The students of Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management have won prizes at “PLASMA 2K24,” a prestigious national-level technical symposium hosted by J N N College of Engineering, Shivamogga, on December 6th and 7th, 2024. Mr. Tejas Nayak, a second-year student of Computer Science & Engineering; Mr. Bhushan Poojary, a second-year student of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science; and Mr. Poornanda and Mr. Shivam Shetty, both second-year students of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, secured first place in the “Code-Spirit” Hackathon. This 7-hour coding challenge witnessed participation from 72 teams nationwide. After rigorous preliminary rounds, only 16 teams advanced to the finals, where SMVITM’s team exhibited exceptional skill, innovation, and teamwork.