Build → Pitch → Win
02 February 2026, Monday
03 February 2026, Tuesday
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
ACM Student Chapter & Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
IILM University, Gurugram
SF-7/CR2, IILM University, Gurugram
The event was jointly organised by the ACM Student Chapter and the Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, targeting B.Tech CSE students and drawing 27 participants across team-based web development and pitching challenges. It was deliberately structured to bridge the divide between technical implementation and solution communication by requiring participants not merely to develop web-based solutions but also to present and pitch those solutions to evaluators — thereby simulating the dual demands of industry and startup environments. A defining feature was its grounding in real-world campus problem statements, with participants challenged to design and develop web-based solutions addressing actual campus and student-related challenges. Multiple winning categories were employed to recognise diverse student competencies including design quality, functionality, innovation, and presentation skills. Selected solutions were considered for actual institutional deployment, conferring on the event a significance beyond conventional academic competition.
Students gained hands-on experience in designing and building functional web-based solutions in response to real campus problem statements, developing practical development and system design skills within a structured competitive framework. The pitching component required students to communicate their technical solutions effectively to faculty evaluators and COE experts, building presentation, articulation, and persuasion skills directly applicable to professional and entrepreneurial contexts. Mentorship and evaluation by faculty members and COE experts afforded students access to industry-aligned feedback. The team-based format — with student coordinators including Jatin Aggarwal, Ankit Samanta, Pulkit Sharma, Sumit Sharma, and Somay — provided participants with direct experience in coordination, task distribution, collaboration, and time management. The potential for selected solutions to be considered for institutional deployment provided participants with an awareness that their work carries real-world consequence.