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23 hackathons in India
Sorted by how long you have left to apply. 218 open now, 98 closing this week, biggest published pool $46,000.
23 hackathons
17 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
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
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
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
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
Solve - a - Thon | National Hackathon
- Where
- Dehradun
- Team size
- 3–5 per team
Answers
Hackathons in India, in one paragraph
17 hackathons are open for registration in India right now, 5 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). 10 run online and 13 in person, mostly in Dehradun, Hyderabad and Nagpur. 23 of the 23 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
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6HackKumbh 2026 : Tech For Humanity
8 days left to apply · starts Sat 19 Dec IST
₹1L · 2–5 per team · Nagpur
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Frequently asked
- How many hackathons in India are open for registration right now?
- 17 of the 23 upcoming hackathons listed in India are still open for registration: 5 close within 7 days and 17 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?
- 23 of the 23 listed hackathons publish a prize pool, the largest ₹1.5L.
- Are there online hackathons I can join from anywhere in India?
- 10 of the 23 run online and can be entered from anywhere in India; 13 need you on site, most often in Dehradun (2), Hyderabad (2) and Nagpur (2). 23 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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