Hackwithaditya
Great builds start before the hackathon
18–20 December 2026·48 hours·On-site, residential
sponsor
Pool
Seven tracks.Plus open innovation.
Every team registers under one theme. Choose the track your prototype fits best — or Open Innovation if it fits none of them. You'll select it in the registration form.
AI for Bharat
AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Telugu and Hindi voice AI, computer vision.
One registration. Two levels.
Free to enter at Level 1 — you only pay if you're shortlisted for the 48-hour build.
- 1
Form your team
4–6 builders. The lead registers everyone at once.
- 2
Submit for Level 1
Free. Send your working prototype for screening.
- 3
Build at Level 2
Shortlisted? Confirm your seat and build for 48 hours.
Prototype screening
- Free — submit your existing working prototype, no card needed
- Teams of 4–6 (team lead + members)
- Screened on problem relevance, prototype credibility, feasibility, clarity and originality
- Ownership verification: a short viva, commit-history and similarity check
Enhancement challenge
- Only shortlisted teams are invited — same registration, no second form
- Pay ₹800 per member and upload the required documents
- 48-hour on-site build against two mandatory enhancements + one optional stretch goal
- Judged live by a technical jury at Aditya University
By invitation · 18–20 December 2026 · Aditya University
Two levels.One road.
Level 1 closes on 25 November, 11:59 p.m. IST. Shortlisted teams pay and upload documents by 9 December, then build on-site for 48 hours. All times IST.
Registration opens
Team registration opens for Level 1 submissions.
Registration opens
Team registration opens for Level 1 submissions.
Level 1 submission closes
Last day to submit your prototype. 11:59 p.m. IST.
Screening & ownership viva
Reviewers score every submission; teams may be called for a short ownership viva.
Screening & ownership viva
Reviewers score every submission; teams may be called for a short ownership viva.
Shortlist announced
Shortlisted teams get a Team ID and unlock Level 2 on the same dashboard.
Payment & documents
Pay ₹800 per member and upload required documents. 11:59 p.m. IST on 9 December.
Payment & documents
Pay ₹800 per member and upload required documents. 11:59 p.m. IST on 9 December.
Optional preparation sessions
Join optional sessions to get ready for the 48-hour build.
Baseline freeze
Your prototype as of this date becomes the baseline the jury measures your enhancements against.
Baseline freeze
Your prototype as of this date becomes the baseline the jury measures your enhancements against.
Arrival & launch
Check-in, then the 48-hour build launches at 5:00 p.m. with the enhancement briefs.
Submissions freeze
Coding ends at 5:00 p.m. Valedictory and moonlight dinner run 6–9 p.m.
Submissions freeze
Coding ends at 5:00 p.m. Valedictory and moonlight dinner run 6–9 p.m.
Everything'scovered.
Your ₹800 per member covers the essentials, so your team can spend all 48 hours building.
Stay & meals
Three days of hostel stay and food on campus.
Event kit
A HackWithAditya t-shirt, plus snacks through the build.
Certificate
A participation certificate for every Level 2 builder.
Mentors & startups
Mentors, startup meetings and a possible 30-day pilot.
Travel to Samalkot / Rajahmundry is on you — shuttles to campus are free.
Venue & travelOn the line.
A total cash prize pool across six judged categories, plus fun awards for the moments that make the weekend. Winners are decided live by the jury at Aditya University.
Cash prizes, split across the categories below.
From engineering to user impact
Night Owl, Best Duck and more
48 hours on-site, ending with a top-8 finalist showcase and four-minute demos.
Overall Winners
Top teams across all themes.
Strongest Engineering
Best technical execution and architecture.
Best User Impact
The most meaningful real-world value for users.
Hardware Innovation
Best use of hardware and embedded systems.
Best Women-Led Team
Strongest team led by a woman.
Community Choice
Voted for by fellow participants.
Level 1 is free. Get shortlisted and compete on-site at Aditya University, 18–20 December 2026.
Register your teamMeet the room.Find your next move.
Meet the companies and startups in the room — and maybe your next opportunity.
Startup Discovery Walk
Walk through startup booths on Friday afternoon.
Hiring & Mentoring Partners Wall
Meet the companies supporting HackWithAditya.
Roles Board
Open roles and internships shared by partner companies.
Reverse Pitches
Startups pitch problems they'd like student teams to help solve.
Startup Talent Walk
A chance for standout teams to connect directly with founders.
The weekend, off the clock.
Fun events are optional and carry no scoring advantage. The build hall stays open for all 48 hours.
Anytime
Hackathon Bingo
A bingo card of hackathon moments to collect over the weekend.
QR Quest
A campus-wide scavenger hunt in QR codes.
Fun Zone
A space to unwind between builds.
Challenges
Rubber Duck Challenge
Explain your bug to a rubber duck before you explain it to a human.
Debug Relay
A team relay race against a stack of deliberately broken code.
Mentors vs Students Quiz
A lighthearted quiz pitting mentors against participants.
After dark
Open Mic
Saturday evening open mic for anyone who wants the stage.
Midnight Maggi & Stargazing
Late-night noodles and a look at the night sky.
Moonlight Dinner
The closing dinner under the stars on Sunday evening.
Backed bythe builders.
HackWithAditya 2026 is sponsored by Oracle Academy. Further sponsor tiers will be announced separately.
Further sponsor tiers will be announced separately.
Getting there.
Free shuttles run from Samalkot and Rajahmundry railway stations on 18 December, and back on 21 December.
On-site, residential
The build runs fully on campus at Aditya University for all 48 hours.
Travel cost
Travel to and from the venue is the participant's responsibility, unless support is separately approved.
Everything you need to know.
Still stuck after reading these? The help-desk contact will be announced soon.
Any currently enrolled college or university student in India. Teams can include students from different colleges.
Your team. Your code. Your moment.
Level 1 is free. Assemble 4–6 builders and register in under five minutes.