AI for Bharat Hackathon 2026 – Build AI Solutions for India's Real Problems

AI for Bharat Hackathon 2026 India faces problems that global, off-the-shelf AI solutions often fail to solve - language diversity, rural access gaps, agricultural unpredictability, and healthcare reach. This hackathon challenges participants to build AI-powered solutions tailored to real Indian contexts. Theme Tracks Regional Language AI (voice, translation, low-resource NLP) AgriTech (crop advisory, pest detection, yield prediction) Rural Healthcare Access (diagnostics, telemedicine tools) Smart Public Transport & Civic Infrastructure Financial Inclusion (rural banking, fraud detection, micro-credit) EligibilityOpen to students (undergraduate & postgraduate) and early-career professionals. Only Individual participation allowed for final submission. Format Stage 1: Idea/PPT submission (shortlisting round) Stage 2: 24–36 hour build sprint (online) Stage 3: Final presentation & live demo to judges Rules Use of open-source datasets, public APIs, and pre-trained models is allowed and encouraged Code must be original and built during the hackathon window (prior ideation is fine) Plagiarism or use of pre-built products will lead to disqualification All submissions must include a working prototype/demo + GitHub repo + 2-min explainer video Judging Criteria Innovation & relevance to Indian context (25%) Technical implementation (25%) Feasibility/scalability (20%) UI/UX & presentation (15%) Social impact potential (15%) Prizes Winner: ₹1000 Runner-up: ₹700 Best Use of AI for Social Good: ₹500 Winning Certificate