All of India · online and on campus
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
23 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
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
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
Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 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
CodeOdyssey '26
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 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
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
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
The Code Vibes Hackathon 2.0
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
CSS Battle
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Crackhunt
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
Project Jupyter
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
FirstCommit '26 — National Online Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
CodeQuest: National Tech Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Startupathon Founders League
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1 per team
recHERsion 2026 | Women-Only Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Avishkaar Season 4 (Virtual) Hackathon: A National-Level Innovation Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Zeckathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
23 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 8 of them closing this week. The next deadline is Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon on Saturday 14 November (1 day left to apply). 29 run online and 0 in person. 29 of the 29 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹35,000.
- 1Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 2Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge
2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST
₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online
- 3One Who Codes 2026 - A Portfolio Challenge
3 days left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST
₹15,000 · 1 per team · online
- 4
- 5Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon
3 days left to apply · starts Sun 6 Dec IST
₹5,000 · 1–4 per team · online
- 6Green Shift Hacks
5 days left to apply · starts Sun 18 Oct IST
$125 · team size not published · online
- 7TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026
7 days left to apply · starts Tue 1 Dec IST
₹500 · 1 per team · online
- 8
- 9Out of Bounds - Web Game Development Hackathon (Paid)
8 days left to apply · starts Sun 29 Nov IST
₹10,000 · 1–4 per team · online
- 10CodeClash: The November Nexus 2026
9 days left to apply · starts Mon 30 Nov IST
₹5,000 · 1 per team · online
Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 23 of the 29 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 8 close within 7 days and 19 within 30 days. The very next one to close is Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon, 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 ₹35,000. 1 of those is 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?
- 29 of the 29 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 0 need you on site. 22 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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