OngoingOnline · Tech · beginner · hackathon, ai, python
A free online hackathon for students and beginners to build their first AI application using Python and open-source tools. Participants solve real-world problems by creating chatbots, study assistants, or productivity tools without needing prior AI experience.
Sheffield · Tech · beginner · hackathon, students, collaboration
A 24-hour student hackathon hosted by the University of Sheffield Computer Science Society where participants build projects, attend workshops, and network. Open to all skill levels, this free event focuses on collaboration and software development.
Registration openOnline · Tech · beginner · ctf, cyber-security, web-security
A 3-hour online and offline Jeopardy-style CTF testing offensive security skills in web exploitation, OSINT, cryptography, and forensics. Open to students and professionals forming teams of 1-3 members.
Registration openChennai · Tech · intermediate · robotics, hardware, automation
RoboRun 2027 is a robotics competition at IIT Madras where teams build autonomous line-following bots to navigate mazes and displace blocks. It targets students interested in embedded systems, hardware engineering, and automation.
OngoingOnline · Tech · intermediate · rag, ai, sustainability
Build a RAG system to answer questions about AI's energy and water usage using 100+ research papers and reports. This free online competition tests skills in retrieval, citation accuracy, and sustainable AI analysis for students and professionals.
Registration openChennai · Tech · intermediate · neuroscience, machine-learning, python
A two-round hackathon where students use Python and machine learning to classify human emotions from real EEG brainwave signals. Open to undergraduates and postgraduates of any discipline, featuring an online quiz followed by a 24-hour offline challenge at IIT Madras.
OngoingOnline · Tech · intermediate · hackathon, software-development, ai-agents
Kiroween 2026 is a free online hackathon where teams of up to three build software applications using the Kiro platform. Participants compete in categories like reviving obsolete tech or creating spooky UIs, with $100,000 in prizes for innovation and implementation.
OngoingOnline · Tech · advanced · llm, membership-inference, code-evaluation
A technical competition challenging teams to build algorithms that detect if specific code files were used in training Large Language Models. Participants will perform file-level membership inference on code datasets using Python and machine learning techniques, with submissions
Registration openMumbai · Tech · intermediate · robotics, hardware, competition
A hands-on robotics challenge where teams design and operate manual wireless spherical robots to navigate complex terrain obstacles. Open to students for building hardware and testing control strategies in a competitive arena setting.
Registration openChennai · Tech · intermediate · embedded-systems, hardware, mcq
A two-round competition for students focusing on embedded systems, low-level C programming, and hardware engineering. Participants solve MCQs in the first round and tackle microcontroller challenges involving digital logic and sensor interfacing in the second round.
Registration openChennai · Tech · intermediate · reverse-engineering, circuit-analysis, embedded-systems
A two-round competition testing circuit analysis and debugging skills in digital, analog, embedded, and signal processing domains. Open to intercollegiate teams for a hands-on challenge in electrical engineering.
OngoingOnline · Tech · intermediate · hackathon, forge, atlassian
An online hackathon where developers build context-aware apps on Atlassian's Forge platform using the Teamwork Graph and AI agents. Teams compete in categories for software, business, or industry solutions with cash prizes up to $15,000.