WINNOVX Hackfest 2026: ₹50,000 48-Hour National Student Hackathon — Frequently Asked Questions

The organisers have put up a cash prize pool of ₹50,000, which is shared among the winning teams. Awards of up to ₹50,000 are on offer depending on how a team places. Because this is a competition, the money comes as prize money rather than as a grant or an investment.

The hackathon runs on 12 and 13 June 2026, giving participants a 48-hour window to build. Registration stays open until 12 June 2026, so you need to be signed up on or before that date. Venue and detailed schedule information reaches you after registration.

Any student enrolled at an Indian college or university can participate, regardless of the discipline they are studying. Engineering, science, design, commerce and other streams are all welcome — there is no branch-wise restriction.

No. You can sign up on your own or as a pre-formed team, and the organisers have not specified a team size. Teams may also be built across departments and across institutions, so you are not limited to classmates from your own college.

Three parameters decide the outcome: innovation, technical execution and impact. Teams are expected to develop working prototypes over the 48-hour sprint, and the strongest entries take prizes from the ₹50,000 pool.

No. WINNOVX Hackfest 2026 is a competition, not an investor. Winners receive cash prizes and are not asked to hand over any stake or ownership in what they build.

Neither is required. Eligibility is based on being a student at an Indian college or university, so company registration, DPIIT recognition and MSME status do not come into the picture.

Registrations are handled through the Internshala competitions page for the hackathon at https://internshala.com/competitions/winnovx-hackfest-2026/. Complete the process as an individual or as a team before 12 June 2026, which is the cut-off date.

The exact venue and the detailed schedule are shared with participants after they register, rather than being published upfront. The fixed detail is the event window — the 48-hour sprint takes place on 12–13 June 2026.

Stanley College of Engineering & Technology for Women runs the hackathon, which is described as a national-level, multi-disciplinary event, while registrations are managed through the Internshala competitions platform.