Archive · 9 Oct 2026
SRKR Students Win National Go-Kart Championship and ₹1 Lakh
A team of students from SRKR Engineering College entered a national go-kart competition.
They won first place overall and received Rs 1 lakh.
They also earned top positions in 10 other categories.
The event took place from September 30 to October 3 in Duvvada, near Visakhapatnam.
Thirty-one students participated for the college’s Automotive Club.
The students had designed and built their own vehicle.
College leaders congratulated them at a celebration after the competition.
Students from SRKR Engineering College’s Mechanical Engineering Department won the Vignan Grand Prix National-level Go-Kart Championship.
The team received a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and finished first overall.
The SRKR team also secured top positions in 10 different categories.
The competition ran from September 30 to October 3 at Vignan Institute of Information Technology in Duvvada near Visakhapatnam.
Thirty-one students took part, representing the department’s Automotive Club; the team had designed and developed its own vehicle.
- Who
- Thirty-one students from SRKR Engineering College’s Mechanical Engineering Department, representing its Automotive Club.
- What
- They won the Vignan Grand Prix National-level Go-Kart Championship, Rs 1 lakh, and top positions in 10 categories.
- When
- The championship was held from September 30 to October 3; a college felicitation was held on Thursday.
- Where
- Vignan Institute of Information Technology campus in Duvvada near Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The team’s go-kart performance won the overall championship; the article does not state a specific reason for the win.
- Championship
- Vignan Grand Prix National-level Go-Kart Championship
- Result
- First place overall
- Cash prize
- Rs 1 lakh
- Additional results
- Top positions in 10 categories
- Competition dates
- September 30 to October 3
- Venue
- Vignan Institute of Information Technology campus, Duvvada near Visakhapatnam
- Team participation
- 31 students