PwC Acceleration Centers in India proudly conducted the third edition of the Fiercest Competitor Cyber Hackathon—a flagship competition that challenged top engineering students to solve real-world cybersecurity problems. Participants applied their coding, ethical hacking and cybersecurity expertise to identify vulnerabilities and develop innovative security solutions, gaining hands-on experience in one of the most critical fields of technology today.
Fiercest Competitor
PwC Acceleration Centers in India
AI-proctored online assessment testing computer science fundamentals, cybersecurity concepts and programming knowledge (Java, C#, Python).
A gamified hands-on exercise where participants identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in applications.
The ultimate challenge where teams build and secure applications using cybersecurity libraries, followed by a final project presentation to a panel of PwC cybersecurity experts.
Winners of Fiercest Competitor
"The real-world challenges pushed us to think quickly and creatively as we built and presented an application within a tight dealine. Meeting talented problem solvers from across the country and working well with my team made the experience exciting, intense and fun."
Dornala Shivaganesh (Anurag University)
Snehil Jha (Assam Don Bosco University)
Ritisha Deka (Jorhat Engineering College)
Dornala Shivaganesh (Anurag University)
Snehil Jha (Assam Don Bosco University)
Ritisha Deka (Jorhat Engineering College)
1st Runner Up of Fiercest Competitor
"Our team had an amazing time at PwC's 6-hour hackathon, solving a problem with new teammates. Seamless collaboration led us to the top 5 and we proudly became 1st runner up. A big thanks to our mentor for their invaluable insights, making the experience both memorable and rewarding!"
Anurag Lodhi (Lakshmi Narain College of Technology)
Harsh Gupta (SRM Institute of Science and Technology)
Raj Bhowmick (University of Engineering and Management)
Anurag Lodhi (Lakshmi Narain College of Technology)
Harsh Gupta (SRM Institute of Science and Technology)
Raj Bhowmick (University of Engineering and Management)
2nd Runner Up of Fiercest Competitor
"Thank you for organizing such an exciting event! A key highlight was networking with talented problem solvers from across the country. The real-world problem statements pushed us to think quickly and adapt to a strict tech stack, learning new technologies within just 6 hours. It was a thrilling, fun and invaluable learning experience."
Amartya Kaushik (Jorhat Engineering College)
Sujal Gupta (Graphic Era University)
Upadrasta Vamshi Krishna (Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology)
