Archive · 3 Dec 2025
RFSKK Students Advance in CSIR Hackathon
Two students, Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla, from a school in Navi Mumbai, made it to the top 10 in a big science competition called the CSIR Jigyasa EPIC Hackathon.
Their project, BreezEcho, is about clean and green energy.
They got to do a summer internship with scientists and won a prize of ₹10,000.
Now, they will do a two-month internship starting in December 2025 to make their project even better.
They were guided by teachers and scientists, and they presented their work in New Delhi.
This is a big achievement for them and their school.
Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla from Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane, are among the Top 10 finalists in the CSIR Jigyasa EPIC Hackathon Phase-II.
Their project, BreezEcho, focuses on Clean and Green Energy and was initially selected among the Top 42 projects in 2024.
They received a Summer Internship at a CSIR laboratory with a stipend of ₹10,000 and were mentored by Dr. Pramod Tanwar.
The students presented their work at the Grand Finale held at CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi, on 20 December 2024.
They will begin a two-month CSIR internship on 3 December 2025 to advance their project towards prototype development.
- Who
- Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla, students from Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai
- What
- Advancement to the Top 10 finalists in the CSIR Jigyasa EPIC Hackathon Phase-II and a two-month CSIR internship
- When
- Internship starts on 3 December 2025; Grand Finale held on 20 December 2024
- Where
- CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi for the Grand Finale; Internship location not specified
- Why
- For their project, BreezEcho, under the theme Clean and Green Energy
- Students
- Navishka Roy and Sia Shukla
- School
- Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai
- Project
- BreezEcho
- Theme
- Clean and Green Energy
- Internship Stipend
- ₹10,000
- Mentor
- Dr. Pramod Tanwar (CSIR)
- Guides
- Ms. Sunita Arora, Ms. Vineeta Gupta, Ms. Dipti Bwade
- Internship Start Date
- 3 December 2025