Digital India Hackathon 2026
By Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology
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Quick Answer
A national hackathon at SNIST Hyderabad for students and innovators to build tech solutions — ₹2,50,000 prize pool.
- Funding amount
- Up to ₹2.5L
- Funding type
- Competition
- Application deadline
- Closed
- Location
- Open to startups registered in India
Results & next round
Applications for this round closed on 5 July 2026. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this competition
The Digital India Hackathon 2026 is a national-level hackathon hosted by Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology (SNIST) in Hyderabad. Participants are invited to submit tech abstracts and compete over a three-day event to build innovative solutions aligned with the Digital India vision.
Who Should Apply Open to students, developers, and innovators across India. Teams can register with a tech abstract for evaluation.
Format & Timeline The hackathon runs from July 9 to July 11, 2026. Teams must submit their tech abstract by July 5 for shortlisting. Shortlisted teams will build and present their prototypes during the event. Judging criteria and detailed format are provided upon registration.
Prizes Total cash prize pool of ₹2,50,000 for winning teams.
Eligibility Open to Indian participants. Team size and specific eligibility details are not specified in the listing.
How to Apply Register and submit your tech abstract via the official Internshala competition page linked above. Deadline: July 5, 2026.
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Organizers
Sreenidhi Ascend is the entrepreneurship and innovation centre of Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST), a campus in Yamnampet, Ghatkesar, on the edge of Hyderabad. It runs pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration for student, alumni and early-stage founders,…
Learn morePrizes & Awards
- Amount
- Up to ₹2.5L
What You Get
Cash prize money: a ₹2,50,000 consolidated pool distributed across performance metrics to winning teams of the 24-hour offline code sprint, judged across 6 domain tracks centred on resource management, FOSS implementation, smart automation and localised micro-business utilities.
Top performers get direct internship placement pipelines with partner startups, corporate sponsors and scaling ecosystems (bypassing standard recruitment filters), and high-potential builds enter a post-event incubation pipeline to become production-ready tools. Winning teams also receive premium limited-edition merchandise, branded apparel and dev asset packs.
For teams clearing the Top 100 screening, the ₹300-per-participant offline fee covers full campus infrastructure access, mentor routing and all event meals — and is fully waived for the entire roster if the team's referral link drives 10 successful team sign-ups.
How to apply
Four steps from draft to disbursement — one action each.
- 1
Submit on the official portal
Use the official application link and verify all details before final submission.
- 2
Follow up
Reach out 5–7 days after submitting to confirm receipt and ask about the review timeline.
Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
