Press Release Overview
On June 15, 2026, in Bengaluru, India, Sasken Technologies Ltd. (BSE: 532663, NSE: SASKEN), a leading product‑engineering services provider, issued a press release announcing that an Indian team it supported, in partnership with CodeChef, secured the nation’s first gold medal at the European Girls Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) 2026. The competition was held in Italy from May 12 to May 18, 2026.
Achievement Details
The gold‑winning contingent comprised four students: Lyra Floyd Gonsalves (Mumbai), Swasti Patil (Pune), Mansi Sane (Mumbai) and Diya Sathishdev (Chennai). Their victory marks India’s best‑ever performance at the EGOI, a prestigious global contest for competitive programming.
Participation Statistics
The 2026 edition of the Olympiad recorded more than 1,500 student registrations across the Zonal Informatics Olympiad (ZIO) and Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO). From these, 61 medal winners emerged at the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INOI), and 36 students were shortlisted for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) Training Camp.
Corporate Commitment and Commentary
Rajiv C. Mody, CMD & CEO of Sasken Technologies, stated that India’s future competitiveness in artificial intelligence, semiconductor systems and intelligent technologies hinges on investment in foundational computational talent. He emphasized that Sasken’s support for the Computing Olympiad ecosystem is part of a broader commitment to nurture the next generation of deep‑tech innovators and engineering leaders.
Professor Madhavan Mukund, Director of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CMI), praised the achievement as a testament to the exceptional talent and dedication of India’s young computing enthusiasts and acknowledged Sasken’s instrumental role in enabling their success.
Strategic Significance
Sasken highlighted that its engagement with the EGOI underscores a focus on diversity and inclusion in STEM, specifically by empowering young women to participate in world‑class competitive programming environments. The company linked this initiative to its long‑term strategy of building deep‑tech talent pipelines essential for sectors such as AI, embedded systems, semiconductors and intelligent connectivity.
About Sasken Group
The Sasken Group, with over three decades of experience, delivers end‑to‑end product‑engineering services across semiconductor, automotive, industrial, telecom and consumer electronics domains. Its portfolio includes Borqs Technologies (IoT software, Android devices, 5G solutions) and Sasken Silicon (advanced semiconductor design). The group serves more than 100 Fortune‑500 companies and has contributed to over a billion devices worldwide.