hackFront India is a 20-week innovation league spanning 5 cities and 8 frontiers. Six weeks of structured mentorship. A 24 hour national hackathon at IIIT Delhi (21st & 22nd November 2026). An outcomes pipeline that routes top builders to jobs, internships, and incubation seats. A production pilot at the finish line, not a participation certificate.
Building Bharat's Innovation Decade. A National Dialogue on Talent, Technology and Entrepreneurship.
A closed-door national dialogue at the Constitution Club of India. Members of Parliament, Vice Chancellors, CXOs, government officials, and startup founders gathered in one room to shape the agenda for India's builder decade. The conversation that started hackFront India.
We have conducted 15 Campus Days and 3 Neo4j activities so far. Instead of redirecting to external links, experience the photos, keynotes, live prototypes, and builder energy directly right here.
Over 90 student innovators and faculty at Sri Ram Group of Colleges participating in AI prompt design and the hackFront league challenge.
Vasundhara Shukla (Developer Advocate APAC, Neo4j) engaging participants on the IIIT Delhi campus.
Deepti Bahel sharing mentorship on building high-conviction tech careers and impactful AI products.
Student builders and developer teams writing live GraphRAG algorithms during the Pune build sprint.
Sunil Kumar (CTO, Where U Elevate) live with 500+ builders decoding real industry problem statements.
National launch stage at the Constitution Club of India featuring Members of Parliament, Vice Chancellors, CXOs, and founders.
Deans and VCs discussing hands-on student participation across Bareilly, Aligarh, Greater Noida, and Dehradun.
Over 90 student innovators and faculty at Sri Ram Group of Colleges participating in AI prompt design and the hackFront league challenge.
Vasundhara Shukla (Developer Advocate APAC, Neo4j) engaging participants on the IIIT Delhi campus.
Deepti Bahel sharing mentorship on building high-conviction tech careers and impactful AI products.
Student builders and developer teams writing live GraphRAG algorithms during the Pune build sprint.
Sunil Kumar (CTO, Where U Elevate) live with 500+ builders decoding real industry problem statements.
National launch stage at the Constitution Club of India featuring Members of Parliament, Vice Chancellors, CXOs, and founders.
Deans and VCs discussing hands-on student participation across Bareilly, Aligarh, Greater Noida, and Dehradun.
Vasundhara Shukla presenting Neo4j Graph Builder and GraphRAG to a packed audience of student builders in Bengaluru.
GLA University builders building edge-AI prototypes with Uno Q microcontroller hardware.
100+ young engineers building real-time embedded systems in a packed workshop at KIET University.
Kaustubh Darekar (Senior Engineering Lead, Persistent Systems) breaking down graph vector indexing and persistent agent memory.
120+ attendees at DBS Global University exploring physical computing, smart sensors, and Arduino hardware AI.
A packed auditorium shaping the mandate for 14 Campus Days, 3 Neo4j Sprints, and the National Finale.
Vasundhara Shukla presenting Neo4j Graph Builder and GraphRAG to a packed audience of student builders in Bengaluru.
GLA University builders building edge-AI prototypes with Uno Q microcontroller hardware.
100+ young engineers building real-time embedded systems in a packed workshop at KIET University.
Kaustubh Darekar (Senior Engineering Lead, Persistent Systems) breaking down graph vector indexing and persistent agent memory.
120+ attendees at DBS Global University exploring physical computing, smart sensors, and Arduino hardware AI.
A packed auditorium shaping the mandate for 14 Campus Days, 3 Neo4j Sprints, and the National Finale.
Participant student innovators, developers, and Neo4j mentor Vasundhara Shukla gather for the Delhi build sprint group photograph at IIIT Delhi.
120+ student developers taking the AI Affirmation Pledge and competing in the Single Prompt Challenge at IPEC Ghaziabad.
Keynote presentation at DataPhi AI Pune on GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, and persistent agent architectures.
Team CAPYBARAS & DEV BROS awarded cash prizes, Sarvam AI credits, and 50+ Neo4j credits for top-performing prototypes.
The inaugural Campus Day kickoff in Bareilly with hands-on Single Prompt challenges and founder fireside.
Unveiling hackFront India's 20-week innovation league uniting campus innovators with corporate pilots.
Participant student innovators, developers, and Neo4j mentor Vasundhara Shukla gather for the Delhi build sprint group photograph at IIIT Delhi.
120+ student developers taking the AI Affirmation Pledge and competing in the Single Prompt Challenge at IPEC Ghaziabad.
Keynote presentation at DataPhi AI Pune on GraphRAG, knowledge graphs, and persistent agent architectures.
Team CAPYBARAS & DEV BROS awarded cash prizes, Sarvam AI credits, and 50+ Neo4j credits for top-performing prototypes.
The inaugural Campus Day kickoff in Bareilly with hands-on Single Prompt challenges and founder fireside.
Unveiling hackFront India's 20-week innovation league uniting campus innovators with corporate pilots.
From 14 campuses and 3 regional tech sprints, the top 200 qualifying teams advance to the live national stage. Real company briefs, live deployment pipelines, and industry jury panels.
This isn't a hackathon. It's a season.
Twenty weeks across five cities. Four phases that compound on each other, with outcomes built into every stage. You enter as a student. You leave as a builder with proof of what you delivered and a pathway for what comes next.
Four weeks of cohort mentorship built around real industry briefs. You arrive at the hackathon prepared, not guessing.
A 24 hour in-person hackathon at IIIT Delhi (21st & 22nd November 2026). Real problem statements, judged by the companies that wrote them.
Top teams are referred directly to incubators, innovation labs, and early stage investors. Your prototype is the brief.
Finalist builders enter a direct hiring pipeline with companies that tracked their work across the league. No cold applications.
Built by women. Judged on the work.
The Women Track is a dedicated league inside hackFront India for all women teams. Same themes. Same problem statements. Same judging bar. Its own prizes, so the teams that build the strongest prototypes get recognised for exactly that. Over 200 all women teams have already registered. The next one could be yours.
Every member of the team is a woman. Teams of 2 to 5.
Register as usual, pick your theme, complete the cohort and build on your theme's problem statement. All women teams are considered for the Women Track automatically.
Three phases. Twenty weeks. One outcome pipeline at the end of it.
Problem briefs from industry. Teams pick a theme, study the space, and ship a diagnosis deck.
Build, test, and ship a functional solution reviewed by the companies that set the brief.
Performance from the hackathon activates the outcomes pipeline. Top teams move into hiring, incubation, and R&D tracks.
Solo or as a team of up to 4.
Choose from 8 innovation themes.
Six weeks of structured curriculum with domain mentors.
Ship a working prototype. Qualify for the National Finale.
24 hour hackathon at IIIT Delhi (21st & 22nd Nov 2026). Top 200 only.
Top builders enter the incubation and hiring pipeline.
Pick the theme that fits how you build. Each one comes with real industry problem briefs, domain mentors, and a sponsor company actively reviewing your work.
Build the next generation of AI agents, LLM-powered applications, and developer productivity tools. Work on real integration challenges across APIs, production-grade AI systems, and platforms that developers actually ship with.
Build solutions that protect systems, identities, and data at India's scale. Work on threat detection pipelines, fraud prevention layers, digital identity frameworks, and secure infrastructure that holds up under real-world pressure.
Build applications and platforms that make connectivity faster, smarter, and more accessible. Work on 5G use cases, network optimization, OSS/BSS platforms, and solutions that bring reliable connectivity to underserved regions.
Build the financial infrastructure that India's next billion users will depend on. Work across digital payments, lending platforms, wealth tech, and regtech solutions that make finance faster, fairer, and more accessible.
For builders who refuse to stay in one lane. Work on cross-domain challenges that blend multiple technologies, tackle frontier problems without a defined playbook, and ship experiments that push the boundaries of what Indian builders can produce.
Build the technology that powers India's shift to electric and autonomous mobility. Work on EV systems, battery management, autonomous driving components, and smart mobility platforms that redefine how India moves.
Build hardware and software solutions for India's clean energy transition. Work on renewable energy systems, energy monitoring platforms, resource optimization tools, and circular technology that closes the loop on waste and consumption.
Build the deep technology that powers India's space ambitions and defence capabilities. Work on satellite systems, drone platforms, sensor fusion algorithms, and defence hardware that operates at the frontier of what Indian engineering can produce.
One card per prize. Explore national main league trophies, track rewards, hardware kits, and Sarvam AI build credits.
The Leadership Forum brought together voices from industry, academia, government, and India's startup ecosystem. More speakers will join across cohorts, roadshows, and the national finale.
Full lineup announced shortly · Subsequent events to follow
We are onboarding campus partners, student chapters, and individual ambassadors across India. Tell us where you are from and we will take it from there.
Host a campus roadshow, anchor a regional cohort, or bring your institution into the league as an official academic partner. We handle the program. You bring the builders.
Bring your team, join a cohort, or become a campus ambassador for hackFront India. Register early to secure priority cohort access.
Turn your ideas into real-world solutions with hackFront India. Build your prototype, showcase what you've created, and take your innovation to the next level.
