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MANAGE Hyderabad's national case study contest for MBA students under Krishi Chanakya 2026 — three rounds, with ₹20,000 and ₹15,000 prizes for the top two teams.
A four-stage AI innovation competition run by Accenture for pre-final and final year engineering and science students in India, with prizes worth up to ₹6.8L and an in-person Grand Finale in Bengaluru.
A national online case study contest on sustainability and social impact, run by Krishi Chanakya at MANAGE Hyderabad for MBA students, with ₹35,000 in prize money.
A three-round national product-building hackathon at TIET Patiala with a ₹80,000 prize pool, internship offers for the top three teams, and a 24-hour on-campus build round.
A Unstop content challenge: post a Reel, LinkedIn post or Short promoting Adobe University Hackathon 2026 or TVS Credit E.P.I.C. 8.0 and compete for up to ₹15,000 in cash prizes.
Akanksha is a national business plan competition run by Krishi Chanakya, the annual management festival of MANAGE Hyderabad, and is open to MBA, PGDM and allied management students. Teams of 2–3 from the same institute compete across three rounds for ₹42,500 in cash prizes.
CALL-E is a worldwide, fully online hackathon on Devpost with a prize pool worth ₹9,20,000, inviting developers, designers and founders to build communication, enterprise and machine learning/AI projects by 14 September 2026.
An 8-hour student software hackathon hosted by GHRCEM Nagpur on the theme Intelligent Systems, with a ₹25,000 cash prize pool and a registration deadline of August 19, 2026.
Takshak is a national marketing case study competition from Krishi Chanakya at MANAGE, Hyderabad, inviting MBA students in teams of 2–3 to solve a real brand problem and share a ₹35,000 cash prize pool.
An online sustainability innovation challenge by SIBM Pune's Social Impact Cell, open to student teams of 1–3, with a ₹50,000 cash prize pool.
IIM Bangalore's Venix 2026 hosts this multi-round analytics case contest for teams of two or three, with a combined prize pool of ₹80,000 at stake.
Strategia 2026 is a two-day management fest case study competition run by the Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University, for UG, PG and PhD students across India, with a total prize pool of ₹40,000.
The ninth edition of IEEE UVCE's flagship online hackathon, with a ₹60,000 cash prize pool, a 24-hour build window and national-level recognition for Indian college students. Register individually by 19 August 2026.
A 24-hour offline hackathon at Malla Reddy Deemed to be University, Hyderabad on 22–23 August 2026, with a ₹1,20,000 prize pool. Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students across India.
A 24-hour offline hackathon hosted by Malla Reddy (MR) Deemed to be University, Hyderabad, for student teams of 2–4, with a ₹1,20,000 cash prize pool and a ₹449 per-person registration fee.
A fully online national strategy case competition run by Vingo for students across India — solve real marketplace challenges across three tracks and compete for a ₹30,000 cash pool, internship interviews and certificates.
An online-then-offline ideathon by bits&bytes Noida for students, developers and aspiring founders, with a ₹10,000 cash prize pool and partner benefits worth over ₹15,000.
A free, fully online hackathon from WithAI Research where individuals and teams worldwide build AI and security solutions for email, competing for a ₹1.6L prize pool. Entries close 1 August 2026.
An international innovation and technology challenge hosted by Amity University Uttar Pradesh for undergraduate and postgraduate students, with a ₹2,25,000 cash prize pool, six technology tracks and three rounds including an on-campus Grand Finale.
A national, two-stage student hackathon run by MIT Academy of Engineering (MITAOE), Pune, with a ₹25.88 lakh prize pool, AWS certification vouchers, cloud credits and a Grand Finale at IES 2026 in New Delhi.
Hindustan Unilever's eighth technology case study competition for first-year MBA students in India — ₹6.25 lakh in cash prizes, Unilever mentorship, and a route to pre-placement interviews, an internship and a possible PPO.
A business case contest from IIM Bangalore's dramatics club where student teams of 2 to 4 work out how to revive stage theatre. Run as part of VENIX 2026, with ₹10,000 in prizes.
A hiring-focused hackathon by Unstop and People Matters for TA and HR professionals, with ₹1.5 lakh in cash prizes and a live pitch finale at TechHR India 2026.
A hackathon from IIIT Pune inviting India's students, developers and AI enthusiasts to build interfaces powered by large language models, with a USD $500 (about ₹46,000) prize pool and a submission window of July 28 to August 8, 2026.