Indian School Salalah proudly participated in CODE & CONQUER – 2026, an international robotics competition hosted by Indian School Wadi Kabir (ISWK) Cambridge School, Muscat, on 29 October 2026. A 15-member student delegation from Classes VI to X represented the school with enthusiasm and determination, demonstrating creativity, technical expertise, problem-solving abilities and innovative thinking across various robotics challenges.

A PROUD MOMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT

Our young innovators delivered an impressive performance, earning accolades and bringing laurels to Indian School Salalah. Their achievements are as follows:

Competition Category	Achievement	Team Members
InnoTech – Open Category	People’s Choice Award	Joshua Sunil Thomas, Nithin Srinivasan and Jan Mary Thomas (NEURO BOT Team)
Symbiosis in Motion – Junior Category	Second Position	Srivathsan Sundarraman, Ashwanth Udayakumar and Siddarth Vijay
Symbiosis in Motion – Junior Category	Third Position	Arutchelvan Egan, Gagna K. Sujeesh and Mohammed Rizvi

The People’s Choice Award was conferred on the NEURO BOT team based on votes cast by visitors.

These achievements reflect the students’ dedication, technical understanding, creativity and ability to collaborate effectively. E-certificates will be issued to the other participants through email.

 

 

 

OUR PARTICIPATING TEAMS

The students competed in three exciting categories under the expert guidance and mentorship of Ms. T. Shiny Miracle and Ms. Abirami Manian, faculty members of the Computer Science Department.

1. Symbiosis in Motion – Junior Category

Team 1	Class	Team 2	Class
Srivathsan Sundarraman	VII	Arutchelvan Egan	VIII
Siddarth Vijay	VIII	Gagna K. Sujeesh	VII
Ashwanth Udayakumar	VIII	Mohammed Rizvi	VIII

2. Titans Tussle – Senior Category

Student Name	Class
Muhammed Nabhan	IX
Zaki Sayed	IX
Abner Reji Thomas	IX

3. InnoTech – Open Category

Team 1	Class	Team 2 – NEURO BOT	Class
Mohammed Nehan Palakkamattom	VII	Joshua Sunil Thomas	X
Abbay Suresh Palarimath	VIII	Nithin Srinivasan	X
Tanya Sibi	VII	Jan Mary Thomas	VI

 

CODE & CONQUER – 2026 provided much more than a competitive platform. It offered students valuable exposure to advanced robotics applications, opportunities to interact with young innovators from other schools and an enriching experience of translating classroom learning into practical applications.

Participation in the event helped strengthen their problem-solving abilities, logical reasoning, teamwork, creativity and confidence. It also offered valuable technical insights that will contribute to the further enhancement of the school’s robotics programme.

In particular, the Senior Category Robo Sumo event highlighted the need to explore more advanced robotics hardware. LEGO EV3 was identified as a potential upgrade option from LEGO SPIKE Prime to better prepare students for future competitive events.

The students’ remarkable performance was appreciated by the school leadership.

Dr. Syed Ahsan Jamil, President of the School Management Committee (SMC), the members of the SMC and Principal Ms. Saher M. A. Sayed congratulated Mr. Mohammad Javed, Head of the Department of Computer Science, and the entire Computer Science Department for their dedicated efforts, effective guidance and continued commitment to providing students with meaningful opportunities to explore robotics and emerging technologies.

Special appreciation was extended to Ms. T. Shiny Miracle and Ms. Abirami Manian for their dedicated mentoring, continuous guidance and tireless efforts in preparing the students for the competition. Their commitment, particularly during the stay-back practice sessions and throughout the event, played a significant role in the students’ successful participation and achievements.

Indian School Salalah congratulates all the participants and mentors on this commendable achievement and wishes them continued success in their future endeavours.