Code · Clean · Visualize · Converse · Immerse Intercollegiate Informatics & Emerging Technology Challenge VISTAQuest 2026 is a premier intercollegiate technical event organized by the Department of Informatics, in association with the VISTA (Visionaries of Intelligent Systems, Technology, and Analytics) and the Informatics Club, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (PMIST). The competition encourages students to apply their technical knowledge through hands-on challenges in web development, data science, AI-powered chatbots, and immersive technologies (AR/VR/XR).