New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- On 18 February, Galgotias University's efforts at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi have sparked numerous memes and jokes. The university was accused of claiming imported technology as "indigenous" or "in-house" student innovations. They were eventually asked to leave the summit.

Even Chinese news media shared the story online:

One of the viral posts mocking the university is about the "GALGOTIA" rocket-catcher. The satirical post on social media poked fun at the university.

"Galgotia University's final-year project (that actually works) to catch returning rockets. It's called Gravity Arresting Launch Grade Orbital Trapping Indigenous Apparatus (GALGOTIA). Proud moment for humanity," say the post while ...