AI hackathons in India, open now
Open hackathons in AI and machine learning: models, agents, data and the tools around them. 67 ai hackathons open in India now, 23 closing this week, ₹47.6L in listed prizes, 25 online. Dates, fees and prizes from the organisers' own listings, refreshed daily.
Open now
67
Close this week
23
Online
25
In prizes
₹47.6L
Closing this week
Registration shuts first on these. Sorted by deadline.
- Hack'em Hex
Galgotias University (GU), Greater Noida · listed on Unstop
Closes tomorrowDelhi NCRFree 374 registered - EC-Council HackAI Challenge: RACEx360
REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, Bangalore, Karnataka · listed on Unstop
Closes tomorrowOnline ₹1.8L 79 registeredSecurityAI/ML - Vivekananda Innovation Hackathon 2026
Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptOnlineFree 523 registered - Celestia 2.0
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptVellore 53 registered - IGNITRRON'26 - Project J.A.R.V.I.S (24 HR HACKATHON )
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET), Coimbatore · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptCoimbatore ₹50K 70 registered - Build With Bharat 3.0
Chitkara University (CU), Himachal Pradesh · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptBaddiFree 1,568 registered - Innov8 4.0: A Hackathon by Eightfold Ai X Aries IIT Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptDelhi NCRFree ₹1.5L 2,195 registered - Zinnovatio 4.0
Chandigarh University (CU), Ajitgarh, Punjab · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptMohaliFree 798 registered - MARKATHON 2.0 – India's Biggest Marketing Innovation Challenge
IcyPluto · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptMumbaiFree 115 registered - Agentic AI Hackathon
Product Space · listed on Unstop
Closes in 4 days · 19 SeptOnlineFree ₹80K 2,389 registeredAPIsAI/ML - TechRoom Innovation Challenge
Arya College of Engineering and Information Technology (ACEIT), Jaipur, Rajasthan · listed on Unstop
Closes in 4 days · 19 SeptOnlineFree 46 registered
Biggest prizes
As the organisers list them.
- Hypnexis 2026
Manipal University (MU), Jaipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 15 OctJaipur ₹10L 78 registered - Navonmesh 26 - A National Level Hackathon (In Collaboration with Qualcomm)
Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology, Raipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptRaipur ₹2.8L 77 registeredAI/MLComputer vision - Amazon ML Challenge 2026
Amazon · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree ₹2.3L 20,528 registered - Tech Horizon 2.0 - National Level Hackathon
Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus (GNITC), Hyderabad · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptHyderabad ₹2.1L 2,165 registeredCloudAI/ML - ET AI Hackathon: Agentic Edition | Presented by Accenture
Economic Times · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree ₹2L 1,094 registered - The Black-Box Protocol: Stage 03 - System Convergence
TECHhelp4U · listed on Unstop
Register by 25 SeptKurukshetraFree ₹2L 490 registeredCloudAI/ML - VIT CODE APEX 3.0
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 OctPune ₹2L 211 registered - EC-Council HackAI Challenge: RACEx360
REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, Bangalore, Karnataka · listed on Unstop
Closes tomorrowOnline ₹1.8L 79 registeredSecurityAI/ML
Join from anywhere
Online, most registered first.
- Amazon ML Challenge 2026
Amazon · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree ₹2.3L 20,528 registered - Agentic AI Hackathon
Product Space · listed on Unstop
Closes in 4 days · 19 SeptOnlineFree ₹80K 2,389 registeredAPIsAI/ML - Hackathon to Solve India's Garbage Problem
Wonksknow India Technologies Pvt Ltd · listed on Unstop
Register by 10 OctOnlineFree 1,622 registered - NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 15 NovOnlineFree 1,215 registered - NeuraMorphix HackForge 2026
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, Chennai · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree 1,193 registered - AETHOS - Day Zero
Together We Solve · listed on Unstop
Register by 7 JanOnlineFree 1,139 registeredAI/MLResearch - Code-X-Novas Innovathon 2026 – National Software, AI Hackathon
Code-X-Novas · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptOnlineFree 1,113 registered
Where they are
All 67 open ai hackathons
By deadline. Each opens the organiser's listing to register.
- Hack'em Hex
Galgotias University (GU), Greater Noida · listed on Unstop
Closes tomorrowDelhi NCRFree 374 registered - EC-Council HackAI Challenge: RACEx360
REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, Bangalore, Karnataka · listed on Unstop
Closes tomorrowOnline ₹1.8L 79 registeredSecurityAI/ML - Vivekananda Innovation Hackathon 2026
Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptOnlineFree 523 registered - Celestia 2.0
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptVellore 53 registered - IGNITRRON'26 - Project J.A.R.V.I.S (24 HR HACKATHON )
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET), Coimbatore · listed on Unstop
Closes in 2 days · 17 SeptCoimbatore ₹50K 70 registered - Build With Bharat 3.0
Chitkara University (CU), Himachal Pradesh · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptBaddiFree 1,568 registered - Innov8 4.0: A Hackathon by Eightfold Ai X Aries IIT Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptDelhi NCRFree ₹1.5L 2,195 registered - Zinnovatio 4.0
Chandigarh University (CU), Ajitgarh, Punjab · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptMohaliFree 798 registered - MARKATHON 2.0 – India's Biggest Marketing Innovation Challenge
IcyPluto · listed on Unstop
Closes in 3 days · 18 SeptMumbaiFree 115 registered - Agentic AI Hackathon
Product Space · listed on Unstop
Closes in 4 days · 19 SeptOnlineFree ₹80K 2,389 registeredAPIsAI/ML - TechRoom Innovation Challenge
Arya College of Engineering and Information Technology (ACEIT), Jaipur, Rajasthan · listed on Unstop
Closes in 4 days · 19 SeptOnlineFree 46 registered - AI Skill Sprint 1.0
Chandigarh University (CU), Ajitgarh, Punjab · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptMohali ₹10K 214 registered - NeuraMorphix HackForge 2026
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, Chennai · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree 1,193 registered - ET AI Hackathon: Agentic Edition | Presented by Accenture
Economic Times · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree ₹2L 1,094 registered - Synapse 1.0 | SIT Flagship Hackathon 2026 | 8-Hour AI Hackathon
Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Pune · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptPuneFree 604 registered - YC Fall 2026 x Moss: The Zero Latency Builder Sprint
HiDevs · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptBengaluruFree ₹50K 485 registered - Global SDG & AI Hackathon 2026
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering Pune · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptPune ₹15K 165 registered - AutoPilot Hackathon: Ahmedabad Edition
Supervity · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree 83 registeredAI/MLCommunication - Amazon ML Challenge 2026
Amazon · listed on Unstop
Closes in 5 days · 20 SeptOnlineFree ₹2.3L 20,528 registered - The Pareidolia Paradox
SIES GST Nerul · listed on Unstop
Closes in 6 days · 21 SeptOnline 99 registered - Agenticthon 2026 – AI & Agentic Technology Hackathon
Mahendra Engineering College (MEC), Namakkal · listed on Unstop
Closes in 6 days · 21 SeptMallasamudramFree ₹12K 15 registered - Agnitia 2026 : 36 Hours National Level Hackathon
Prestige Institute of Engineering, Management and Research (PIEMR), Indore · listed on Unstop
Register by 23 SeptIndore ₹1.3L 110 registered - VibeCraft
SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Trichy · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptTiruchirappalliFree 167 registered - Build for Billions
National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptMangaluruFree ₹1L 106 registered - Quantique - Quantum Hackathon
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Nuzvid · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptOnlineFree ₹1.8L 733 registered - PROMPTOTHON 2026: AI Edition | 24-Hour Hackathon
AVN Institute of Engineering and Technology (AVN IET), Ramdaspally, Telangana · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptHyderabad ₹40K 253 registeredAI/MLAutomation - National Level Hackathon
Shivalik College of Engineering (SCE), Dehradun · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptDehradun ₹1.6L 128 registered - Codestorm - 2K26
Narsimha Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad · listed on Unstop
Register by 24 SeptHyderabad 4 registered - The Black-Box Protocol: Stage 03 - System Convergence
TECHhelp4U · listed on Unstop
Register by 25 SeptKurukshetraFree ₹2L 490 registeredCloudAI/ML - HackMatrix 5.0
PCCOE'S GFG STUDENT CHAPTER · listed on Unstop
Register by 26 SeptPune ₹70K 169 registered - HackCelestial 3.0
Pillai University, Navi Mumbai · listed on Unstop
Register by 27 SeptMumbai ₹1.5L 2,294 registered - Quant-A-Maze 3.0
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Yelahanka · listed on Unstop
Register by 28 SeptBengaluru ₹1L 217 registeredAI/MLCommunication - CodeSlayer 2.0 2k26
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi · listed on Unstop
Register by 28 SeptDelhi NCRFree ₹65K 3,166 registered - Navonmesh 26 - A National Level Hackathon (In Collaboration with Qualcomm)
Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology, Raipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptRaipur ₹2.8L 77 registeredAI/MLComputer vision - Tech Horizon 2.0 - National Level Hackathon
Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus (GNITC), Hyderabad · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptHyderabad ₹2.1L 2,165 registeredCloudAI/ML - Code-X-Novas Innovathon 2026 – National Software, AI Hackathon
Code-X-Novas · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptOnlineFree 1,113 registered - Hackpulse
University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Jaipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptJaipurFree 366 registered - ZeroCode | Vibe Coding Challenge | Techfest, IIT Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptOnlineFree 298 registered - Singularity Hackathon
AJ Institute of Engineering and Technology (AJIET), Mangalore, Karnataka · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptMangaluru ₹60K 155 registered - Global Mesh AI & Swarm Robotics Challenge 2026: Build Open Source Edge Systems
Vidya Sanskar Public school · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptOnlineFree ₹19K 74 registeredC++ - Hack It On'26
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET), Coimbatore · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 SeptSulur ₹20K 25 registeredAI/MLCommunication - HackNowa Global Hackathon 2026
Innovation Hacks · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptOnlineFree 1,103 registered - INNOVA X 2K26 Global Online Hackathon
Shree Venkateshwara Hi-Tech Engineering College · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptOnline 1 registered - VJ Hackathon 2026
Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Telangana · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptHyderabadFree ₹1L 695 registered - Portfolio in Pixels 2026
itsfolio.tech · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptOnlineFree ₹30K 51 registered - The Golden Hour - A Voice AI Hackathon
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptOnlineFree ₹1L 44 registered - Codearambh 2.0: Dare to Code, Dare to Create
TechFuison Hiet Ghaziabad · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptDelhi NCRFree 11 registered - Prysm'26
Eshan Group Of Institutions, Uttar Pradesh · listed on Unstop
Register by 30 SeptFarahFree ₹50K 104 registered - Kurukshetra CTF
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE), Pune · listed on Unstop
Register by 2 OctPune ₹20K 19 registeredSecurityAI/ML - VIT CODE APEX 3.0
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 OctPune ₹2L 211 registered - Hackathon to Solve India's Garbage Problem
Wonksknow India Technologies Pvt Ltd · listed on Unstop
Register by 10 OctOnlineFree 1,622 registered - DataHeist
Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi · listed on Unstop
Register by 14 OctDelhi NCRFree ₹6K 60 registered - Hypnexis 2026
Manipal University (MU), Jaipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 15 OctJaipur ₹10L 78 registered - Forged In Fire 2026
Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology (BPIT), Delhi · listed on Unstop
Register by 19 OctDelhi NCRFree 182 registered - NexHack 2.0
Geeta University, Naultha, Panipat · listed on Unstop
Register by 19 OctPanipatFree ₹50K 350 registered - Hackcache'26
Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu · listed on Unstop
Register by 20 OctOnline ₹1.1L 146 registered - NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur · listed on Unstop
Register by 15 NovOnlineFree 1,215 registered - Singularity 2.0
KC College of Engineering and Management Studies and Research · listed on Unstop
Register by 19 NovMumbaiFree ₹40K 5 registered - Hacknexus
MASTERMIND RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 NovOnlineFree 38 registered - AETHOS - Day Zero
Together We Solve · listed on Unstop
Register by 7 JanOnlineFree 1,139 registeredAI/MLResearch
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Questions
How many ai hackathons are open in India right now?
67, with 23 closing their registrations within a week. The list is refreshed from the organisers' listings through the day, and a hackathon leaves it when registration closes.
Are there online ai hackathons?
Yes: 25 of the 67 open now can be joined from anywhere.
Are ai hackathons free to enter?
44 of the 67 open now are free to register for; the rest list a registration fee, shown against each one.
Which ai hackathons have the biggest prizes?
Hypnexis 2026 (Manipal University (MU), Jaipur) lists ₹10L, then Navonmesh 26 - A National Level Hackathon (In Collaboration with Qualcomm) with ₹2.8L. Prize amounts are as the organisers list them.
Listings come from Unstop, HackerEarth and Google Developer Groups, and each links to the organiser's own page to register. Dates, fees and prizes are as the organisers list them; check there before you commit.