A cell to identify. A business case to crack. A robot to build. An unusual idea to turn into a visual concept. At Xplore 2026, school students found plenty of ways to put their knowledge to the test and discover what they could do with it.
Hosted by KG College of Arts and Science (KGCAS), Coimbatore, on 14 November 2026, the inter-school Children's Day fest brought together more than 2,000 students from over 100 schools. Open to Classes 9 to 12, the event followed the theme ‘One Campus. Six Worlds. Infinite Possibilities.’, with competitions across technology, life sciences, electronics, psychology, business and creative arts.
The day was about more than getting the right answers. Students were challenged to investigate, build, analyse, experiment and present ideas, taking familiar subjects into unfamiliar territory.
Mrs K. Navamani, Principal of Angappa CBSE Senior Secondary School and Chairperson of Coimbatore Sahodaya Schools Complex, attended as Chief Guest.
The event also recognised the achievements of students across all six competition streams. Vidya Vikasini Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thudiyalur, Coimbatore, won the Overall Championship Trophy. Here is the complete list of prize winners.
Xplore 2026: Complete List of Prize Winners
Bioconnect
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Monica SR | SSVM Vidhan Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Mithra SS | SSVM Vidhan Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Logeshwaran RS | Ruby Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Nithin Roshan | Ruby Matric HSS |
| Third Prize | Kumasri A | Ruby Matric HSS |
| Third Prize | Aradhana S | Ruby Matric HSS |
Bot Byte Challenge
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Gokulan RS | Vidhya Vikasini HSS |
| Second Prize | Sridharshan DP | Suguna International School |
| Third Prize | Gayathri S | Thambu Higher Secondary School |
Content Chaos
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Heena V | Kovai Vidhya Mandhir |
| Second Prize | Srivishnu S | Vidhya Vikasini HSS |
| Second Prize | Ruppak DY | Vidhya Vikasini HSS |
| Third Prize | Dhanyashree R | TKS Matric Hr Sec School |
| Third Prize | Shanmughapriya A | TKS Matric Hr Sec School |
Brain Blitz
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Ashwin R | Baptist Academy Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Eunice Esther | Baptist Academy Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Kaneeth J | Baptist Academy Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Mohammed ESA | KG Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Ezhil R | KG Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Thamarai Kannan | KG Matric HSS |
| Third Prize | Keerthi Dharan P | SSVM Vidhan Matric HSS |
| Third Prize | Sharvesh SM | SSVM Vidhan Matric HSS |
| Third Prize | Sugam AT | SSVM Vidhan Matric HSS |
Biz5 Challenge
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Poorvika | Vijayalakshmi Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Vaishnavi | Vijayalakshmi Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Jinesh N Jain | Suguna International School |
| Second Prize | Rishabh | Suguna International School |
| Third Prize | Vetrivel | Kovai Vidhya Mandhir |
| Third Prize | Jeswin | Kovai Vidhya Mandhir |
Spark Circuit Breakers Hackathon
| Prize | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Ragul AK | The Frontline Academy Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Aravinth S | The Frontline Academy Matric HSS |
| First Prize | Gautham VR | The Frontline Academy Matric HSS |
| Second Prize | Hemant SV | Kovai Public School |
| Second Prize | Maithraa KPS | Kovai Public School |
| Third Prize | Dharshan S | Mani Aided HSS |
| Third Prize | Dharanish G | Mani Aided HSS |
Six streams, six ways to explore
The results tell one part of the Xplore 2026 story. The competitions themselves brought together a wide range of subjects and challenges, giving students different ways to put their knowledge into practice.
Bot Byte Challenge: Getting hands-on with AI and coding
In the Bot Byte Challenge, students explored artificial intelligence, prompt engineering, coding and digital technology. They distinguished human-created content from AI-generated material, worked with generative AI and tackled debugging tasks and technology-based puzzles.
BIZ5 Challenge: Business beyond the textbook
The Biz5 Challenge took business learning beyond textbook concepts. Participants identified entrepreneurs, brands and products, worked with business tools and digital practices, analysed real-world business situations and responded to timed questions.
BioConnect: Bringing biology to life
At BioConnect, biology became a hands-on exercise in observation and reasoning. Students worked with cell structures and organelles, matched molecules to their functions and sources, and used clues to identify biological concepts.
Spark: Innovation through the Circuit Breakers Hackathon
The Spark stream featured the Circuit Breakers Hackathon, where students explored practical applications of electronics. The challenges focused on green technology and sustainability, everyday automation, and safety and security systems. From smart plant-watering ideas to automated devices and security solutions, the tasks encouraged students to consider how technology could address everyday needs.
Brain Blitz: A test of observation and reasoning
Brain Blitz put observation, memory and reasoning to the test. Students took on forensic case detection, a psychology-themed treasure hunt and performance activities involving planning, coordination and problem-solving.
For those drawn to visual thinking and making, Concept Chaos offered a different kind of challenge. Students transformed abstract shapes into visual ideas, combined contrasting prompts to create posters and built prototypes from mystery scrap materials before presenting their concepts.
Beyond the competitions: The Innovation Expo
The range of ideas at Xplore 2026 extended beyond the school competitions. At the Innovation Expo, KGCAS students presented six projects that explored how technology could respond to real-world needs.
The exhibits included HomeSphere IoT, a connected-living and automation project; EleGuard AI, designed for early elephant detection and human-elephant conflict management; and MediSense, focused on intelligent healthcare monitoring. SecurePi demonstrated intrusion detection and instant alerts, while SkyTrack AI explored the real-time detection and tracking of aerial objects. AgriSense AI brought the focus to smart farming.
Together, the projects offered school visitors a glimpse of how ideas from technology and other disciplines can be developed into practical applications. They also added another dimension to the event, connecting the challenges undertaken by school students with projects developed by their peers at KGCAS.
Recognising effort and achievement
Xplore 2026 recognised student performance with cash prizes worth Rs 60,000. Prizes were awarded to the top three positions in every competition, and all participants received certificates.
The awards recognised the students who secured top positions, while participation across the six streams reflected the different interests and abilities that the event brought together. Whether working through a business case, solving a biological puzzle, building an electronic solution or developing a creative concept, students had opportunities to approach unfamiliar tasks and learn through doing.
One campus, six worlds of learning
Guided by the theme ‘One Campus. Six Worlds. Infinite Possibilities.’, Xplore 2026 brought technology, life sciences, electronics, psychology, business and creative arts into one shared space. For the more than 2,000 students who attended from over 100 schools, it was an opportunity to encounter subjects in new ways, work alongside other students and see how classroom knowledge could be put to use.
Organised by KG College of Arts and Science, the Children's Day fest created a meeting point for schools and a range of contemporary learning experiences. Its competitions and Innovation Expo reflected the value of giving young people room to question, experiment and develop their ideas.
Frequently Asked Questions about Xplore 2026
More than 2,000 students from over 100 schools participated in the event. Students from Classes 9 to 12 took part in the competitions.
Vidhya Vikasini Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thudiyalur, Coimbatore, won the Overall Championship Trophy.
