India's First National VAPT Grand Finale At Amity University, Noida

The Grand Finale of Pentathon 2024, an initiative by NCIIPC and AICTE, was inaugurated at Amity University, Noida. 

Director General, Navin Kumar Singh, emphasised the importance of protecting India's Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) by young talent. He expressed his commitment to long-term cyber security skills and indigenising the Indian cybersecurity landscape, aiming to build start-ups and Indian companies that can export cybersecurity services to the world.

Throughout this intense 48-hour period, shortlisted participants from various technical colleges and universities across India will engage in real-world cybersecurity challenges, simulating the complexities of protecting critical information infrastructure (CII) entities. Leveraging their technical acumen and ethical hacking skills, participants will strive to identify vulnerabilities and propose effective mitigation strategies.

Amongst 8000 students who participated in the first round, only top teams and individuals have been shortlisted. The winners and other talented participants will not only be rewarded through prizes but also recognised for real-world VAPT, subject to them meeting the standards and after due vetting.

Dr Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor, AmityUniversity Uttar Pradesh, said, “It is a great pride for Amity to be the Nodal Center for the competition wherein the top 2 per cent talent of the country is competing. This competition has in a big way promoted Innovation Culture and created awareness, an opportunity to find solutions to given problems.   AmityUniversity will be providing its state-of-the-art infrastructure to the participants. Since this is a 48-hour long event, Amity will also hold a Yoga Session at 6 am and a Cultural Programme to de-stress the coders and provide them a comfortable stay and joyful experience.”

The GrandFinale will culminate with a final valedictory ceremony on April 4, 2024, where outstanding performers will be felicitated, acknowledging their exceptional contributions towards enhancing India’s cybersecurity resilience.