Opportunity brief
NEXT STATION 2026 is a problem-solving hackathon focused on creativity, technology, innovation, and practical thinking.
Participants will get the opportunity to work on real-world challenges and develop innovative, technology-driven solutions that address meaningful problems.
The hackathon will feature 3 challenge tracks, with the complete problem statements and track details being revealed at a later stage.
Whether you are a developer, designer, researcher, or problem solver, NEXT STATION 2026 is an opportunity to transform ideas into practical solutions.
Participation:
- Team Size: 1–3 members per team
- Open to participants from across India
- Participants may register individually or as a team
- Each participant can be part of only one team
- Teams will work on one of the challenge tracks revealed by the organizers
Guidelines & Rules:
- Participants must provide accurate information during registration.
- All submitted work must be original and created by the participating team.
- Plagiarism, copied projects, or unauthorized use of another participant's work will result in disqualification.
- Teams must follow the requirements and constraints specified for their respective challenge track.
- Each team is responsible for submitting its work within the deadlines communicated by the organizers.
- Participants may use publicly available tools, frameworks, libraries, datasets, and APIs unless restricted by the challenge guidelines.
- The use of AI-assisted development tools is permitted unless otherwise specified in the challenge rules. Participants should be able to explain and demonstrate their submitted work.
- Teams must ensure that their submission is functional, accessible, and available for evaluation when required.
- Any attempt to manipulate the evaluation process, leaderboard, submissions, or event systems may lead to disqualification.
- The organizers reserve the right to verify submissions and request clarification or demonstrations from participating teams.
- The organizers' decision regarding eligibility, rule violations, and qualification will be final.
- Detailed challenge requirements, evaluation criteria, timelines, and subsequent-stage instructions will be communicated through the official event channels.
Challenge Tracks:
- There will be 3 distinct challenge tracks.
- The tracks and their respective problem statements will be revealed later.
- Further information regarding the hackathon process, evaluation, prizes, timelines, and track-specific requirements will be announced through official event updates.
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