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15 hackathons in India

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

15 hackathons

13 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST

1 day left to apply
₹15,000
via Unstop

Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Sun, 15 NovApply by 14 Nov
2 days left to apply
₹7,000
via Unstop

Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge

Where
Online
Team size
2–3 per team
Mon, 16 NovApply by 15 Nov
3 days left to apply
₹5,000
via Unstop

Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 6 DecApply by 15 Nov
7 days left to apply
₹500
via Unstop

TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Tue, 1 DecApply by 20 Nov
7 days left to apply
₹5,000
via Unstop

CodeOdyssey '26

Where
Online
Team size
1–3 per team
Fri, 20 NovApply by 20 Nov
11 days left to apply
₹5,000
via Unstop

Code to Cart: AI x E-commerce Hackathon | KartAI X CodeXcelerate

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 29 NovApply by 23 Nov
15 days left to apply
₹10,000
via Unstop

CodeDia 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Mon, 30 NovApply by 28 Nov
15 days left to apply
₹35,000
via Unstop

Pixels To Prognosis

Where
Online
Team size
1–3 per team
Mon, 4 JanApply by 28 Nov
24 days left to apply
₹10,000
via Unstop

INNOVATE INDIA - Hackathon 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Sun, 6 DecApply by 6 Dec
24 days left to apply
₹10,000
via Unstop

Adaption Dataset Challenge

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 6 DecApply by 6 Dec
26 days left to apply
₹19,000
via Unstop

AI BuildFest 2026

Where
Online
Team size
2–4 per team
Sat, 12 DecApply by 8 Dec
48 days left to apply
₹5,000
via Unstop

The Code Vibes Hackathon 2.0

Where
Online
Team size
1–3 per team
Wed, 6 JanApply by 31 Dec
108 days left to apply
₹30,000
via Unstop

Project Jupyter

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Wed, 10 MarApply by 1 Mar
Registration closed
₹1,500
via Unstop

FirstCommit '26 — National Online Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Tue, 17 NovApply by 1 Nov
Registration closed
₹20,000
via Unstop

Zeckathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 29 NovApply by 28 Oct

Answers

Hackathons in India, in one paragraph

13 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 5 of them closing this week. The next deadline is Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon on Saturday 14 November (1 day left to apply). 15 run online and 0 in person. 15 of the 15 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹35,000.

  1. 1
    Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon

    1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST

    ₹15,000 · 1 per team · online

  2. 2
    Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge

    2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST

    ₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online

  3. 3
    Homingo Hack Days: Online AI Hackathon

    3 days left to apply · starts Sun 6 Dec IST

    ₹5,000 · 1–4 per team · online

  4. 4
    TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026

    7 days left to apply · starts Tue 1 Dec IST

    ₹500 · 1 per team · online

  5. 5
    CodeOdyssey '26

    7 days left to apply · starts Fri 20 Nov IST

    ₹5,000 · 1–3 per team · online

  6. 6
    Code to Cart: AI x E-commerce Hackathon | KartAI X CodeXcelerate

    11 days left to apply · starts Sun 29 Nov IST

    ₹5,000 · 1–4 per team · online

  7. 7
    CodeDia 2026

    15 days left to apply · starts Mon 30 Nov IST

    ₹10,000 · 1 per team · online

  8. 8
    Pixels To Prognosis

    15 days left to apply · starts Mon 4 Jan IST

    ₹35,000 · 1–3 per team · online

  9. 9
    INNOVATE INDIA - Hackathon 2026

    24 days left to apply · starts Sun 6 Dec IST

    ₹10,000 · 1 per team · online

  10. 10
    Adaption Dataset Challenge

    24 days left to apply · starts Sun 6 Dec IST

    ₹10,000 · 1–4 per team · online

Frequently asked

How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
13 of the 15 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 5 close within 7 days and 11 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?
15 of the 15 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹35,000.
Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
15 of the 15 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 0 need you on site. 13 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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Hackathons by city

National and online hackathons show on every city page too — that is what 124 of these 274 listings are.

Where this comes from

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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