Build
Twelve uninterrupted hours with mentors on the floor and nothing else on your calendar.
ONE DAY HACKATHON · 01.10.2026
DATE
01 OCT 2026
DURATION
ONE DAY
VENUE
ESEC CONVENTION CENTER
TRACK
OPEN INNOVATION
T-MINUS TO LAUNCH
CLOCK RUNNING
Why join Botathon
Botathon 2K26 is a one-day build sprint. Teams pick their own problem, ship something that runs, and present it to reviewers the same day. No prior hackathon experience needed — bring a problem you care about and a laptop.
Innovate
One open track. No fixed problem statement — pick the problem you actually want to solve.
Collaborate
Teams of two to four. Cross-department and cross-college teams welcome.
Impact
Reviewers weigh relevance as heavily as code. Solve something real.
Dr Anand Ponnusamy
DIRECTOR – AI AGENTS
Dr Anand Ponnusamy will inaugurate Botathon 2K26 as the guest of honour.
Open innovation
One track, no fixed problem statement. Bring a problem you care about, from any domain, and build a working solution for it in a day.
Pick any real problem — on campus, in your city, in an industry you know — and build something that runs. There is no released problem statement to wait for; your first job is choosing a problem worth a day of work.
A working demo, not slides. Any language, framework or hardware is allowed. Pre-existing boilerplate is fine, a pre-built project is not, and every line you submit must be one you can explain.
Reviewers weigh the problem as heavily as the build: why it matters, who it helps, and how far you got in a day. State the problem in your first slide and show the working solution in the rest.
Total prize pool
₹18,000 + Internship
One day, mapped
Organising team
TECHNICAL TEAM
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Powering Botathon
PRIZE + INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
TRANSPORT
College bus available up to 9:00 AM at Perundurai bus stand.
PARKING
On-campus parking available.
FOOD
Food provided by the college.
Rules of engagement
The organising committee reserves the right to finalise and update the rules, guidelines, and event details. All participants will be informed of any changes before registration closes.