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43 AI & ML hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 81 open now, 36 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.
43 hackathons
43 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST

Agentic Banking Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Agentic AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Scope-AI-Thon 2026 - AI for Detection of Acute Patient Deterioration
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
CIVIC Hack 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Mathematics for systems security
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
STEMergent Hacks 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published

MKS AI/ML Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
DataJam 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
NorCal Hacks 27
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
Build 2 Rise 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
UGREEN Hackathon 2026 on AI NAS
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
Technology x Health: Amador Valley Girls Who Code Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
Hackrush 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–6 per team
TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
CodeOdyssey '26
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
NextGen AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
AI Builder Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
AI Product Buildathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Gen-AI Product Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Data Sprint 2.0
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Seed Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Housing Fintech Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Code to Cart: AI x E-commerce Hackathon | KartAI X CodeXcelerate
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
VYTRON'26
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Bad Ideas Only
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
QuikCPQ AI Innovation Challenge 2027
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
K Hacks 4.0
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Agentware | 72-Hour Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CodeDia 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Pixels To Prognosis
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Agents that act. Systems that answer. | Free Virtual Agentic-AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
HackKro CodeByte 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
National Online Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CodeAstra India 2026 – National Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CodeCrafters India 2026 - National Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–6 per team
CodeElitePune - Hack With Pune
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
INNOVATE INDIA - Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Adaption Dataset Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
AI BuildFest 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Answers
AI & ML hackathons in India, in one paragraph
43 ai & ml hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 19 of them closing this week. The next deadline is Agentic Banking Hackathon on Friday 13 November (1 day left to apply). 43 run online and 0 in person. 23 of the 43 publish a prize pool, the largest $46,000.
- 1Agentic Banking Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Mon 5 Oct IST
prize not published · team size not published · online
- 2AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 20 Dec IST
₹50,000 · 1–4 per team · online
- 3Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 4
- 5Scope-AI-Thon 2026 - AI for Detection of Acute Patient Deterioration
2 days left to apply · starts Sun 1 Nov IST
$CAD 1,400 · team size not published · online
- 6CIVIC Hack 2026
2 days left to apply · starts Thu 12 Nov IST
$CAD 1,500 · team size not published · online
- 7Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST
₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online
- 8Mathematics for systems security
3 days left to apply · starts Fri 16 Oct IST
$0 · team size not published · online
- 9STEMergent Hacks 2026
3 days left to apply · starts Sat 31 Oct IST
$0 · team size not published · online
- 10MKS AI/ML Hackathon
3 days left to apply · starts Fri 6 Nov IST
prize not published · team size not published · online
Frequently asked
- How many ai & ml hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 43 of the 43 upcoming ai & ml hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 19 close within 7 days and 43 within 30 days. The very next one to close is Agentic Banking Hackathon, on 13 November 2026.
- Which ai & ml hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
- 23 of the 43 listed ai & ml hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest $46,000. 1 of those is quoted in a currency other than the rupee; the card shows the organizer's own figure and the rupee value is only used to sort them into prize bands.
- Are there online ai & ml hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 43 of the 43 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 0 need you on site. 32 say in their own description that students may enter.
- How do I register for a hackathon listed here?
- Every listing here links back to the organizer's registration page — AllEvents, Devfolio, Devpost, HackerEarth, Luma, TechMeetups and Unstop — and registration happens there, not on Jamao. Nothing is behind a login and no listing is paid placement. Running one? Claim your listing from its page, or add it free at jamao.in/create, and it stops being overwritten by the import.
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