Opportunity brief
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Tracks
- T1: AI, Cybersecurity & Digital Trust
- T2: Smart Infrastructure & IOT
- T3: Sustainability, AgriTech & Social Impact
Initial registration and Round 1 (Online) are 100% Free. Shortlisted teams advancing to Round 2 (Offline) will be required to pay a nominal offline event fee of ₹1200 per team.
Eligibility
- Participants must be currently enrolled students (UG, PG, diploma or equivalent) at a recognised institution in India.
- Participants must be 18 or older on 18 Dec 2026, with a guardian-consent arrangement is approved by the organisers.
- Team size is 2 to 4 members. Solo entries are not accepted.
- Cross-college teams are allowed.
- A person may be in only one team. Duplicate registrations disqualify every team involved.
- Organising committee members, judges, mentors, and their immediate family are not eligible to compete.
- Participants from the host college may compete but cannot be volunteers or coordinators.
- Each member needs a valid Unstop profile with accurate details.
Team Rules
- Each team has one Team Leader, who is the single point of contact for all communication.
- Team composition is frozen at the end of Round 1.
- Teams may not merge, split or transfer their place to another team.
- Teams may use Unstop's team-matching feature only until registration closes.
Structure & Submissions
The hackathon consists of a single comprehensive online judging round followed by the finals.
- Submit your complete project on Unstop: GitHub repo, 3-min demo video, 1-page technical note, and signed AI-use declaration.
- AI tools may be used for assistance, but teams must disclose which tools they used. Entirely AI-generated projects without understanding lead to disqualification.
Any IoT equipment brought by participants is their own responsibility. The college and organizing team will not be responsible for any damage, accidental loss, or mishandling of participant-owned IoT equipment.