Kaya AI IIT India Hackathon 2026
Pays a ₹3,50,000 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to Indian students, developers and tech enthusiasts who build AI, IoT or enterprise solutions in a virtual hackathon.
The hackathon ran fully virtually over about a month, with entrants registering and submitting through Devpost; this round is now closed and Kaya has not yet published a winner list. Prizes are paid entirely in cash, with no equity taken from participants.
The hackathon is themed around IoT, machine learning/AI, and enterprise applications, open to Indian students, developers and tech enthusiasts working solo or in teams. Submissions are judged on creativity, technical execution and impact.
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