Team Xovian stood first in a competition "NOVAT+ 2020" organised by Chitkara University with the theme io provide innovative solutions to fight COVID- 19. Team Xovian received a Cash award of Rs 2.5 lacs and grant in aid upto 7 lacs from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.

The team comprises of Mr. Raghav Sharma, Founder Xovian Aerospace and Alumni of Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, Ankit Bhateja, Founder Xovian Aerospace, Dr Shailendra Bajpai, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, Dr. VK Agrawal, Ex-outstanding Scientist ISRO, Bangalore. The Team Xovian has proposed a LOW COST RAPID SMART AND SAFE SANITIZATION solution with quick deployment of Mass Sanitization solution clubbed with IOT and data analytics. This will enable the Govt and Pharmaceutical companies to take prognostic efforts in understanding the infection trend and quick deployment of precautionary measures as an effective crowd management and Geo-fencing tool. 

Prof Lalit Awasthi, Director of the Institute congratulated Dr. Shailendra Bajpai, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar and Mr. Raghav Sharma, Founder Xovian Aerospace and Alumni of Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar and other members of the team for outstanding achievement.