Hackathons
Build something in a weekend
Win prizes and get on the radar of the company running the event. Most of these are open to first-time participants.
₹2,00,000 + Prizes and a direct job interview
AlgoNation 2026
Build. Compete. Innovate. Create Impact.
India's national technology and innovation competition. Six tracks, an online opening round and an offline finale — and finalists go to the hiring partners behind the event, name, college, project and score, for a direct interview.
- Prize pool
- ₹2,00,000 + prizes
- Format
- Hybrid
- Dates
- 24 Sept 2026 – 18 Oct 2026
- Team size
- 3–4
Tracks
- Direct job interview with the hiring partners for every finalist
- Teams of 3–4, formed after round one — register on your own
- Open to UG and PG students at AICTE/UGC-recognised Indian institutions
- Entry ₹299 per person; ₹999 per team for the Startup Idea Challenge
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Hackathons run by other organisers. Each one opens on their own registration page.
5 hackathons found
26 hours in Kolkata, free to enter, software and hardware both.
HackSpire'26
by FIEM ACM Student Chapter
Software · Hardware · Open innovation
Finance × trading, fully online — build a market predictor or a risk engine.
Hefty Hacks
by TechZap
Trading systems · Market prediction · FinTech · Risk engines · DeFi
A 48-hour national hackathon, run entirely online across 14 tracks.
Tech Horizon 2.0
by Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus, Hyderabad
Generative AI · Blockchain & cryptography · Embedded systems · Health & biotech · Clean & green tech · Defence & surveillance · Open innovation
The build phase of AI Code Sarathi — autonomous workflows on real industry problems.
Nasscom Agentic AI Hackathon
by nasscom
Agentic AI · Autonomous workflows · Industry problem statements
Ministry problem statements, 36 hours at a nodal centre. Enter through your college.
Smart India Hackathon 2026
by Ministry of Education, Government of India
Government problem statements · Software · Hardware