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SIMATS Engineering, Chennai hosts a 24-hour prompt-only AI hackathon on 15–16 July 2026 — ₹1,00,000 prize pool.
HACKFINITY 2026 is India's first prompt-exclusive 24-hour AI hackathon, hosted by SIMATS Engineering in Chennai. The event challenges participants to build AI solutions using prompt engineering techniques within a single day.
Who Should Apply Open to students, developers, and AI enthusiasts across India. Teams can be formed on the spot or pre-registered.
Format & Timeline The hackathon runs for 24 hours on July 15–16, 2026. Participants will work on AI prompts and build working prototypes. Judging and winner announcement happen at the end of the event.
Prizes Total cash prize pool of ₹1,00,000 distributed among winning teams.
Eligibility Open to all Indian participants. No specific team size or eligibility restrictions mentioned.
How to Apply Registration is open until the event start date. Apply via the official Internshala competition page linked above.
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What You Get
Winning teams share a ₹1,00,000+ rewards pool made up of cash prizes, special optimization bounties, and tech gadgets. Top performers also get direct exposure to prominent AI founders, startup incubators, and product managers scouting for elite prompt-engineering talent. During the 24-hour sprint, organizers provide fully catered meals, snacks, and collaborative working spaces, and the event is free to participate in. Teams of 2–4 work under a strict prompt-only rule, acting as AI architects who co-create functional MVPs and software using generative AI prompts rather than writing code from scratch.
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Applications for this round closed on 15 July 2026. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by SIMATS Engineering, Chennai. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
