Neural Storm 2026 is a 48-hour Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning hackathon designed to bring together innovators, developers, students, and problem-solvers to transform bold ideas into working solutions. The mission is simple: Build AI that matters.
Participants are challenged to apply AI and ML to meaningful real-world problems across three official tracks, featuring 15 curated problem statements or the option to define their own innovative problem within a chosen track:
Requirements and Expectations Teams have 48 hours to identify a problem, develop an AI-powered solution, build a functional prototype, and demonstrate its potential impact. Projects must address a clear problem within a chosen track, use Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning as a meaningful component, and utilize Python as the primary programming language for AI/ML components. A working prototype or minimum viable product (MVP) is required, along with an explanation of the technical approach and demonstration of meaningful results.
Submission Guidelines To participate, teams must submit a public GitHub repository containing complete source code and a comprehensive README.md detailing the project title, team information, problem description, technology stack, setup instructions, demo visuals, and performance metrics. Additionally, a live deployment link (e.g., Streamlit Cloud, Hugging Face Spaces, or Render) is strongly recommended to help judges evaluate the solution. Submissions must be completed before November 4, 2026, at 8:00 PM IST.