Looking for upcoming hackathons in India in 2026? Whether you’re a student hunting for your first hackathon, a developer looking to build something new, or a professional wanting to upskill — this is the most comprehensive list of hackathons happening across India right now.
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Build With AI — Campus Bootcamp Series (Reskilll × Google Cloud)
Format: In-person workshops across 50+ college campuses
Theme: Hands-on AI development with Google Gemini, AI Studio, and Google Antigravity
What you’ll learn: Build AI agents, use Gemini API, deploy to Google Cloud — all in one day
Who can join: College students across India. Free to attend.
Perks: Certificates, Google swag, mentor access through MentorVerse
Register: buildwithai.reskilll.com
Wadhwani AI — AI for Education Hackathon
Format: Offline
Theme: Build AI-first prototypes for real-world education problems in India
Focus areas: Personalized learning, teacher support tools, multilingual education, AI-powered assessment
Why it’s special: Winning solutions get piloted in actual Indian schools through Wadhwani AI’s network
Platform: Reskilll
Hackathons on Reskilll — 2026 Calendar
AI and Agentic AI Hackathons
- Agentic India 30 — 30-hour mentor-led sprint building autonomous AI agents. Use LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or any framework. 3 editions so far with 2,200+ teams total. Check dates
- AI for All Challenge — Nationwide online hackathon by Factly × Meta. 1,407 teams built open-source AI solutions for India’s data ecosystem in the last edition.
- Sprint4Good AI Hackathon — 12-hour online hackathon for accessible, inclusive, affordable AI. 526 teams in the last edition.
Company-Partnered Hackathons on Reskilll
- Microsoft Copilot Pathfinder — Virtual hackathon focused on GitHub Copilot and Microsoft technologies. 140+ teams in the last edition.
- HERE India: Women in Tech — Hybrid hackathon by HERE Technologies for women professionals. 471 teams online + 28 teams offline finale.
- Wadhwani AI for Education — Offline hackathon building AI for Indian classrooms. Solutions designed for piloting and scale.
College and Community Hackathons on Reskilll
- AINNOVATION / Code4Bharat — National innovation movement. 1,441 teams building for India’s digital future.
- TechJam — One-day innovation sprint. 528 teams. Perfect for first-timers.
- Innoquest Series — Multi-edition hackathon. Innoquest#4 had 867 teams of first-year students learning AI agents.
- GizPitch — Reskilll’s largest single hackathon with 13,200 teams.
Government Hackathons (National)
- Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026 — India’s biggest government hackathon by the Ministry of Education. Problem statements from government ministries. Thousands of teams across hundreds of colleges.
- NASSCOM AI Code Sarathi — National agentic AI hackathon with ₹10 lakh prize pool, part of NASSCOM’s program to upskill 1.5 lakh developers.
- Tata Bharat YUVAi — TCS-organized hackathon at the India AI Impact Summit. 1,800+ students built 1,500 AI apps in 90 minutes.
Reskilll Hackathon Stats (Why Organizers Choose Us)
These aren’t just numbers — they represent real events with real participants:
- 196 hackathons hosted on the platform
- 7M+ innovators registered
- 92,403 team registrations across all events
- 1,389+ mentors available through MentorVerse
- 1,752 events including hackathons, bootcamps, and workshops
How to Choose the Right Hackathon
- Complete beginner? → Start with one-day events like TechJam or student-focused Innoquest. Low commitment, high learning.
- Into AI? → Agentic India, AI for All, Build With AI bootcamps
- Want certificates for your resume? → Most Reskilll hackathons provide participation certificates. Build With AI provides Google-backed certificates.
- Looking for jobs? → Company-partnered hackathons (Microsoft, HERE) often have direct hiring pipelines. Read how HERE and Microsoft use hackathons for hiring.
- Social impact? → Wadhwani AI Education, Sprint4Good, Code4Bharat
Tips Before You Register
- Read the problem statements — make sure the theme interests you
- Check the format — online, offline, or hybrid? Make sure you can attend
- Form your team early — find teammates with complementary skills (frontend + backend + design)
- Prepare your tools — set up your dev environment, API keys (Gemini, GitHub), and accounts before the event
- Connect with mentors — join MentorVerse to find mentors who can guide you
- Read our guides — check out How to Organize a Hackathon and 15 AI Hackathon Ideas That Can Win
Browse All Upcoming Hackathons
Reskilll lists all upcoming hackathons in India with filters for theme, format, and date. New events are added every week.
Finally a comprehensive list that is actually updated. Bookmarked this. The Build With AI bootcamp at my campus was amazing — got a Google certificate and built my first Gemini app in one day.
The tips on choosing the right hackathon based on your level are really helpful. I was overwhelmed by options. Starting with TechJam format as suggested.