Build what
matters.
HackIGNISIA 2026 brings together students, developers, designers, and innovators from across India to build technology-driven solutions for real-world challenges.
More than a hackathon.
A platform to build.
HackIGNISIA 2026 is a national online AI & Innovation Hackathon bringing together students, developers, designers, and innovators from across India to build solutions for real-world challenges.
Participants will work in teams, explore emerging technologies, learn from mentors, and turn ideas into working prototypes. The focus is not only on building fast, but on building something meaningful.
Whether you are an experienced developer or participating in your first hackathon, HackIGNISIA provides a space to experiment, collaborate, learn, and showcase what you can build.
Build for Impact
Solve meaningful problems across AI, emerging technology, education, accessibility, sustainability, and social impact.
Collaborate
Find teammates, exchange ideas, and work alongside builders with different skills and perspectives.
Learn & Connect
Get guidance from mentors, interact with the ecosystem, and learn from fellow participants.
Showcase Your Work
Turn your idea into a working prototype and showcase it to mentors, judges, partners, and the wider community.
Choose a problem.
Build a solution.
Explore problem spaces that encourage participants to think beyond conventional solutions and build technology that matters.
AI & Intelligent Systems
Build intelligent solutions using AI, machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, NLP, or data-driven approaches to solve meaningful real-world challenges.
Emerging Technology
Experiment with Web3, blockchain, cloud, IoT, automation, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies to create practical and innovative products.
Social Impact & Innovation
Use technology to address challenges in education, accessibility, sustainability, healthcare, agriculture, communities, and everyday life.
From registration
to recognition.
Every stage of HackIGNISIA is designed to help participants move from an idea to a meaningful working solution.
Register & join the community
Create your participant account, complete your profile, and get ready to participate in HackIGNISIA 2026.
Find your builders
Build your team, invite teammates, discover new collaborators, and prepare your idea before the hackathon begins.
Build what matters.
Collaborate with your team, attend sessions, connect with mentors, and turn your idea into a working prototype.
Submit your solution
Submit your project, repository, demo, documentation, and required details through the participant dashboard.
Ideas meet evaluation
Projects will be evaluated based on innovation, technical execution, relevance, impact, and overall solution quality.
Celebrate the builders
Winners, standout projects, special recognitions, and participation achievements will be announced after evaluation.
Build something
worth recognising.
Great ideas deserve more than a leaderboard position. HackIGNISIA recognises innovation, execution, impact, and the builders behind meaningful solutions.
The best solutions
deserve the spotlight.
Compete with builders from across India and get the opportunity to showcase your work, receive recognition, and connect with the wider technology ecosystem.
Winner
Recognition for the team delivering an exceptional overall solution combining innovation, execution, and impact.
Runner-Up
Recognition for another standout project demonstrating strong technical execution and meaningful problem solving.
Special Awards
Additional recognitions may be introduced for exceptional ideas, sponsor challenges, innovation, impact, or technical creativity.
More opportunities may be unlocked by our partners.
Sponsor-specific challenges, bounties, tools, credits, and additional rewards may be announced as our ecosystem partners come on board.
Built with
the ecosystem.
HackIGNISIA is powered by organizations, communities, and technology partners who believe in supporting the next generation of builders.
Partner announcements will be updated here as collaborations are officially confirmed.
Technology Partners
Provide developers with APIs, cloud credits, tools, platforms, infrastructure, and technology resources.
Community Partners
Help us reach students, developers, creators, and builders through communities, networks, and collaborative initiatives.
Sponsors & Supporters
Support the event through sponsorships, prizes, bounties, mentorship, resources, or other forms of collaboration.
Want to support the next generation of builders?
Explore sponsorship, technology partnership, community collaboration, mentorship, prizes, and other opportunities with HackIGNISIA 2026.
Questions?
We've got you.
Everything you need to know before joining HackIGNISIA 2026. More event-specific details will be updated as registrations open.
Register for HackIGNISIA →Who can participate in HackIGNISIA?+
HackIGNISIA is designed for students, developers, designers, and innovators interested in building technology-driven solutions. Detailed eligibility requirements will be announced with the registration guidelines.
Is HackIGNISIA online or offline?+
HackIGNISIA 2026 is a national online hackathon. Participants can collaborate with their teammates remotely and submit their projects through the official platform.
Can I participate without a team?+
Participants will be able to form teams through the HackIGNISIA platform. Team formation and maximum team size details will be shared in the official participation guidelines.
What can we build?+
Projects can address real-world problems across areas such as AI, emerging technologies, sustainability, education, accessibility, and social impact.
How will projects be judged?+
Projects are expected to be evaluated on innovation, technical implementation, relevance to the chosen problem, impact, and overall quality of the solution.
Will participants receive certificates?+
Participation and achievement certificates are planned for HackIGNISIA 2026. Exact certificate eligibility and distribution details will be communicated to registered participants.
When is HackIGNISIA 2026?+
HackIGNISIA 2026 is scheduled for 12–13 September 2026.
Have an idea?
Build it.
Join builders from across India and turn your idea into something real.