Registration openIndore · Business · beginner · ideathon, pitching, business-strategy
A Shark Tank-style ideathon for university students to pitch original business solutions to real-world problems. Teams submit a PPT online before attending an offline final round to present their ideas to a jury.
Registration openGurgaon · Tech · beginner · agentic-ai, hackathon, ai-agents
A free national hackathon in Gurgaon where participants build real-world AI Agent solutions using Agentic AI and the ASI ecosystem. Open to students and developers who want to learn by building intelligent systems that automate tasks and coordinate workflows.
Registration openMumbai · Business · social-impact, sustainability, innovation
A free competition by IIM Mumbai inviting tribal youth, students, and entrepreneurs to pitch innovative solutions for tribal community challenges in areas like healthcare, education, and sustainability. Participants submit proposals addressing social impact and inclusive developm
Registration openTambaram · Tech · intermediate · hackathon, robotics, innovation
An inter-college robotics hackathon in Chennai for undergraduate students to build innovative tech solutions. Teams of 1-2 compete to demonstrate problem-solving skills with a ₹5,000 prize pool.
Registration openTekkali · Tech · beginner · hackathon, innovation, social-impact
A free national hackathon in India where teams solve real-world problems in areas like agriculture, health, and sustainability. Participants collaborate to build prototypes addressing rural and urban challenges.
Registration openAgra · Tech · intermediate · hackathon, ai, healthcare
A Harry Potter-themed hackathon where student teams build solutions in AI, healthcare, sustainability, or open innovation. The event features an online pitch round followed by an offline prototype challenge and demo day at Sharda University Agra.
Troy · Tech · hackathon, computer-science, students
HackRPI 2026 is a free annual hackathon for RPI students focused on Computer Science innovation and teamwork. Participants collaborate to build software solutions over two days in Troy.
Richardson · Tech · beginner · hackathon, students, coding
HackUTD is a 24-hour university hackathon at the University of Texas at Dallas for students to innovate and learn new technologies through coding challenges. This free event offers workshops, food, and team-based activities over two days.
Registration openBangalore · Tech · intermediate · hardware, hackathon, prototyping
A 36-hour hardware hackathon where student teams design and build functional prototypes to solve real-world problems. Participants present ideas via PPT, then develop working hardware solutions with circuits and code. Open to interdisciplinary groups of three students.
Registration openVisakhapatnam · Education · beginner · ai, hackathon, students
A national AI hackathon for high school and college students to build prototypes using LLMs, APIs, or custom models. Teams progress through online submissions, workshops, and pitches to compete for a ₹20 Lakh prize at the offline finale in Visakhapatnam.
Registration openOnline · Tech · beginner · hackathon, space, nasa-data
A global hackathon where students and professionals build solutions using NASA's open data to address real-world challenges in space and science. Teams collaborate over two days to prototype innovative ideas without requiring advanced coding skills.
Registration openDehradun · Tech · beginner · open-source, mvp, pitching
A free, month-long online-to-offline hackathon where participants build open-source MVPs and pitch them in Dehradun. Targets developers and students looking to create software products and gain mentorship.