5 scholar groups have been awarded ₹1 lakh every on the Grand Finale of STATATHON 2025–26, a nationwide innovation problem organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in collaboration with the All India Council for Technical Schooling (AICTE).
The profitable groups — Airavata, Kryptos, Hacktro Methods, Outlier Coders and Nexora — emerged as the highest performers throughout 5 nationwide problem tracks. The finale was held in Faridabad on 19 June 2026.
Based on the organisers, the competitors obtained greater than 5,300 submissions from college students throughout the nation. The problem was designed to encourage college students to work on data-driven problem-solving, statistical considering and technology-based options for real-world use instances.
The occasion introduced collectively shortlisted scholar groups who offered their options earlier than specialists and evaluators. Every profitable workforce was chosen on the premise of its efficiency within the assigned problem observe, together with the relevance of the thought, high quality of execution and potential software.
STATATHON 2025–26 comes at a time when information literacy and utilized analytics have gotten more and more necessary throughout sectors, together with governance, training, healthcare, finance and public coverage. For college students, such competitions supply a possibility to work past classroom studying and take a look at their concepts in a nationwide setting.
The initiative additionally displays the rising emphasis on constructing scholar capability in statistics, synthetic intelligence, analytics and evidence-based decision-making. With participation from establishments throughout India, the competition highlighted the curiosity amongst younger learners in utilizing information and digital instruments to resolve sensible issues.
The grand finale concluded with the announcement of the 5 profitable groups, every receiving a money award of ₹1 lakh. The organisers stated the problem aimed to strengthen innovation amongst college students and promote using statistics and know-how for problem-solving.
