Hacktoberfest × BFIT 2026

A two-day, on-campus tech festival of hackathons, hands-on workshops and speaker sessions, open to every student, tech and non-tech alike. Event Details Dates: 24-25 October 2026 (Saturday and Sunday) Mode: Offline, both days in person Venue: BFIT Campus, Dehradun, Uttarakhand About the event Hacktoberfest × BFIT 2026 is a two-day tech event hosted by BFIT Group of Institutions, Dehradun. It brings students, mentors and industry speakers into one room to learn, build and ship together. The event is for everyone. Whether you write code every day or have never opened a terminal, there is a place for you in a workshop, on a hackathon team, or in the audience of a talk. What happens Workshops: practical, hands-on sessions, from developer tools and AI to design, product and the creative side of tech. Hackathon: teams start in an online round with mentors. Teams that qualify go to the offline finale on campus, where they build, demo and compete for prizes. Speaker sessions: talks, fireside chats and Q&As with founders, engineers and creators sharing real industry experience. How the hackathon works Online round: teams register and work on their ideas online, with guidance from mentors. Qualification: teams that clear the online round are invited to join offline. Offline finale: qualified teams build, demo and compete on campus on 24-25 October. Online round dates will be announced with registrations. Team size 1-4 members per team. You can take part solo or bring up to three teammates. Who can participate Tech students: CS, IT and engineering students who want to build, compete and sharpen their skills. Non-tech students: students from management, design, law, health sciences and other fields who want to learn, pitch and collaborate. Prizes and perks Prizes for the top 10 teams Swag kits for every member of the top 10 teams and for all mentors Certificates of participation for every participant $50+ in free credits across different platforms, for every participant 3 months of ElevenLabs Premium for everyone in the hackathons and workshops Register now and be part of the festival!