Opportunity brief
FORGEX AI 2026 – National Level 24-Hour Hackathon is an exciting platform for college and university students to collaborate, innovate, and develop technology-driven solutions to real-world challenges. Participants will compete in teams and transform their ideas into functional prototypes within an intensive 24-hour development period.
Eligibility
- Open to students from colleges and universities.
- Participants must carry a valid college/university ID card.
- Teams must consist of 2 to 4 members.
- Inter-college teams are allowed, encouraging collaboration among students from different institutions.
- Inter-specialization/inter-department teams are allowed.
Domains
Participants can develop solutions in the following domains:
- Generative AI & Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Cloud Computing
- Web & App Development
Competition Format & Process
- The hackathon will be conducted over 24 hours.
- Problem statements will be revealed at the beginning of the hackathon.
- Teams will select or work on the problem statement assigned/provided during the event.
- Participants will ideate, design, develop, test, and demonstrate their solutions during the official hackathon period.
- The event will conclude with a final project presentation and live demonstration before the jury.
️ Rules & Guidelines
- Development should primarily take place during the official hackathon duration.
- Participants may use open-source libraries, APIs, datasets, and publicly available tools, with proper attribution.
- AI tools and APIs are permitted; however, participants must understand and clearly explain their implementation.
- Any pre-existing code used must be disclosed and should comply with the organizers' guidelines.
- Projects must be original and developed by the participating team.
- Plagiarism, copying another team's work, or presenting a previously completed project as a new submission is strictly prohibited.
- Teams must respect intellectual property, copyright, privacy, and ethical technology practices.
- Participants must bring their own laptop, charger, and junction/extension box.
Judging Criteria
Projects will be evaluated based on Innovation & Creativity, Technical Implementation, Problem Relevance, Impact & Scalability, User Experience, Quality of Prototype, and Presentation & Demonstration.
- Date: September 22–23, 2026
- Duration: 24 Hours (11:00 AM to 11:00 AM)
- Venue: Convention Hall, ESEC, Perundurai, Erode
FORGEX AI 2026 is more than a competition—it's an opportunity to build, innovate, collaborate, and forge the future!