UshaMartinUniversity,Ranchi,successfullycontinuedMartinovation2026–TechFeston6 October 2026 with the concluding phase of the 24-hour BitShift Hackathon and the ROBORACE competition. The day brought together participating teams, organisers, faculty members, mentors and guests for final project presentations, evaluation, recognition and technology-focused competitive activities.

Following the overnight development period, participating teams moved into the final presentation and evaluation stage. Teams presented their completed work, explained their approach, and demonstrated the outcomes of the intensive 24-hour challenge. The concluding programme featured felicitation and prize distribution by the Hon’ble Pro-Chancellor and the Registrar of Usha Martin University, who recognized the teams for their performance, creativity, and technical effort. TechKnight team from Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University and Amity University, Ranchi secured the First Prize of ₹20,000, GullyMap team from Marwari College won the Second Prize of ₹12,000, and SparkByte team from Sarla Birla University secured the Third Prize of ₹8,000.

Day2:ROBORACE–Engineering, Precision and Control on the Track

ROBORACE added an engaging robotics challenge to Martinovation 2026, providing participantswithanopportunitytodemonstraterobotcontrol,navigation,precisionandobstacle-handlingskills.Thecompetitionfeaturedaspeciallypreparedtrackwithmarkedlanes,turnsand raised obstacle sections, creating a practical test of manoeuvring and control.

Md.TahaAhmad of RVSET, Jamshedpur, along with teammate Ehteshamul Ghani, secured the FirstPrize,whileVivekKumarofRVSCET,Jamshedpur,securedtheSecondPrize.Thewinners were felicitated with medals, certificates and gift hampers/goodies in recognition of their performance in the ROBORACE competition.