About the role
24 hours, in person Hackathon. From Bharat to World 🇮🇳→🌍 ## 🚀 Season 5 is cleared for launch.
**TecHacks 5.0** is Season 05 of TecHacks: one **24-hour hackathon, fully in person**, on one stage at Chitkara University, Punjab. Form a crew, pick a track and turn an idea into a working solution in one night, in one room. Learn from mentors, meet like-minded builders and pitch to the judges.
TecHacks is a hacker community committed to inclusive tech literacy, open-source engagement and industry preparedness. Since 2019 we've helped thousands of builders learn, ship and grow. Season 5 is our first international-standard season, with international institution partner **Deakin University**.
It's **free to register**, and first-timers are welcome.
### 🎪 Launch window
- 📅 **15–16 January 2027** · 24 hours · fully in person · no online round
- 📍 Chitkara University, Chandigarh–Patiala National Highway, Rajpura, Punjab
- 👥 Crews of 2–4 (solo? find a crew on our Discord)
- ✅ Open to anyone aged 18+, students and working professionals alike
- 📝 Registrations close **10 January 2027**
### 🛰️ 7 tracks 🏛️ GovTech · 🤖 Robotics & IoT · 🧠 AI Agents · 🩺 Healthcare · 🌾 Agriculture & Sustainability · 🔐 Cybersecurity · 💡 Open Innovation
Problem statements unlock at the opening ceremony.
### 🏆 Payload: prizes worth ₹6 lakh
- 🥇 Winners: ₹3 lakh worth
- 🥈 1st runner-up: ₹2 lakh worth
- 🥉 2nd runner-up: ₹1 lakh worth
**Special missions:** Best First Flight · Best All-Girls Flight Crew · Mission Control's Favourite · Best Space Correspondent
Certificates and goodies for every crew. Food and rest on campus for all 24 hours.
### 🎒 Bring
Laptop, charger, an extension board and a valid ID. Hardware is not provided (sponsored kits only; email hi@techacks.tech to check). Travel is not covered; Chandigarh and Rajpura are the nearest cities.
### 🤝 Season 5 partners International Institution Partner: **Deakin University** · Venue partner: **Chitkara University** · Silver sponsor: **Devfolio**
### 🎵 Soundtrack
**TecHacks Musicals** is the Season 5 album: 7 tracks to hack to, Composed with ❤️ by Aryan Kaushik.
👉 [Listen to TecHacks Musicals](https://tr.ee/HdTN83VPHI)
**More Info at:**
🌐 [techacks.tech](https://techacks.tech) · 💬 [Discord](https://discord.gg/87DfB5tvfm) · ✉️ hi@techacks.tech