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8 hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 94 open now, 31 closing this week, biggest published pool $60,000.
8 hackathons
8 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
HackOphobia
- Where
- Chandigarh University Lucknow
- Team size
- 5–6 per team
Cognition - GameJam '26
- Where
- SIES Graduate School of Technology
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
IGNITRRON'26 - Project J.A.R.V.I.S (24 HR HACKATHON )
- Where
- Coimbatore
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
EPINOIA : The Hackathon Event
- Where
- Indore
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
AI Skill Sprint 1.0
- Where
- Mohali
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Builders Day by HackUnion
- Where
- Lords Skill Academy
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Global SDG & AI Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Pune
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
WCPC 2K26
- Where
- Sangli
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
8 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 8 of them closing this week. The next deadline is HackOphobia on Wednesday 16 September (1 day left to apply). 0 run online and 8 in person, mostly in Parsandan, Mumbai and Coimbatore. 8 of the 8 publish a prize pool, the largest $400.
- 1HackOphobia
1 day left to apply · starts Thu 17 Sep IST
$400 · 5–6 per team · Chandigarh University Lucknow
- 2Cognition - GameJam '26
3 days left to apply · starts Sat 19 Sep IST
$104.44 · 1–4 per team · SIES Graduate School of Technology
- 3IGNITRRON'26 - Project J.A.R.V.I.S (24 HR HACKATHON )
3 days left to apply · starts Sat 19 Sep IST
₹20,000 · 2–4 per team · Coimbatore
- 4EPINOIA : The Hackathon Event
4 days left to apply · starts Sun 1 Nov IST
₹25,000 · 2–4 per team · Indore
- 5
- 6Builders Day by HackUnion
6 days left to apply · starts Sat 26 Sep IST
$350 · 1–4 per team · Lords Skill Academy
- 7Global SDG & AI Hackathon 2026
6 days left to apply · starts Sun 27 Sep IST
₹8,000 · 2–4 per team · Pune
- 8
Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 8 of the 8 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 8 close within 7 days and 8 within 30 days. The very next one to close is HackOphobia, on 16 September 2026.
- Which hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
- 8 of the 8 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest $400. 3 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?
- 0 of the 8 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 8 need you on site, most often in Parsandan (1), Mumbai (1) and Coimbatore (1). 7 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, MLH 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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