The startup "PS-1925" started by IIITA students Mr. Paawan Kumar (IBM2013026) and Ms. Shefali Vinod Ramteke (IBM2014015) is now the winner of AcceliCITY Global Smart Cities Startup Competition 2018, powered by Leading Cities (an early pioneer in the Smart City Program), of the top 12 SmartCity Partners in the world, the only one from India.