HackIndore 4.0 – 24‑Hour National Hackathon

The Department of Information Technology, SGSITS, is organizing HackIndore 4.0, a 24-hour National Hackathon that brings together students from diverse academic backgrounds to design, build, and demonstrate technology-driven solutions to real-world challenges. The event provides participants with an opportunity to apply their technical knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving skills to develop practical solutions within a competitive hackathon environment.

The hackathon is designed as an intensive, hands-on building experience where participants will identify challenges, develop innovative approaches, create functional prototypes, and present their solutions within a limited timeframe. Teams will work on real-world problem statements across multiple technology domains, supported by mentors and evaluated by an expert panel of judges.

Building on the success of HackIndore 3.0, the 4th edition introduces a continuous 24-hour development experience, challenging teams to transform their ideas into working prototypes through collaboration, rapid development, and effective execution under real hackathon conditions.

Event Details:

• Event Name: HackIndore 4.0
• Organized by: Department of Information Technology, SGSITS
• Mode: Offline (Final Round) | Online Screening (Round 1)
• Venue: Shri G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore
• Registration Fee: ₹360 per team
• Hackathon Dates: 27th–28th September 2026

Purpose of the Event:

The primary objective of HackIndore 4.0 is to provide an intensive platform where students can transform ideas into practical technology solutions. The event will help participants:

• Strengthen their problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Enhance their technical, creative, and design capabilities
• Collaborate effectively and develop solutions under tight deadlines
• Gain hands-on experience in building and demonstrating functional prototypes
• Develop the ability to present technical solutions clearly and convincingly

Themes:

Participants can explore diverse domains, real-world challenges, and emerging areas of technology across the following themes:

• Agentic AI & Intelligent Systems: Building AI-powered solutions that can understand, reason, make decisions, and perform tasks with minimal human intervention.
• Cybersecurity: Developing solutions that protect individuals, organizations, and digital systems from cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• FinTech: Creating technology-driven solutions that address modern financial needs, services, and challenges.
• Tech for Life: Using technology to address challenges in healthcare, accessibility, safety, wellbeing, and everyday life.
• Robotics & Physical Computing: Building technologies that interact with the physical world, including robots, electronic systems, and hardware-based solutions.
• Smart Cities, Mobility & Infrastructure: Developing solutions that improve urban transportation, public infrastructure, essential services, and the way cities function.
• Everyday India – Daily Social Problems: Solving everyday problems faced by people across India through practical, affordable, and scalable technology.
• Open Innovation: Exploring solutions to problems and opportunities across diverse domains, with the freedom to innovate beyond the defined themes.

Problem Statements Releasing on 8th September 2026  10:00 PM.

• Note: Shortlisted teams must develop and demonstrate their prototype on-site during the 24-hour offline hackathon.
• The core solution must be developed during the hackathon, and pre-built projects cannot be submitted as final solutions.

Eligibility:

• Open to all students currently enrolled in undergraduate programs, irrespective of discipline.
• Each participant must carry a valid Identity Proof/Student ID for verification.
• Registrations are open to inter-college, inter-branch, and inter-university teams.

Event Rounds:

• Idea Submission (Online Screening): Participants will submit a detailed presentation outlining their understanding of the problem, proposed solution, methodology, innovation, and feasibility.
• 24-Hour Offline Hackathon: The top 30 shortlisted teams will report to the SGSITS campus and develop a working prototype during 24 continuous hours of intensive building and collaboration.
• Final Presentation: Teams will present and demonstrate their completed prototype while explaining their approach, implementation, innovation, and potential real-world impact to the judges.

Judging Criteria:

Projects will be evaluated on:

• Relevance to the problem statement
• Originality and creativity
• Technical approach and quality of execution
• Practicality, feasibility, scalability, and potential impact
• Quality of presentation and demonstration

Rules

• All submissions and solutions must be original.
• The core solution must be developed during the hackathon.
• Submitting existing projects or substantially pre-built solutions, or copying from other sources, will lead to disqualification.
• Participants must bring their own laptops and any hardware required for their solution.
• Participants must comply with all event guidelines and maintain professional and ethical conduct throughout the event.
• Any changes to the rules, schedule, or event format will be communicated to registered participants.

Prizes & Certificates

With a total prize pool of ₹40,000, the top teams will be rewarded for their innovation, technical execution, and overall performance:

• Winner: ₹20,000 cash
• First Runner-Up: ₹12,000 cash
• Second Runner-Up: ₹8,000 cash
• All Finalists: Participation Certificate + Stickers
• All Participants: Participation Certificate

Bring your ideas. Build under pressure. Solve real problems.

HackIndore 4.0 — 24 Hours. One Challenge. Limitless Innovation.