The Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust organised the Dewang Mehta IT Awards 2025 and the Maverick Effect AI Challenge 2025 in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and Gujarat Technological University (GTU), seeking to build a strong talent pool of engineers in Gujarat, provide a platform for meritorious students to showcase their skills to the industry, assess the skill gap, and support promising talent across the state.
With 225 project entries submitted by 41 colleges and universities across Gujarat, students from major cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Anand, and Surendranagar participated.