All of India · online and on campus
48 hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 218 open now, 98 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.
48 hackathons
33 still open for registration · deadline first, then start date · all times IST
AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
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
Agentic AI Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 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
Craft N Code (Chattisgarh)
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Hacknova'27 2.0
- Where
- Kharghar
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
AI Builder Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
AI Product Buildathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Gen-AI Product Hackathon
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 per team
Seed Hackathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–3 per team
Housing Fintech Challenge
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 per team
VYTRON'26
- Where
- Online
- 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
Craft N Code Telangana
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Craft N Code Haryana
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Craft N Code Delhi
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Craft N Code Tamil Nadu
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 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
Hackday 2.0
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–2 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
Threws Odyssey 2026
- Where
- Online
- 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
Digital Twin Challenge 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–4 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
Pinaka CTF
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–3 per team
Prasunex Innovathon 2026
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 1–6 per team
Craft N Code West Bengal
- Where
- Kolkata
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Craft N Code (Karnataka)
- Where
- Online
- Team size
- 2–4 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
33 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). 19 run online and 29 in person, mostly in Kalyanpur, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. 48 of the 48 publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.5L.
- 1AI Vibeathon 2026: 24-Hour AI Hackathon
1 day left to apply · starts Sun 20 Dec IST
₹50,000 · 1–4 per team · online
- 2
- 3Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur
1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST
₹50,000 · 1–2 per team · Kalyanpur
- 4Techkriti Grand Prix | IIT Kanpur
1 day left to apply · starts Sat 14 Nov IST
₹80,000 · 2–5 per team · Kalyanpur
- 5
- 6
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- 8
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Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 33 of the 48 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 10 close within 7 days and 30 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?
- 48 of the 48 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.5L.
- Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 19 of the 48 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). 48 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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