Students of National Centre for Excellence, CV Raman Nagar, showcased their technical skills and creativity at HackNexus 2026, the inter-school Model, Simulate, Code & Pitch Expo organised by National Public School – ITPL on August 8, 2026.

NCFE CVR participated with 19 students from its ATL programme, spanning classes V to XII, across multiple events. The students secured five podium finishes. Gokul Ganesh, Mohammed Shehzad Gooty and Sreemohan Hemachandran Karnam; Hemaani Keshri and Shivaan Thakar; Satvik Mundhra and Shreyank Sahana were among those who won. In the senior category, Arnesh Sarkar, G Bhavan Kumar and S Mrithika; Faris Muhammad Nissan and Kanishk Mundra were the winners.

The event also gave participants opportunities to collaborate, tackle challenges and apply their learning through robotics, coding and artificial intelligence activities, strengthening their creativity, computational thinking and teamwork.

The achievement reflects NCFE CVR's focus on experiential learning and innovation under its annual theme, 'Excellence in Innovation'. School CMD N Vijayakumar advocates creating opportunities for students to develop the skills and confidence needed to excel in a changing world. The event reinforced the school's emphasis on participation, experimentation and learning alongside achievement.

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As featured in Times NIE.