What these hackathons actually involve

Rounds, eligibility, and what qualifying actually gets you — for the handful of Indian hackathons and coding contests with real, recurring scale. Each guide is dated: check the note at the bottom before relying on a figure.

• Ministry of Education, Government of India, with AICTE

  Smart 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.

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• Flipkart

  Flipkart 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.

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• Infosys

  HackWithInfy

  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.

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• Amazon

  HackOn 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.

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• Google Developer Groups (Google)

  Google 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.

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