Student achievement: Krutharth wins in national drone racing competition

Krutharth won first place in the AeroQuest track of the Terrier Cyber Quest national competition hosted jointly by the Territorial Army as part of platinum jubilee celebrations and CyberPeace Foundation. The track tested participants’ skill in aerial surveillance and tactical maneuvering of the drone. The on-line round selected the fastest flight based on the recording of FPV, first-person-view drone simulator sent by the contestants. Krutharth won the final round after multiple elimination rounds by clocking the fastest time in guiding the drone skillfully through the challenging course at Bhati mines in Delhi. Krutharth M C, student of Sem 5 of BTech ECE was awarded a medallion by the Chief of Army Staff, Indian army at the award ceremony held in New Delhi on October 5, 2024.