Page 23 - Excelsior - November 2025 - 2

Student Achievement St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) is happy to announce

t he spectacular achievement of our student team, ACCESS SENSE, who clinched the First

Prize at the prestigious National Level Hackathon – KONE Elevate, held at Easwari
Engineering College on 7th and 8th November 2025; under the guidance of Mentor Dr. R.

Niruban, student CS Steve Christian Samual triumphed with their innovative solution on the
heme "Enhancing Elevator Experience," securing the well-deserved first prize along with a
t
s
ignificant cash reward of Rs 50,000.

The Depar t ment of El ect r oni cs and Communi cat i on Engi neer i ng (ECE) pr oudl y
cel ebr at es Team "AGRO EYE"—compr i s i ng Mr. Vedhas war uban S, Ms . Rupi ka Sr i
S, and Ms . Swet ha S (al l I I ECE)—f or s ecur i ng t he Thi r d Pr i ze i n t he Nat i onal Level

Hackat hon – I nnovat i on Chal l e nges 2025, or gani zed by t he Xavi er I ns t i t ut e f or
Res ear ch and Devel opment . Thei r wi nni ng pr oj ect , a "SMART DRONE FOR
PRECI SI ON FARMI NG AND CROP MONI TORI NG, " demons t r at ed

out s t andi ng t echni cal i nnovat i on, ear ni ng t hem a Rs 2, 000 pr i ze and Cer t i ficat es of

Excelsior Achi evement on November 1s t , 2025, a s ucces s gui ded by t hei r ment or s , Mr s . G.

Ani t ha and Dr. P. El aveni .

23