Opportunity brief
Tek-Qubit: Women of Impact 2026 is back with its second season, celebrating the next generation of women technologists across India! An exclusive, women-only hackathon by Tekion, this is your opportunity to push boundaries, think boldly, and create innovative solutions for real-world challenges in the automotive retail industry.
As the innovator behind the industry's first AI-native retail platform, Tekion brings you an opportunity to experience technology, creativity, and problem-solving at the intersection of innovation and impact.
More than just a hackathon, Tek-Qubit is your platform to showcase your technical skills, transform ideas into meaningful solutions, and stand out as a future-ready technologies.
Ready to make an impact? Join Tek-Qubit: Women of Impact 2026 and be part of the next wave of innovation!
Eligibility:
Open to women students in the final year of B.Tech/B.E., across all specializations enrolled in any Indian institution.
Team Formation Rules
- Women students must form a team of 2–3 members before the registration window closes.
- Cross-specialisation teams are eligible.
- Cross-college teams are not eligible.
- One participant cannot be part of more than one team.
- Team modification after registration is not allowed.
Competition Structure:
Stage 1: Online Assessment
All the registered teams will then go through a 90-minute online assessment designed to evaluate the technical and problem-solving skills of women students of Engineering Colleges.
Theme Briefing Webinar
A briefing webinar will be conducted by Team Tekion, offering students the opportunity to interact with Tekion's engineering leaders. Students can clarify doubts, understand the problem themes, and receive guidance on 'how to structure' their ideas.
Stage 2: Ideation Phase
After the webinar, teams will begin working on their idea submission based on the themes discussed.
- Teams need to choose 1 of the use cases.
- Submissions should be in PPT/PPTX format, not exceeding 6 slides.
- Shortlisted teams will move forward to the prototype submission Phase.
- Shortlisted teams will be required to present their ideas in front of the Tekion Jury panel.
Stage 3: Prototype Submissions
Shortlisted teams will be building a fully functional prototype of their proposed solution.
- Teams will have to build and refine their working model.
- Prototypes must be demo-ready.
- Teams will present their prototype to a jury during the Semi-Finals.
The top-performing teams will move forward to the Grand Finale.
Stage 4: Semi-Finals
All semi-finalist teams will be invited to present their fully functional prototypes to the Tekion jury. Based on these presentations, the Top teams will qualify for the Grand Finale.
Stage 5: Grand Finale
The Top teams shortlisted from the Semi-Finals will present their solutions to Tekion's Executive Team at the Grand Finale.
Rewards and Prizes:
- The Winners will be awarded with a cash prize of ₹3,00,000/-
- The 1st Runner-Up will be awarded with a cash prize of ₹2,00,000/-
- The 2nd Runner-Up will be awarded with a cash prize of ₹1,00,000/-
- PPIs - All finalists will be rewarded with Pre-Placement interview opportunities.