Forged In Fire 2026

Not another “make a PPT and call it innovation” hackathon. Forged in Fire 2026 is all about building stuff that actually works — hosted at BPIT, Delhi. Online Round: 21 September 2026 Offline Finale: 29 September 2026 Prize Pool: ₹10,000 Venue: BPIT, Delhi How It Works: Round 1 — Online: Don't have a fully polished product? Who cares. Just show us: Your technical architecture A working demo/prototype What you're building + why it actually matters If your tech is solid and your demo works, you're through to the offline round. No unnecessary 50-slide pitch deck energy. Round 2 — Offline Finale: Qualified? Now you're in the fire. Come to BPIT on 29 September, build further, break things, fix them, and ship your final solution. And yes — every team that qualifies gets a FREE n8n account to use during the offline round. Pick Your Battle: n8n Sponsored Track: Automate everything. Build crazy-good workflows using n8n — AI automation, agentic workflows, integrations, data pipelines, autonomous processes, whatever you can cook up. If it involves AI + automation + workflows, you're probably cooking. Agentic Track: Chatbots are cool. Agents are cooler. Build systems that can actually think → plan → use tools → take action. Multi-agent systems, coding agents, research agents, AI assistants, agent orchestration, autonomous systems — go wild. Open Innovation: No box. No predefined problem. Got an idea that doesn't fit the other tracks? Build it. FinTech, Cybersecurity, Web3, EdTech, HealthTech, AI, DevTools, Sustainability, IoT — whatever problem you wanna solve. If it's innovative and actually works, we wanna see it. Team Rules: Inter-college teams? YES. Different branches/specializations? YES. Mix your skills. Build together. Pick one track for your project. Your project should be your team's work. Open-source tools, APIs, frameworks, etc. are allowed. Don't pull a Ctrl+C → Ctrl+V on someone else's project. Plagiarism = instant L. Online round requires a working demo + technical architecture. Qualifying teams must attend the offline finale at BPIT. Judges will evaluate tech, architecture, innovation, execution, impact & demo. Judges' decision is final. What's in It for You?: ₹10,000 Prize Pool Goodies for participants + winners FREE FOOD during the offline round FREE n8n account for every team that qualifies Build with other cracked builders TL;DR: 21 SEPT → Build + Show us your tech online. You qualify → FREE n8n account 29 SEPT → Pull up to BPIT Build. Break. Fix. Ship. WIN ₹10,000 + goodies + bragging rights. Don't overthink it: You don't need a perfect product. You just need something that works, has a solid technical backbone, and makes us go: “Okay… these guys are cooking.”