Global Glory: 10 Galgotias University Students Win at Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 2025
Galgotias University proudly celebrates a historic moment as 10 of its students emerge as global winners at the Apple Swift Student Challenge 2025, held as part of the renowned Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). With only 350 students selected globally, this remarkable feat places Galgotias University among the top contributors to the global iOS developer community.
These young innovators showcased not only technical excellence but a passion for solving real-world problems—building applications that touch lives, promote sustainability, and empower communities. Their stories are a testament to what students can achieve when innovation meets purpose.
🌍 Meet Our Global Changemakers
1. Raj Pratap Singh
A farmer’s son empowering farmers across India
Raj’s app is a smart assistant tailored for small-scale organic farmers. Inspired by his own family’s agricultural background, he designed a tool that supports sustainable farming practices and enhances crop planning, showing how technology can uplift rural communities.
2. Nalinish Ranjan
Making chemistry fun, interactive, and accessible
Nalinish created Elementum, an intuitive learning app that simplifies chemistry concepts for students. With no prior experience in Swift and balancing academic challenges, his journey reflects the power of perseverance and guided learning through Galgotias’ iOS Student Developer Program.
3. Praveen Shrivastav
Combating motion sickness through tech
Praveen developed MotionEase, a unique wellness app that helps users manage motion sickness using AR-guided virtual horizons, breathing exercises, and acupressure techniques. His innovation is a brilliant example of health-tech driven by empathy and user needs.
4. Mayank Verma
Speech improvement through AI and passion
Driven by a moment in class, Mayank built an app that helps users improve pronunciation using speech recognition and the Levenshtein algorithm. His award-winning app is now set to help users around the world with communication skills.
5. Aditya Rai
Turning stress into mindfulness
Aditya’s app promotes emotional well-being by helping users manage stress and anxiety. With consistent effort and guidance from mentors, his journey from struggling with code to winning a global challenge reflects grit and growth.
6. Arnav Chauhan
From law to lunar tides—an unexpected innovation
Arnav transitioned from a legal background to technology and found his passion in iOS development. His app, Tide Explorer, visualizes the effects of lunar gravity on Earth’s tides, blending science, curiosity, and stunning design.
7. Kavyansh Pratap Singh
Modernizing Morse code for new learners
Kavyansh’s app, MorseCode, makes learning Morse code fun and interactive. Built with Swift and refined in Galgotias' iOS lab, it’s a nod to communication history with a modern educational twist.
8. Avineet Singh Juneja
Making algorithms visually intuitive
Avineet developed AlgoMaze, an app that helps students understand algorithms through visual learning tools. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, his innovation supports better comprehension for coding beginners.
9. Harshit Gupta
Health education meets heartfelt purpose
Harshit’s app, Svaraa, offers menstrual and reproductive health awareness for young girls—an idea sparked by his sisters’ experiences. His creation blends compassion with technology, addressing an important social need with elegance.
10. Abu Shahma Ansari
Overcoming challenges, building with resilience
Abu turned his initial struggles in coding into a story of success with GitTales, an app built in just 7 days. His journey showcases the impact of mentorship and a growth mindset, reminding us that the right environment unlocks true potential.🌟 A Global Achievement, A Galgotias Legacy
These 10 students are more than just winners—they are changemakers. Their global recognition is rooted in the strength of Galgotias University’s iOS Student Developer Program (iSDP), powered by Apple and Infosys, which provides hands-on training, mentorship, and a launchpad for future innovators.
The world now knows what we’ve always believed—Galgotias students have the ideas, skills, and courage to shape the future.
📍 To learn more about iSDP and how Galgotias is preparing students for global impact, visit: