Jāgriti Hacks

Jāgriti Hacks 2026 is a national-level virtual hackathon bringing together India's brightest builders to solve real, hard problems across AI/ML, DevOps & Cloud, and Cybersecurity. Our 15 problem statements — 5 per track — are built for teams who want to ship something technically rigorous: real benchmarks, real failure modes, real adversarial thinking. All updates, round announcements, and mentor support will be shared via our official WhatsApp community — joining is mandatory for all registered participants: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FGS2jlqbEEZEysEkuKLS47 Guidelines: Eligibility: Open to all students and early-career professionals across India — undergraduate, postgraduate, and recent graduates. Team size: Exactly 4 members (fixed — no smaller or larger teams accepted). Gender requirement: Every team must include at least 1 female participant. Teams not meeting this at registration are not eligible to compete. Inter-college teams: Allowed — team members do not need to be from the same college/university. Inter-specialization teams: Allowed — members from different specializations/branches (e.g. CS, ECE, IT) can team up. Track & problem statement selection: Each team selects one track (AI/ML, DevOps & Cloud, or Cybersecurity) and one problem statement from that track at registration. Number of problem statements: 15 total — 5 per track. Format: 100% virtual, multi-round. Duration of rounds: Round 1 (PPT Submission): 26 Sept, 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM IST Round 2 (Coding Sprint): 26 Sept, 5:30 PM – 27 Sept, 12:00 PM IST (~18.5 hours) Live Demo & Technical Evaluation: 27 Sept, 12:00 PM – 28 Sept, 1:00 AM IST Final Refinement Window (Top 20 only): 28 Sept, 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM IST Final Demo & PPT Presentation: 28 Sept, after 6:00 PM IST Winners Announced: 29 Sept, 10:00 AM IST Rules: Team composition is locked once Round 1 (PPT) is submitted — no swapping members after that point. Each participant may be part of only one team for the duration of the event. All code must be written during the official Round 2 coding window — projects substantially built before this window will be disqualified. Refinements made during the Final Refinement Window must build on the original Round 2 submission — not a new project. Incomplete submissions (missing repo, video, or deck) at any stage deadline will be disqualified. Plagiarized or undisclosed pre-existing code leads to disqualification. Submissions that don't address the selected problem statement will be disqualified. Organizers, judges, and mentors (and their immediate teams/companies) are not eligible to participate. Women in Tech Award: Open only to all-women teams (all 4 members female) — awarded to the highest-scoring all-women team independent of overall placement..