Army Institute of Technology AIT Pune Quantum ML Team has achieved national recognition by securing the First Prize at the Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2025, a prestigious National Cyber Challenge hosted by the Territorial Army in collaboration with CyberPeace.
The AIT Pune Quantum ML Team team emerged victorious in the Datathon track, designed to develop real-time threat prediction and anomaly detection systems for defence applications.
Competing under the theme “Quantum Machine Learning for Threat Detection,” the team’s cutting-edge solution stood out among over 6,300 entries nationwide – including teams from IITs, NITs, IIITs, and top technology professionals.
AIT Pune Quantum ML Team: National Recognition for Excellence in Cyber Defence Innovation
Held at the Warden Center, Delhi Cantonment, the Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2025 was a 36-hour high-intensity hackathon conducted on October 6–7, with the results declared on October 8. The AIT Pune team received a ₹1 lakh prize from Major General S S Patil, Director General of the Territorial Army.
In recognition of their achievement, the team was later felicitated with the Millennial Trophy on October 9 by General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff, during a ceremony at the South Block, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.
AIT Pune Continues Its Legacy of Innovation and Leadership
Founded in 1994, the Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune has consistently demonstrated excellence in technical education, research, and innovation, particularly in defence-related technologies.
The recent victory at the Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2025 underscores AIT’s growing prominence in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence applications critical to national defence.
Chairman and management team of Army Institute of Technology, congratulated winning team for their exceptional performance in ‘Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2025’ and expressed happiness as AIT continues to power ahead as a national leader in technology and innovation, following its motto, Onwards to Glory.
