Doha: Birla Public School has made history at the Alice Programming Competition 2026, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar under the guidance of the Hamad Bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education. The school swept the Advanced Category with first and second positions and secured third position in the Beginners Category, bringing home trophies and cash prizes totalling QAR 6,900.

In the Advanced Category, Team AMIKA presented "Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture," winning first prize and QAR 3,300. The team comprised Reeham Aalia (XII I), Mrithika Mohan (XII I), and Tanvika Praveen Suvarna (XII K). Second prize of QAR 2,700 was awarded to Achwin Ravi Kumar (XII J), Fiona Ajith (XII J), and Abel Aji Kuriakose (XII N). In the Beginners Category, Farzan Jaleel (Grade XP), Hanash Ahmmed (Grade XC), and Ayaan Muhammed (Grade XP) secured third prize of QAR 900.

The victory reflects Birla Public School's commitment to future-ready education, where coding, design thinking, and AI are woven into everyday learning. Students don't just write programs, they build solutions that tackle real-world issues with creativity and responsibility.

Behind every trophy is the extraordinary dedication of the school's faculty, who go beyond teaching into mentoring, fine-tuning logic, and fuelling students' perseverance. The school management and leaders congratulated the students for their outstanding achievement.

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