SLIIT Codefest 2025 ends on successful note
View(s):The Faculty of Computing at SLIIT successfully concluded Codefest 2025, the 14th consecutive edition of its flagship national and international ICT competition, under the theme “Digital Evolution: Where Ideas Meet Innovation,” on September 4 at the campus premises.
Held in line with the institute’s 25th Anniversary, Codefest 2025 brought together the nation’s brightest young innovators. The event saw the participation of 500+ school students from 250+ schools and over 2,000 university students from 30+ universities, including 60 international participants. In addition, through workshops and outreach programs, Codefest impacted more than 6,000 school students across Sri Lanka, reinforcing its role as a platform that nurtures future-ready talent, SLIIT said in a media release.
Taking its reach beyond borders, Codefest 2025 also attracted 300+ overseas students for the DevQuest competition, further strengthening its reputation as a globally recognised event. With both national impact and international engagement, Codefest continues to position SLIIT as a hub for innovation and knowledge-sharing while shaping the next generation of leaders in technology.
The competitions spanned both school and tertiary categories. School-level participants competed in Primary, Junior, and Senior Coding contests, ICT Quiz, and an AI Competition, while tertiary-level competitors took part in events such as Algothon, Capture the Flag, Datathon, Designthon, Netcom, Cisco Technopreneur, InnovIoT, ReviveNation, and DevQuest—the latter attracting international teams to tackle real-world challenges. The finals took place at the main auditorium of SLIIT, Malabe showcasing a series of competitions, exhibitions, keynote sessions, and industry networking opportunities.
The following teams emerged as winners in the final competition: In the tertiary category, The Byte Force from the University of Moratuwa emerged winners of Algothon, while the Capture The Flag competition was won by !403_privileged, also from the University of Moratuwa. Data Guild from the University of Moratuwa claimed victory in Datathon, and Bitrithm from UCSC triumphed in Designathon. Kwek Kwek from Taylor’s University secured the DevQuest title, while Hydrotech from the University of Kelaniya won InnovIot. The Netcom challenge was won by Traceroute from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and QBITS from SLIIT earned the top spot in ReviveNation. In the CISCO Technopreneur Challenge, Team VisuaLit from the Informatics Institute of Technology emerged champions and further received the Investor’s Choice Award, while Miniblocks from SLIIT secured the Impact Innovator Award.
In the school category, Bandarawela Central College, Badulla won the School AI competition, and St. Thomas’ College, Matara excelled in School Junior. The School Primary award went to Buddy Book from Gen AI, Rajagiriya, while OryGen from Badulla Central College, Badulla claimed the School Senior title. Additionally, Badulla Central College dominated the ICT Quiz, securing the winning positions.
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