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29 hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 218 open now, 98 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.
29 hackathons
19 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
Speed Quant | IIT KANPUR
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 1 per team
Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Techkriti Grand Prix | IIT Kanpur
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 2–5 per team
Manoeuvre | IIT Kanpur
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 2–6 per team
IARC | IIT Kanpur
- Where
- Kalyanpur
- Team size
- 2–6 per team
Hack-a-Sol 5.0
- Where
- Raipur
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Algonex 1.0
- Where
- Dehradun
- Team size
- 2–5 per team
DataNyx'26
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
HackKumbh 2026 : Tech For Humanity
- Where
- Nagpur
- Team size
- 2–5 per team
Hacknova'27 2.0
- Where
- Kharghar
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Agentic AI in BFSI Hackathon
- Where
- Powai
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CMR HACKFEST 4.0
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Team size
- 3–6 per team
Shaastra Aerial Robotics Challenge
- Where
- Chennai
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Central India Hackathon 4.0
- Where
- Nagpur
- Team size
- 4 per team
Zenith'26
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Team size
- 3–4 per team
Hacktopia Pune 2026
- Where
- Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Team size
- 2–5 per team
Defy'27
- Where
- Chennai
- Team size
- 4–6 per team
Inceptrix 3.0
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 4–5 per team
Craft N Code Odisha
- Where
- Bhubaneswar
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Innovasia 2026
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
DevHack 2026
- Where
- Mangaluru
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Colossus 3.O
- Where
- Bangalore Urban
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
INFRASHIFT Hackathon
- Where
- West Delhi
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Foodoscope Fork It Challenge 2026
- Where
- New Delhi
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Innovathon 2.0 @ JU
- Where
- Jammu
- Team size
- 3–4 per team

THE BIG HACK 2.0
- Where
- Acharya Institute of Technology
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
The Big Hack 2.0
- Where
- Bangalore
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Solve - a - Thon | National Hackathon
- Where
- Dehradun
- Team size
- 3–5 per team
Craft N Code West Bengal
- Where
- Kolkata
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
19 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 8 of them closing this week. The next deadline is Speed Quant | IIT KANPUR on Saturday 14 November (1 day left to apply). 0 run online and 29 in person, mostly in Kalyanpur, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. 29 of the 29 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.5L.
- 1
- 2Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur
1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST
₹50,000 · 1–2 per team · Kalyanpur
- 3Techkriti Grand Prix | IIT Kanpur
1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST
₹80,000 · 2–5 per team · Kalyanpur
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9HackKumbh 2026 : Tech For Humanity
8 days left to apply · starts Sat 19 Dec IST
₹1L · 2–5 per team · Nagpur
- 10
Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 19 of the 29 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 8 close within 7 days and 16 within 30 days. The very next one to close is Speed Quant | IIT KANPUR, on 14 November 2026.
- Which hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
- 29 of the 29 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.5L.
- Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 0 of the 29 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 29 need you on site, most often in Kalyanpur (5), Hyderabad (4) and Bengaluru (4). 29 say in their own description that students may enter.
- How do I register for a hackathon listed here?
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