Galgotias University Students are Building Apps that Solve Real Problems, Now Featured by Apple

Galgotias University students build apps tackling societal challenges in women’s health, autism screening, retail and interview preparation, earning recognition by Apple

A few students in the programme are first-generation college goers, some the children of farmers, others from small towns where writing a line of code was unfamiliar territory before their first year at the university. With access to the right tools, training, and mentorship, they are among the students turning that opportunity into working software.

The programme has changed how these students learn. Swift and Xcode are built directly into coursework rather than taught as theory, and students move from writing code to shipping a working app, often the first time an idea of theirs has reached real users. That hands-on approach is reflected in the numbers, with Apple Swift Student Challenge wins from the programme grown from 10 in 2025 to 18 in 2026.

“This recognition belongs to our students. What they have built, and the effort behind it, underscores their innovation and determination to use technology for building socially relevant apps that solve real world problems, and it is a proud moment to see that hard work recognised on a global platform,” said Dr. Dhruv Galgotia, CEO, Galgotias University.

The work also feeds directly into career readiness. Students graduate with a portfolio of original, working software alongside their transcript, and the programme's links to industry partners including Infosys give some students early exposure to how their work applies commercially.

Galgotias University is featured on apple.com as part of Apple's coverage of student developer programmes at higher education institutions. Watch the video and read the full story at www.apple.co/galgotias.