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.
Build
Twelve uninterrupted hours with mentors on the floor and nothing else on your calendar.
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
One day, mapped
Organising team
TECHNICAL TEAM
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Rules of engagement
Final rules are issued by the organising committee. Anything marked TBC is confirmed before registration closes.