Ideathon 2025 on Cybersecurity and Investor Awareness - National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)

Mumbai, February 12, 2026 — The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) launched the NISM Ideathon 2025 on Cybersecurity and Investor Awareness for College Students on August 1, 2025, and invited submissions until September 30, 2025.

This special initiative formed part of NISM’s broader advocacy efforts aimed at enhancing financial literacy and promoting investor education in India’s securities markets. Under this initiative, a total of 339 proposals were received and evaluated through multiple rounds of assessment.

Following these rounds, ten shortlisted teams were invited to the NISM campus to make their final presentations on February 12, 2026, at the Ideathon event held alongside the Sixth International Research Conference on Securities Markets.

At a Glance: Rewards and Recognition

Prizes for Top Three Winners:

Prize	Student	Topic	College Name	Prize amount
1^st	Shri Swetha K R	Cybersecurity Solution for Preventing Fraudulent Money Transfers using Undo Transaction Mechanism	Kongu Engineering college, Tamilnadu	Rs. 2 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 50,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Priyanka J
	Revanth Kumar G
	Mentor: Dr.R.Maheswari
2nd	Angel	Digital Dharma: Fortifying the Indian Investor in an Era of Sophisticated Cyber Fraud	Chanakya National Law University, Patna	Rs. 1.5 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 35,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Sharadindu Shekhar
	Vishwajeet Kumar
	Mentor: Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma
3^rd	Kanchan Joshi	Cyber Monopoly	MKSSS ‘s Smt. Hiraben Nanavati Institute of Management and Research for Women, Pune	Rs. 1 Lakh (Student Prize) Rs. 25,000 (Mentor Prize)
	Riya Abhyankar
	Sanika Purohit
	Mentor: Dr. Sonali Parchure