MS selects India winner of Imagine Cup 2005

BANGALORE: Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd has concluded the national finals of Imagine Cup 2005 in Bangalore. The winning team will now contest in the worldwide finals of Imagine Cup in July 2005 at Yokohama, Japan for the total prize money of $50,000.

Imagine Cup is a global contest held by Microsoft to help students across the world showcase their software development skills before an international audience.






According to the press release, the annual contest is in its third year, and this year more than 6,000 students across India participated. The theme for Imagine Cup 2005 is "Breaking down Boundaries", and students were encouraged to conceptualize technology solutions to help address emerging social issues.





Microsoft Corporation India chairman Ravi Venkatesan, HP India worldwide application services operations VP Som Mittal and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Dean M Rammohan Rao selected the India winners.





At the event, Microsoft also announced that in the IT - High School category, Varun Srinivasan from The International School, Bangalore has stood third worldwide and will receive prize money of $1,500. The IT category required participants to demonstrate proficiency in the science of networks, databases and security, as well as analysis and decision-making. Worldwide, approximately 2,700 students competed in this category this year.





Microsoft recently hosted the zonal finals of Imagine Cup in Pune, Delhi, and Chennai and six teams were selected from across India to participate in the National Finals. Among the colleges that participated in the National Finals were - CMRIT, Bangalore, IIT, Rorkee, MES College of Engineering, Pune and MIT, Aurangabad.