Registration openKolkata · Business · beginner · startup, entrepreneurship, pitching
A free startup competition for Indian undergraduate and postgraduate students to pitch ideas, gain mentor feedback, and connect with venture capitalists. Teams can be formed across colleges and disciplines.
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.
Registration openHyderabad · Business · beginner · hackathon, startup, entrepreneurship
An 8-hour hackathon at IIT Hyderabad for students and founders to build scalable solutions for India's challenges in agriculture, rural healthcare, and migrant livelihoods. Teams pitch ideas for seed funding, equity investment, and mentorship from impact entrepreneurs.
Hamilton · Health · beginner · hackathon, healthcare, neuroscience
BioHacks 2026 is a free two-day hackathon in Hamilton where students from diverse fields team up to design solutions for neurological conditions. Teams develop evidence-backed proposals and pitch them to judges after working through a structured case study.
Registration openNew Delhi · Business · intermediate · marketing, case-study, pitching
A free marketing case competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students in New Delhi. Participants solve real-world business challenges through a quiz, a written case submission, and a final pitch presentation before judges.
Registration openKolkata · Business · intermediate · product-management, marketing, strategy
A free national competition for Indian students blending product management and marketing strategy. Teams compete to solve real-world business problems using first-principles thinking and data-driven frameworks.
Registration openGurgaon · Business · beginner · branding, ideathon, strategy
A 3-hour ideathon where student teams bid on brand elements in a live auction to build a unique brand concept. Participants must strategize their bids, manage a budget, and present a coherent brand idea to judges.
Registration openGurgaon · Business · intermediate · marketing, ai-tools, strategy
A marketing challenge where student teams create advertising campaigns using AI tools to simulate performance and adapt to market disruptions. Participants develop strategies, manage budgets, and pitch their final plans to judges.
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 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.
Registration openNoida · Business · intermediate · marketing, advertising, branding
An inter-collegiate marketing and advertising competition for undergraduate and MBA students to create digital ads and pitch brand campaigns. Teams of two will present their strategies offline at SIBM Noida.
OngoingOnline · Education · beginner · hackathon, ai, healthcare
A global online hackathon for students aged 13+ to build AI-powered technical solutions addressing real-world healthcare problems. Participants work individually or in teams to create prototypes, submit demos, and pitch their ideas for prizes including cash credits and research f