28 hand-written guides
Prepare for the competition, not just the registration.
Detailed guides to major Indian hackathons, case competitions and coding contests: rounds, eligibility, preparation plans, representative questions, prototype strategy, jury defence, and what qualifying actually gets you.
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How these guides are researched
Organiser pages and official rules come first. Participant experiences and established preparation platforms are used to identify practical patterns, never to present recalled questions as guaranteed. Every time-sensitive claim is dated; always recheck the live edition before applying.
16 guides
Hackathons & build challenges
Coding filters, product cases, prototypes, demos, architecture and jury defence.
Ministry of Education, Government of India, with AICTE
HackathonSmart India Hackathon (SIH)
India's largest student hackathon by participation - a nationwide competition run by the Ministry of Education where student teams solve real problem statements submitted by government departments, PSUs, and industry.
- Prize pool
- Cash prizes per problem statement, amount set by the sponsoring department
- Team size
- 6 students + 1 faculty mentor, at least one woman on every team
- Mode
- Hybrid - internal round online, nodal-centre hackathon in person
- Rounds
- 5
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Flipkart
HackathonFlipkart GRiD 8.0
Flipkart's flagship engineering challenge for students - open across Software Development, AI Engineering, and Data Science tracks, with the top teams flown to Flipkart's Bangalore HQ for a live hackathon in front of leadership.
- Prize pool
- Cash prizes plus internship/full-time role pipeline (recent editions: up to ₹2 lakh)
- Team size
- Individual through the qualifying rounds; teams of 4 at the national finals
- Mode
- Online through Round 3, national finals in person at Flipkart HQ Bangalore
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Amazon
HackathonHackOn With Amazon 6.0
Amazon's flagship student hackathon in India, now in its sixth season - teams build against Amazon-set problem themes for a shot at cash prizes and a pre-placement interview.
- Prize pool
- Around ₹2.25 lakh total (recent edition), plus PPI opportunities
- Team size
- Team-based, limit set per season
- Mode
- Online
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Google Developer Groups (Google)
HackathonGoogle Solution Challenge
Google's global student hackathon run through Google Developer Groups on Campus - student teams build a working prototype addressing one of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals using Google technologies.
- Prize pool
- Global recognition, mentorship, and prizes for top-placing teams
- Team size
- 1-4 members
- Mode
- Online, global
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Microsoft
HackathonMicrosoft Imagine Cup
Microsoft's global student startup competition - teams build a working product on Microsoft technology and compete along a Launch or Scale path toward global prizes.
- Prize pool
- Global cash prize pool plus Azure/AI credits (varies by season)
- Team size
- Team-based, size set per season's official rules
- Mode
- Online, global
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Goldman Sachs
HackathonGoldman Sachs India Hackathon
Goldman Sachs's engineering-recruitment hackathon for Indian students - a timed online round split into Computer Science and Quantitative tracks, run through HackerRank, with a mentorship track and campus finale for those shortlisted.
- Prize pool
- Devices and cash prizes (recent editions), plus internship/full-time pipeline consideration
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Fully online
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026JPMorgan Chase
HackathonJPMorgan Code for Good
JPMorgan Chase's social-impact hackathon and recruitment pipeline for penultimate-year engineering students - teams build software for nonprofit partners over a multi-day hackathon after a multi-stage screening process.
- Prize pool
- Internship pipeline consideration; no fixed cash prize structure publicly stated
- Team size
- Team-based (recent India editions: ~100 teams per event)
- Mode
- In-person hackathon after online screening
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Adobe
HackathonAdobe University Hackathon 2026
Adobe's national student build challenge: every team member first clears a DSA-and-programming assessment and a timed product case, then shortlisted teams develop, prototype, and pitch an AI-led product to Adobe leadership.
- Prize pool
- MacBook prizes, certificates, finalist visit, and conditional PPI/internship consideration
- Team size
- 2-3 students from the same college
- Mode
- Online through the prototype stage; grand finale at Adobe Noida
- Rounds
- 5
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026TVS Credit
HackathonTVS Credit E.P.I.C. 8.0 - IT Challenge
TVS Credit's annual fintech campus challenge: a fast programming-and-financial-literacy assessment leads into a real NBFC case, then finalists get one week to build and defend a coded prototype.
- Prize pool
- ₹2.5 lakh in the IT track plus conditional PPI opportunities
- Team size
- Individual or 2 students from the same college
- Mode
- Online assessment and case; prototype finale presentation
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Walmart Global Tech India
HackathonWalmart Sparkathon
Walmart's retail-technology showcase for Indian engineering students - teams submit a focused proof of concept and two-minute demo, then finalists defend its feasibility, scale, and business value before a grand jury.
- Prize pool
- Recent edition: cash awards plus conditional Walmart interview opportunities
- Team size
- 2-4 students
- Mode
- Online submission and virtual jury; winners recognised at Converge
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Cisco India
HackathonCisco Ideathon
Cisco's structured hiring challenge for final-year Networking Academy students - a 90-minute technical assessment leads to a one-week idea deck and an interview that tests feasibility, innovation, and articulation.
- Prize pool
- Six-month internship and potential role pathway for selected candidates
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Online assessment and deck; interview-led final phase
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Myntra
HackathonMyntra WeForShe HackerRamp 2026
Myntra's women-in-engineering technology challenge - profile screening and coding lead to a mentored fashion-tech prototype, virtual jury defence, and a Bengaluru finale with internship PPI opportunities for eligible finalists.
- Prize pool
- Season cash awards plus conditional internship PPI opportunities
- Team size
- 2-3 women engineering students
- Mode
- Online screening/build and jury; finale at Myntra Bengaluru
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Samsung India with FITT, IIT Delhi
HackathonSamsung Solve for Tomorrow India 2026
A six-month social-innovation programme for Indians aged 14-22 - ideas move through expert screening, training, video pitch, an IIT Delhi prototype bootcamp, and a two-day grand finale with major development grants.
- Prize pool
- 2026: ₹2 crore total winner grants plus staged prototype funding
- Team size
- Individual or up to 3
- Mode
- Online selection plus residential bootcamp and Delhi-NCR finale
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026EY India
HackathonEY Techathon 6.0
EY India's cross-discipline technology challenge - teams build a responsible, production-minded solution to real partner business problems, pass AI and expert evaluation, receive mentorship, and pitch at an in-person finale.
- Prize pool
- 6.0: ₹3 lakh grand prize and ₹2 lakh runner-up award
- Team size
- Individual or up to 5
- Mode
- Online build and reviews; in-person final jury
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Bajaj Finserv Health
HackathonBajaj Finserv HackRx 6.0
Bajaj Finserv Health's national engineering hackathon - teams move from a strict-template pitch and code submission to a live leaderboard and finale, building production-minded AI for health, insurance, lending, and document workflows.
- Prize pool
- 6.0: ₹2.35 lakh listed cash awards plus potential hiring consideration
- Team size
- 2-5 from one institution
- Mode
- Online pitch and leaderboard; finalist jury presentation
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026IIT Roorkee
HackathonCognizance, IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee's annual technology festival, running 200+ events across three days - its hackathon tracks are among the larger student-run (rather than corporate) hackathons in India, typically a 36-hour on-site build.
- Prize pool
- Cash prizes per track, amount set per edition
- Team size
- Up to 4 members (varies by track)
- Mode
- In-person, on IIT Roorkee's campus
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026
5 guides
Case & idea competitions
Research, structured recommendations, business cases, short decks and final pitches.
L'Oréal
Case compL'Oréal Brandstorm
L'Oréal's global innovation and business-case competition for young people - teams solve a beauty-industry brief through local and national rounds, with national winners flown to Paris for the international final.
- Prize pool
- All-expenses-paid trip to Paris for the international final
- Team size
- 3 members
- Mode
- Local/national rounds vary by country, international final in Paris
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Hindustan Unilever Limited
Case compHUL L.I.M.E.
Hindustan Unilever's flagship MBA case competition - first-year MBA teams solve a live marketing or strategy problem across a multi-stage process, with the strongest teams shortlisted for HUL's internship pipeline.
- Prize pool
- Around ₹10 lakh (recent edition) plus a pre-placement offer track
- Team size
- 3 members
- Mode
- Case submission online, grand finale in person at Unilever's campus
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Tata Group
Case compTata Imagination Challenge
Tata's discipline-agnostic national idea challenge - an individual quiz and gamified reasoning round lead to a two-minute idea pitch, leader mentorship, and a senior-jury finale in Mumbai.
- Prize pool
- 2025: ₹2 lakh each for 10 winners plus conditional TAS pathways
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Online assessments and pitch; top-40 finale in Mumbai
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Prep planPractice QsUpdated 15 Aug 2026Ernst & Young (EY)
Case compEY CAFTA Case Championship
EY India's long-running case championship for finance-focused students - an 11-edition-old competition on treasury, risk, and commodities themes, run individually or in small teams entirely online.
- Prize pool
- Recognition from EY's consulting practice; exact prize structure set per edition
- Team size
- Individual or teams of up to 3
- Mode
- Fully online
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Procter & Gamble
Case compP&G CEO Challenge
P&G's global case competition for first-year MBA students - teams solve real P&G business-strategy cases through local and regional rounds, and the global round is run as a live business simulation.
- Prize pool
- Recognition with P&G leadership; exact prize structure set per edition
- Team size
- 3-4 members
- Mode
- Local/regional rounds online or on-campus, global round as a live simulation
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026
7 guides
Coding & security contests
Timed problem solving, competitive programming, security challenges and rating systems.
Infosys
Coding contestHackWithInfy
Infosys's flagship pan-India coding competition, run as a timed online round on HackerEarth followed by an in-person/virtual grand finale, built to surface strong competitive programmers for niche technical roles.
- Prize pool
- Cash prizes for top finalists, plus PPI opportunities for the strongest performers
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Fully online, including the grand finale
- Rounds
- 4
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Tata Consultancy Services
Coding contestTCS CodeVita
TCS's global coding contest for students, run in open-book, timed rounds - a Guinness World Record holder for the largest coding contest by participation, with a route to a TCS job offer for top finishers.
- Prize pool
- Up to USD 20,000 for the overall winner (recent edition), plus a TCS R&I internship
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Online through the Qualifier, in-person Grand Finale in India
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
Coding contestHACK IITK
IIT Kanpur's national cybersecurity hackathon, run by its C3iHub research centre - a hybrid Capture-the-Flag and applied-security competition open nationally and free to enter.
- Prize pool
- Cash prizes, amount set per edition
- Team size
- Varies by track - check current edition's rules
- Mode
- Online qualification/challenge rounds, in-person finale at IIT Kanpur
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026CodeChef
Coding contestCodeChef Starters
CodeChef's weekly rated contest series, split into four parallel divisions by rating - a stable, low-barrier way to compete regularly rather than a one-off annual event.
- Prize pool
- Rating progression; occasional prizes for top division-1 performers
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Fully online, weekly
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026Codeforces
Coding contestCodeforces Rounds
Codeforces's core contest format - regular rated rounds split into four divisions by rating band, using an ELO-style system, run frequently enough to treat as ongoing practice rather than a single event to peak for.
- Prize pool
- Rating progression; no standard cash prize for regular rounds
- Team size
- Individual (team rounds exist separately, e.g. ICPC-style)
- Mode
- Fully online, frequent (often multiple rounds weekly)
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026LeetCode
Coding contestLeetCode Weekly Contest
LeetCode's regular 90-minute contest, run weekly (plus a separate biweekly contest) - four problems, ranked by points and speed, feeding into a portable LeetCode contest rating.
- Prize pool
- Rating progression; LeetCoins/merchandise for top performers in some contests
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Fully online, weekly plus biweekly
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026AtCoder
Coding contestAtCoder Beginner Contest (ABC)
AtCoder's entry-level rated contest series - despite the name, it's genuinely competitive at higher problem indices, rated for contestants below 1200 with unrated participation open to everyone else.
- Prize pool
- Rating progression; no standard cash prize for regular contests
- Team size
- Individual
- Mode
- Fully online, frequent (roughly weekly)
- Rounds
- 3
Read the guide →Updated 12 Aug 2026