All of India · online and on campus
37 hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 218 open now, 98 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.
37 hackathons
37 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
Code N Compete | IIT Kanpur
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
InnovaThon - Faculty of Engineering and Technology Agra College X Nimblux
- Where
- Agra
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Vibe Forge
- Where
- Jaipur
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
BuildSprint
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Team size
- 1 per team
Competitive Programming
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 1 per team
One Who Codes 2026 - A Portfolio Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Data Analytics Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Inter-College Coding Competition 2026 | Java & Python
- Where
- Purba Medinipur district
- Team size
- 1 per team
Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
AlgoSSTrike
- Where
- Bangalore Urban
- Team size
- 3 per team
Rewired (Tech Hackathon)
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Prompt to Product
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Capture The Flag
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Green Shift Hacks
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- Team size not published
TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Singularity 2.0
- Where
- Thane
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
CodeOdyssey '26
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
StarForge : 24-Hour National Level Hackathon
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 3–4 per team
DecodeX '26 - Enter the Mission. Decode the Unknown
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Out of Bounds - Web Game Development Hackathon (Paid)
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CodeClash: The November Nexus 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Code to Cart: AI x E-commerce Hackathon | KartAI X CodeXcelerate
- 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
NavUtkarsh x Leo Hackathon 2026 | Innovate, Build & Solve Real-World Problems
- Where
- Boisar
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
CTF - Capture The Flag
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Hack Era 2.0
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–6 per team
NewYear X Thon 2K27
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 3–4 per team
Hack For Tomorrow 2026
- Where
- India · multi-city
- Team size
- 2–4 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
Code Conquest
- Where
- Chennai
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Boeing Aeromodelling Competition
- Where
- Chennai
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Tech Expo 2027
- Where
- Vadodara
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
37 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 19 of them closing this week. The next deadline is Code N Compete | IIT Kanpur on Saturday 14 November (1 day left to apply). 19 run online and 18 in person, mostly in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kalyanpur. 37 of the 37 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹40,000.
- 1Code N Compete | IIT Kanpur
1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST
₹37,500 · 1–3 per team · Kalyanpur
- 2Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 3Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST
₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online
- 4InnovaThon - Faculty of Engineering and Technology Agra College X Nimblux
2 days left to apply · starts Sat 21 Nov IST
₹25,000 · 2–4 per team · Agra
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8One Who Codes 2026 - A Portfolio Challenge
3 days left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 9
- 10Inter-College Coding Competition 2026 | Java & Python
3 days left to apply · starts Sat 21 Nov IST
₹5,000 · 1 per team · Purba Medinipur district
Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 37 of the 37 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 19 close within 7 days and 37 within 30 days. The very next one to close is Code N Compete | IIT Kanpur, on 14 November 2026.
- Which hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
- 37 of the 37 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹40,000. 2 of those are 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 hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 19 of the 37 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 18 need you on site, most often in Bengaluru (7), Chennai (2) and Kalyanpur (1). 29 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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