTAK_Tech_22_118 (Nullset) – Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology
22. ICTAK_Tech_22_125 (SCAR) – Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology
23. ICTAK_Tech_22_134 (Team C) – Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
24. ICTAK_Tech_22_146 (TRIO) – Vidya Academy of Science & Technology
25. ICTAK_Tech_22_148 (Trojan Hex) – Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology

Congratulations to all the teams who made it this far, and good luck with the final competition.