Guwahati: Two students of Girijananda Chowdhury University (GCU) secured awards at two state-level hackathons held in Assam within a week.
Utsav Kumar Mishra, a third-semester B.Pharm student at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Utpal Kumar Mishra, a first-semester B.Tech CSE student, competed as Team Brahm?stra.
The team won the “Best Community Solution” award at the TIGMAMINDS Hackathon 2026 held in Guwahati on August 29 and 30. Their project, titled “AaharSetu”, was selected for the award for its social impact and approach to solving a community-focused problem.
The same team later secured second place at TezHack Hackathon 2026, organised by Tezpur University from September 4 to 6.
Both hackathons saw participation from students representing institutions including Dibrugarh University, Kaziranga University, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam Engineering College, Assam down town University and the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, among others.
The two achievements came within a week of each other and add to the university’s student innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
Faculty members and university administrators congratulated the students on their performance at the two competitions.