MVGR Team Shines at AI Hackathon Hosted by IIT Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal | January 17–19, 2025

A team of bright minds from MVGR College of Engineering achieved an impressive 3rd place at the prestigious AI Hackathon held at IIT Kharagpur from January 17th to 19th, 2025. The event saw participation from 80+ teams representing top-tier institutions, including several IITs and NITs.

The hackathon challenge focused on the theme:
"Sentiment Analysis Tool for Enhancing Customer Experience."

Participants were tasked with developing an intelligent system that could automatically analyze and classify customer reviews as positive, negative, or neutral. The broader aim was to assist businesses in extracting actionable insights from customer feedback to drive product and service improvements.

MVGR’s Winning Solution

Team 25KTJAI N178435, led by N. V. K. A. Sri Varshini, designed a sophisticated Sentiment Analysis Tool that processed 280 customer reviews to uncover sentiment trends and product insights. Key findings from their analysis included:

  • Positive Reviews: 65.4 %
  • Negative Reviews: 21.1 %
  • Neutral Reviews: 13.2 %

The tool identified camera quality and value for money as areas needing improvement, while highlighting overall satisfaction and user-friendly design as strengths.

Technical Approach

The team employed text mining techniques along with data visualization tools such as pie charts and bar graphs to display sentiment distribution and keyword frequency. Their solution enabled real-time interpretation of customer opinions, supporting data-driven business decisions.

Team Members

  • Team Leader: V. K. A. Sri Varshini
  • Moyyi Prashanti
  • Sai Sampath
  • Sukanya

Their achievement not only highlights MVGR’s academic excellence but also underscores the institution’s commitment to nurturing innovation and practical skills in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence.

Explore our students' achievements at national-level competitions and various upskilling programs by visiting: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X1vvmvzFaio