The Central Bank of India and MANIT Bhopal inaugurated the “Hackathon on Cyber Security” on Thirsday at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium. The Inter-NIT event will run from March to July 2025, focusing on AI-driven fraud detection.
Organised by the Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science Engineering departments, the event was graced by DIG Cyber Cell Madhya Pradesh, Niranjan Vayangankar, as the chief guest. Mohit Kodnani, General Manager (IT), and Tarsem Singh Zira, Zonal Head (Bhopal), attended as guests of honour. The programme coordination team was led by Jyoti Singhai, with support from Deepak Singh Tomar, RK Pateria, Dheeraj Agrawal, and Mithul Ahirwar. RN Yadav represented the organising department.
The hackathon challenges participants to develop an AI-powered fraud detection and prevention system for digital and UPI transactions in public sector banks. The system must enable real-time analysis, pattern recognition, and adaptive learning to combat fraud while minimising false positives.
With a winning prize of Rs 5 lakh and a consolation prize of Rs 1 lakh, the competition aims to foster innovation in cybersecurity. The event will conclude with a prize distribution ceremony, recognising the best solutions.
