About RAS 2.0

Not just a fest. Coimbatore's AI Innovation Ecosystem.

Organized by Yuvaasoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Startup India registered), across three verticals: Yuvaa Academy, Yuvaa Digital, and GoFinicky SaaS Tools Suite. Edition 1 brought 250 external participants from 37 colleges to SRIT. Edition 2 scales to students and creators across Tamil Nadu and South India, with four simultaneous competitions and a formal Book of Records attempt.

Direct Access, No Cold Outreach

Startup Stalls

Dedicated startup stalls with investors, mentors, and industry leaders present across all 3 days.

Real Funding Pathways

Active Investor Jury

Student startup pitching includes a minimum of 1 active investor. Winners get an SISFS pathway and TANSEED introduction.

Four Open Panel Discussions

Industry Leaders on Campus

Across Day 1 and Day 2, with a minimum of 4 industry speakers per panel: CTOs, VCs, AI product builders, AI filmmakers, and marketing heads.

Real Struggles, Real Solutions

Exciting Problems

Participants will be presented with 4 tracks for hackathon, each team can choose a single track and code accordingly

Student AI Competitions · Open AI Creative Challenges

Four competitions.

36-Hour AI Hackathon

College students only

India's first 36-Hour AI Hackathon under a formal Book of Records attempt. Problem statements are sealed and revealed live on stage at 4 PM on Day 1.

Track 1: Full Stack Open Source Contribution
Track 2: Women Safety Tech
Track 3: Government for People
Track 4: Build and Sell in 36 Hours

Rewards: SISFS pathway, TANSEED fund, internship at Yuvaasoft

Open AI Film Festival – Women Empowerment

Open to all creators

Fully AI generated, zero human shot footage, 3 to 15 minutes. Top 25 screened live on Day 2.

The Breakthrough
Her Tomorrow
Unsung

Rewards: Internship at Yuvaa Digital + credited collaboration

AI Brand Ads Challenge

Open to all creators

Participants can make ads with fictional brands and unleash their creativity with a 30 seconds ad

Winning ads officially adopted by the brand for real campaigns. The team is credited permanently.

Rewards: Internship at Yuvaa Digital + credited collaboration

Student Startup Pitching

College students only

Closed-door format, open to all domains (not limited to AI/tech).

Overall Project Pitch
Women Led Project
Social Impact
Jury includes minimum 1 active investor

Rewards: SISFS pathway & mentorship

Book of Records

3 titles being filed. 6 certifications.

Filed simultaneously under India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records. An adjudicator will be present and officiating all 3 days.

First and Largest Fully AI Generated Women Empowerment Film Competition Open to All Creators in India.

First Student Competition for AI-Generated Brand Advertisements Using Fictional Brand Briefs, in India

First Platform in India Simultaneously Host a 36-Hour AI Hackathon, Open AI Film Festival, Open AI Brand Challenge, and Student Startup Pitching in a Single 3-Day Event.

Workshops

Free Workshops by Industry Experts

Team Building Workshop

Yuvaasoft team

AI Film Making Workshop

Yuvaasoft team

AI Disruption in Higher Education - FDP

Umanath Selvan

Getting Things Done in the Age of Agents

Arul Kumaran

Film Making & Editing Workshop

Shamir Mohamad

Investor Ready Workshop

Paul D, Ramadevi and ArunKumar Natraj

Surfing the AI Wave - FDP

Dr, KS Kuppusamy

Competitions

Days

Stage

36hr

Hackathon