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32 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.
32 hackathons
32 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
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
Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
MKS AI/ML Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
DataJam 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
Build 2 Rise 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
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
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
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
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
32 ai & ml hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 11 of them closing this week. The next deadline is AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon on Friday 13 November (1 day left to apply). 32 run online and 0 in person. 18 of the 32 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹2L.
- 1AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 20 Dec IST
₹50,000 · 1–4 per team · online
- 2Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 3
- 4Scope-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
- 5Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST
₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online
- 6MKS AI/ML Hackathon
3 days left to apply · starts Fri 6 Nov IST
prize not published · team size not published · online
- 7
- 8Build 2 Rise 2026
3 days left to apply · starts Wed 18 Nov IST
prize not published · 1–4 per team · online
- 9Hackrush 2026
4 days left to apply · starts Wed 30 Dec IST
prize not published · 1–6 per team · online
- 10TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026
7 days left to apply · starts Tue 1 Dec IST
₹500 · 1 per team · online
Frequently asked
- How many ai & ml hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 32 of the 32 upcoming ai & ml hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 11 close within 7 days and 32 within 30 days. The very next one to close is AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon, on 13 November 2026.
- Which ai & ml hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
- 18 of the 32 listed ai & ml hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹2L.
- Are there online ai & ml hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 32 of the 32 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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