# 1000 students selected at KLU AI BUILD 2026 hackathon 2026-08-10T18:48:58+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet KL University, ASSOCHAM and 42 Learn held 'AI BUILD 2026', an industry-led AI engineering challenge, in Vijayawada on Monday. Students from over 75 engineering colleges participated. After assessments, the top 1,000 students were chosen for a hackathon on real-world problems in AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI and emerging technologies. The winning team from KLU included Seshma Muddana, Syed Mastan Vali and Shravya Lankapalli. First runners-up were teams from DNR College of Engineering & Technology, Bhimavaram, and Vignan’s Nirula Institute. Second runners-up came from IIITDM-Kurnool and Nadimpalli Satyanarayana Raju Institute of Technology, Visakhapatnam. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: AI hackathon, engineering colleges, KL University, skill development, Vijayawada Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/1000-students-selected-at-klu-ai-build-2026-hackathon/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/1000-students-selected-at-klu-ai-build-2026-hackathon/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.