Hackowasp 8.0 — 36-Hour Hybrid Hackathon with ₹6L Prize Pool — Frequently Asked Questions

The hackathon carries a combined prize pool of ₹6,00,000+, given out as cash prizes to winning teams. On top of the cash, participants receive participation certificates and get networking access to industry mentors and partners. The programme does not publish a track-wise or rank-wise split of the pool, so the ₹6,00,000+ figure is the total across the event.

Registration closes on 17 April 2026. An online-only orientation and team formation session is held the same day, so it makes sense to sort out your team before the hacking window opens on 18 April 2026.

Anyone can enter. Hackowasp 8.0 is open to tech enthusiasts, innovators, students and professionals globally, with no restrictions on background or experience. You do not need DPIIT recognition, MSME registration or a registered company, and there is no requirement to have built in Web3 or cyber security before.

A team can have anywhere between 1 and 5 members, so you can register solo or put together a group of up to five. If you sign up without a full team, the team formation session on 17 April 2026 is where participants get together before the build begins.

There are seven tracks: Web3, Cyber Security, Open Innovation, Healthcare, Economic Growth (SDG-8), Responsible Consumption (SDG-12) and Climate Action (SDG-13). Web3 covers decentralised technology and protocol work, Cyber Security focuses on protecting digital infrastructure, and Open Innovation has no fixed theme for ideas that do not fit the others.

It is a hybrid event, which means you can participate from the Thapar Institute campus in Patiala, Punjab, or join remotely. The orientation and team formation session is online-only, while the opening ceremony, the hacking period and the final presentations all fall on 18 and 19 April 2026.

Submissions are made through DoraHacks and GitHub. Every team has to provide the source code, brief documentation and a 2-minute demo video, and the submission deadline is 19 April 2026.

Judging looks at five things: how innovative the solution is, the impact it can create, its technical complexity, how closely it aligns with the track the team chose, and the quality of the presentation. Final presentations happen on 18 and 19 April 2026 as part of the closing phase.

No. Hackowasp 8.0 is a hackathon competition, not an investment programme. The rewards described are cash prizes from the ₹6,00,000+ pool plus participation certificates, so there is no equity dilution or ownership stake involved.

Registration is a quick online form where you enter your name, email address, phone number and team size. The sign-up is handled through the event's hackathon listing on Unstop, and the deadline to complete it is 17 April 2026.

The application deadline for Hackowasp 8.0 — 36-Hour Hybrid Hackathon with ₹6L Prize Pool is Closed (17 Apr 2026). Deadlines can be revised, so reconfirm on the official source before applying.

Hackowasp 8.0 — 36-Hour Hybrid Hackathon with ₹6L Prize Pool is offered by Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, an academic institution. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.