Now openHackathon registrations are live. Hackathon · 27 September 2026.Register now
Polyinnovae AIPolyinnovae AI
Polyinnovae AI Hackathon

Build. Compete. Win lucrative prizes.

An individual hackathon with a ₹3 Lakh+ prize pool, an always-open application, a pre-screening round, and the hackathon on 27 September 2026. Qualifiers earn a place in the 1-year fellowship — a PPO with partner companies and a ₹20 Lakh+ Annual Salary Opportunity. Log in with your college email to see the full details and register.

Hackathon · 27 September 2026College email requiredIndividual · no teams
What's on the line

Win big — then get hired.

₹3 Lakh+
Hackathon prize pool
For top performers in the qualifiers
PPO
Pre-Placement Offers
With partner companies
₹20 Lakh+
Annual Salary Opportunity
With partners, via the 1-year fellowship
How it runs

Four stages, one shot to stand out.

01

Register & apply

Sign up with your college email and submit your application — one Vercel link with your picture, a 1-min intro video, your resume, and a 100-word write-up. Open anytime.

02

Pre-screening

The problem statement opens 12:00 PM IST · Thu 24 Sep — build your solution and submit its Vercel link by 5:30 PM IST · Fri 25 Sep.

03

Hackathon

The main event — 27 September 2026. Build, compete, win.

04

Fellowship

Top performers win the prize pool and earn the 1-year fellowship — PPO and a ₹20 Lakh+ Annual Salary Opportunity.

On the ground

Where builders show up.

Students gathered around a laptop on prototype day
A packed hall of students building at the hackathon
Students and mentors at the event
A team collaborating together
Our partners

Backed by leading institutions.

Premium and flagship partners across the US and India open Polyinnovae AI to their students.

University of Texas logo
Premium Partner

University of Texas

United States

NMIT Bangalore logo
Flagship Partner

NMIT Bangalore

India

Eligibility

Open to partner colleges — everyone else, we'll review.

Registrations are open to partner colleges. Not a partner college yet? Register and we'll review your interest.Not sure if your college is a partner? Register for the hackathon anyway and we'll review — or ask your college to become a partner.