Pinaka CTF

Website: https://pinakactf.com/

Decode. Exploit. Investigate. Conquer.

PINAKA CTF 2026 is a national-level cybersecurity Capture The Flag competition organized by National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Chennai Campus.

Inspired by the legendary Pinaka, the competition is designed to challenge participants across offensive security, digital forensics, intelligence, and advanced cybersecurity problem-solving.

Whether you are a student building your first CTF skills, an experienced security enthusiast, a researcher, or a cybersecurity professional, PINAKA CTF 2026 provides a platform to test your technical knowledge against practical security challenges.

Team Registration Charges: 400₹ / Team

Challenge Domains:

Participants can expect challenges across:

• Web Exploitation

• Digital Forensics

• OSINT

• Cryptography

• Reverse Engineering

• Binary Exploitation

• Network Security

• Steganography

• Miscellaneous / Advanced Security Challenges

Challenges will vary in difficulty and may require participants to combine knowledge from multiple domains.

Competition Process:

The competition will be conducted in two stages:

Round 1 · Online Qualification:

The first stage will be conducted online and will be open to registered teams.

Participants will solve a series of cybersecurity challenges covering multiple domains. Teams will be ranked based on their performance during the qualification round.

The highest-performing teams will qualify for the offline Grand Finale at NFSU Chennai Campus.

Round 2 · Offline Grand Finale:

Qualified teams will compete at the NFSU Chennai Campus in an intensive, on-site cybersecurity competition.

The Grand Finale may include multiple competition formats such as:

• Jeopardy-style challenges · Solve independent challenges across different security domains.

• King of the Hill · Defend your infrastructure while attacking and compromising opponents' systems.

• Case Study-based challenges · Investigate realistic cybersecurity scenarios and derive technical findings and solutions.

The final competition structure, challenge distribution, scoring mechanism, and timings will be communicated to qualified teams before the finale.

Eligibility:

PINAKA CTF 2026 is open to:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate students

• Cybersecurity enthusiasts

• Researchers

• Security professionals

• CTF players and independent learners

• Participants from colleges, universities, and organizations across India

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