🇮🇳Hackathons in Chennai in 2026
Chennai is hosting 50 hackathons in 2026, with a combined prize pool of $38K across Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering Students.
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Hackathons
50
Avg Prize
$1K
Organizers
38
Friday, August 21, 2026
Ongoing
Hack Fusion 2026
In Person
Aug 2 – Aug 29, 2026Chennai Institute of TechnologyChennai, India$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Pasumai Hackathon
Online
Aug 5 – Sep 9, 2026SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, ChennaiOnline$300
Climate Tech
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
SN1PHERS 3.0: Capture The Flag(CTF)
In Person
Aug 5 – Aug 22, 2026St.Joseph's Institute of Technology (STJIT), ChennaiChennai, India
Cybersecurity
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
Manufacture Your Dream: RC Car Building and Racing
In Person
Aug 7 – Sep 20, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Edtech
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
WE Hack 5.0
In Person
Aug 11 – Sep 6, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
IoT (Internet of Things)
Ongoing
DevJams'26
In Person
Aug 11 – Aug 27, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Edtech
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
What The Flag
In Person
Aug 11 – Sep 16, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Cybersecurity
Edtech
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
Celestia 2.0
In Person
Aug 11 – Sep 17, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
Battlecode
In Person
Aug 11 – Sep 16, 2026Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), VelloreVellore, India
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students
Ongoing
Mirage CTF 2.0
In Person
Aug 12 – Sep 8, 2026Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (AVV), ChennaiChennai, India$240
Cybersecurity
Cloud Computing
Edtech
Ongoing
AUREX'26 - Classical Tamil's First Lingual Tech Hackathon
In Person
Aug 14 – Sep 24, 2026Central Institute of Classical Tamil CICTChennai, India$720
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud Computing
Ongoing
Deepsprint Hackathon
In Person
Aug 19 – Aug 23, 2026Chennai Insitute Of TechnologyChennai, India
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Engineering Students