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44 hackathons in India

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

44 hackathons

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

1 day left to apply
₹50,000
via Unstop

AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 20 DecApply by 13 Nov
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
1 day left to apply
₹90,000
via Unstop

Agentic AI Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–2 per team
Sat, 14 NovApply by 14 Nov
2 days left to apply
$CAD 1,400
via Devpost

Scope-AI-Thon 2026 - AI for Detection of Acute Patient Deterioration

Where
Online
Team size
Team size not published
Sun, 1 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
via HackerEarth

MKS AI/ML Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
Team size not published
Fri, 6 NovApply by 15 Nov
3 days left to apply
$0
via Devpost

DataJam 2026

Where
Online
Team size
Team size not published
Mon, 9 NovApply by 15 Nov
3 days left to apply
via Unstop

Build 2 Rise 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Wed, 18 NovApply by 15 Nov
4 days left to apply
via Unstop

Hackrush 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1–6 per team
Wed, 30 DecApply by 17 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
9 days left to apply
₹1.5L
via Unstop

AI Builder Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–2 per team
Sat, 21 NovApply by 21 Nov
9 days left to apply
₹1.1L
via Unstop

AI Product Buildathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–2 per team
Sat, 21 NovApply by 21 Nov
9 days left to apply
₹1.5L
via Unstop

Gen-AI Product Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–2 per team
Sat, 21 NovApply by 21 Nov
9 days left to apply
via Unstop

Data Sprint 2.0

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 22 NovApply by 22 Nov
10 days left to apply
₹50,000
via Unstop

Seed Hackathon 2026

Where
Online
Team size
2–3 per team
Tue, 22 DecApply by 22 Nov
10 days left to apply
₹1L
via Unstop

Housing Fintech Challenge

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Mon, 23 NovApply by 23 Nov
12 days left to apply
₹50,000
via Unstop

VYTRON'26

Where
Online
Team size
2–4 per team
Wed, 25 NovApply by 25 Nov
12 days left to apply
via Unstop

Bad Ideas Only

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Mon, 30 NovApply by 25 Nov
13 days left to apply
via Unstop

QuikCPQ AI Innovation Challenge 2027

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Fri, 27 NovApply by 26 Nov
13 days left to apply
₹2L
via Unstop

K Hacks 4.0

Where
Online
Team size
2–4 per team
Sat, 19 DecApply by 26 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
15 days left to apply
via Unstop

Agents that act. Systems that answer. | Free Virtual Agentic-AI Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sat, 28 NovApply by 28 Nov
18 days left to apply
via Unstop

HackKro CodeByte 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1 per team
Mon, 7 DecApply by 30 Nov
18 days left to apply
via Unstop

National Online Hackathon 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Tue, 1 DecApply by 1 Dec
19 days left to apply
via Unstop

CodeAstra India 2026 – National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Mon, 14 DecApply by 2 Dec
20 days left to apply
via Unstop

CodeCrafters India 2026 - National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–6 per team
Mon, 14 DecApply by 2 Dec
21 days left to apply
via Unstop

CodeElitePune - Hack With Pune

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Thu, 17 DecApply by 3 Dec
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
46 days left to apply
via Unstop

Hacksprint 3.0

Where
Online
Team size
2–4 per team
Sat, 30 JanApply by 28 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
via Unstop

CodeNexus India 2026 - National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 15 NovApply by 2 Nov
Registration closed
₹1.5L
via Unstop

Threws Odyssey 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Sun, 15 NovApply by 31 Oct
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
via Unstop

CodeTitans India 2026 - National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Thu, 19 NovApply by 4 Nov
Registration closed
₹1L
via Unstop

Digital Twin Challenge 2026

Where
Online
Team size
1–4 per team
Fri, 20 NovApply by 18 Oct
Registration closed
via Unstop

CodeNova India 2026 - National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–6 per team
Sun, 22 NovApply by 10 Nov
Registration closed
FA-DOLLAR 250
via Unstop

Datanova 2026 Global Data-Thon - 1.7 Lakh prize money

Where
Online
Team size
1–5 per team
Wed, 25 NovApply by 10 Nov
Closes today
via Unstop

CodeZen India 2026 - National Hackathon

Where
Online
Team size
1–6 per team
Thu, 26 NovApply by 13 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

36 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 12 of them closing this week. The next deadline is CodeZen India 2026 - National Hackathon on Friday 13 November (closes today). 44 run online and 0 in person. 24 of the 44 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹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
    Catalyst - Solo AI Hackathon

    1 day left to apply · starts Sun 15 Nov IST

    ₹15,000 · 1 per team · online

  3. 3
    Agentic AI Hackathon

    1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST

    ₹90,000 · 1–2 per team · online

  4. 4
    Scope-AI-Thon 2026 - AI for Detection of Acute Patient Deterioration

    2 days left to apply · starts Sun 1 Nov IST

    $CAD 1,400 · team size not published · online

  5. 5
    Project Last Mile: Analytics Case Challenge

    2 days left to apply · starts Mon 16 Nov IST

    ₹7,000 · 2–3 per team · online

  6. 6
    MKS AI/ML Hackathon

    3 days left to apply · starts Fri 6 Nov IST

    prize not published · team size not published · online

  7. 7
    DataJam 2026

    3 days left to apply · starts Mon 9 Nov IST

    $0 · team size not published · online

  8. 8
    Build 2 Rise 2026

    3 days left to apply · starts Wed 18 Nov IST

    prize not published · 1–4 per team · online

  9. 9
    Hackrush 2026

    4 days left to apply · starts Wed 30 Dec IST

    prize not published · 1–6 per team · online

  10. 10
    TechFusion MERN Stack Coding Challenge 2026

    7 days left to apply · starts Tue 1 Dec IST

    ₹500 · 1 per team · online

Frequently asked

How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
36 of the 44 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 12 close within 7 days and 33 within 30 days. The very next one to close is CodeZen India 2026 - National Hackathon, on 13 November 2026.
Which hackathons in India have the biggest prize pools?
24 of the 44 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹2L.
Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
44 of the 44 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 0 need you on site. 44 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.

Running a hackathon? List it free or claim your listing from its page and we stop rewriting it.