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10 hackathons in India

Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 218 open now, 98 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.

10 hackathons

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Hackathons in India, in one paragraph

10 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 10 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). 2 run online and 8 in person, mostly in Kalyanpur, Raipur and Dehradun. 10 of the 10 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.2L.

  1. 1
    AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon

    1 day left to apply · starts Sun 20 Dec IST

    ₹50,000 · 1–4 per team · online

  2. 2
    Speed Quant | IIT KANPUR

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹60,000 · 1 per team · Kalyanpur

  3. 3
    Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹50,000 · 1–2 per team · Kalyanpur

  4. 4
    Techkriti Grand Prix | IIT Kanpur

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹80,000 · 2–5 per team · Kalyanpur

  5. 5
    Manoeuvre | IIT Kanpur

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹50,000 · 2–6 per team · Kalyanpur

  6. 6
    IARC | IIT Kanpur

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹50,000 · 2–6 per team · Kalyanpur

  7. 7
    Hack-a-Sol 5.0

    1 day left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST

    ₹1.2L · 2–4 per team · Raipur

  8. 8
    Agentic AI Hackathon

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹90,000 · 1–2 per team · online

  9. 9
    Algonex 1.0

    6 days left to apply · starts Sat 28 Nov IST

    ₹65,000 · 2–5 per team · Dehradun

  10. 10
    DataNyx'26

    7 days left to apply · starts Sun 29 Nov IST

    ₹1L · 2–4 per team · Hyderabad

Frequently asked

How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
10 of the 10 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 10 close within 7 days and 10 within 30 days. The very next one to close is AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon, on 13 November 2026.
Which hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
10 of the 10 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.2L.
Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
2 of the 10 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 8 need you on site, most often in Kalyanpur (5), Raipur (1) and Dehradun (1). 10 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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Public listings on AllEvents, Devfolio, Devpost, HackerEarth, Luma, TechMeetups, Unstop, re-read twice a day. Registration always happens on the organizer's own page; Jamao never stands between you and it.

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