2025 HACKATHON · AMRITSAR
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too.
DigiAccess and the Bharti Airtel Foundation brought rural Punjab’s young innovators together to solve real community problems with technology.
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7 schools · 16 teams
Students from classes VIII–XII joined from across rural Punjab.
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Ideas became prototypes
From smart waste sorting to safer helmets with cameras and augmented reality.
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Top 6 advanced
Six teams moved from the live pitches into the virtual final round.
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3 winning teams
Every student on a winning team received a personal laptop to take home.
Inside the hackathon



WHAT COMES NEXT
The goal is bigger than one event: expose more students to what technology can make possible, then give them the access and confidence to build change in their own communities.
ABOUT DIGIACCESS
Built in New York. Rooted in Punjab.
DigiAccess was founded by Noor Virk and Simran Gill—two Punjabis now based in New York—after receiving a Davis Projects for Peace grant to help bridge the digital opportunity gap for rural students.
We believe students in Punjab should not be left behind as technology and AI move forward. Our work introduces young people to what technology can make possible, then helps provide the access and resources to turn their ideas into change.












