Opportunity brief
Signal Quest – IEEE SPS Hackathon 2026
- Register through: https://signal-quest-drab.vercel.app/
Guidelines
Eligibility
- The hackathon is open to Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students.
- Students from all engineering branches/specializations are eligible to participate.
- Participants may register individually or participate as a team.
- Each team can consist of a maximum of 4 members.
- Inter-college teams are allowed.
- Inter-specialization/branch teams are allowed.
Hackathon Format
- This is a 10-hour offline hackathon.
- Date: 26 September 2026
- Time: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Venue: CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
- Teams will identify a problem and develop an innovative technology-based solution during the hackathon.
- Participants will be required to demonstrate and present their solution to the judging panel.
Challenge Tracks
Participants can work on a solution under any one of the following tracks:
- Speech & Audio AI
- Computer Vision
- Biomedical Signals
- AI & Machine Learning
- Wireless & IoT
- Sustainable Technologies
- Open Innovation
- Embedded Systems
Problem Statements
- Participants will work on one problem statement/project during the hackathon.
- The problem statement should align with one of the listed challenge tracks.
- Teams are expected to develop a practical and innovative solution addressing the selected problem.
Evaluation
Projects will be evaluated by the judging panel based on factors including:
- Innovation and originality
- Problem relevance
- Technical implementation
- Feasibility
- Practical impact
- Quality of the prototype/demo
- Presentation and explanation of the solution
Rules
- Each team can have a maximum of 4 participants.
- Participants from different colleges and different engineering branches/specializations can form a team.
- Each participant should be registered with the correct details on the Unstop registration form.
- A participant should be associated with only one team.
- Teams must work on a solution corresponding to one of the official challenge tracks.
- The submitted solution should be the original work of the participating team.
- Plagiarism, unauthorized copying, or misrepresentation of another team's work may result in disqualification.
- Teams must complete and present their solution within the allotted 10-hour hackathon duration.
- Teams must be prepared to demonstrate their prototype/solution to the judges.
- Participants are expected to follow the instructions and code of conduct communicated by the organizing committee.
- Any form of misconduct or violation of the hackathon guidelines may lead to disqualification.
- The decision of the judges and organizing committee regarding evaluation, ranking, and winners will be final and binding.
- The organizing committee reserves the right to make necessary changes to the event schedule, format, or guidelines and communicate them to registered participants.
Registration
- Registration Deadline: 20 September 2026
- Hackathon Date: 26 September 2026
- Team Size: 1–4 participants
- Mode: Offline
- Venue: CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
- Register through: https://signal-quest-drab.vercel.app/
Prizes
The hackathon features a total prize pool of ₹14,000.
Participants also get an opportunity to collaborate, build real-world solutions, showcase their technical skills, and interact with experts from the field.