How to Apply for Digital India Hackathon 2026 — ₹2,50,000 Prize Pool at SNIST Hyderabad

Selection runs through a short set of stages:

• Tech abstract submission — teams register and file a tech abstract for evaluation. The cut-off for this is July 5, 2026.
• Shortlisting — the submitted abstracts are reviewed, and the teams that clear this round are invited to the event.
• Build phase — shortlisted teams develop their prototypes during the hackathon, which runs from July 9 to July 11, 2026.
• Presentation and judging — teams present their prototypes and are assessed against the judging criteria, which are shared upon registration.

The exact judging parameters are not published in the listing, so teams should expect to receive them after they complete registration.