Hackathons for students and beginners
70 hackathons for students and beginners are open for registration today (23 Oct 2026), 49 of them online, and 11 where winners can get hired. Closing soonest first. NextKnock finds them on Devfolio, Unstop, Devpost and other public listings every day.
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- recHERsion 2026 | Women-Only HackathonNational Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), SurathkalOnlineRegister by 23 Oct 2026₹50,000StudentsUnstop
- Neighborhood HacksStudent OrganizationOnlineRegister by 24 Oct 2026$57,866Devpost
- National Online Hackathon 2026 - UnstopEDXcellence LLPOnlineRegister by 24 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- Build and Break Hackathon - 2026Other organization not listed hereOnlineRegister by 24 Oct 2026₹3,000HiringStudentsUnstop
- Tryb Weekend Challenge 1TrybOnlineRegister by 25 Oct 2026₹22,500HiringUnstop
- MST Blockchain Buildathon | From Idea to MVPMST BlockchainHybridPimpri, MaharashtraRegister by 25 Oct 2026₹25,000HiringUnstop
- Ideathon 6.0: Ideas into ImpactInspire leap private limitedOnlineRegister by 25 Oct 2026₹5,000StudentsUnstop
- ORBION: 8-Hour Hackathon - 2026Institute of Engineering and ManagementIn personKolkata, West BengalRegister by 25 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- Jammu Smart City Hackathon - 2026LEADIn personJammu, Jammu and KashmirRegister by 25 Oct 2026₹1,00,000StudentsUnstop
- NextSpark HacksIndependentOnlineRegister by 26 Oct 2026$100Devpost
- Catalyst Hack 2026Catalyst Crew Dev CommunityOnlineRegister by 26 Oct 2026₹20,000StudentsUnstop
- Syntax SprintIndian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BhagalpurIn personBhagalpur, BiharRegister by 26 Oct 2026₹15,000StudentsUnstop
- Code Conqueror India 2026 - National HackathonWeCodeCodersOnlineRegister by 26 Oct 2026HiringStudentsUnstop
- NHCE Ideathon 2026New Horizon Collage Of EngineeringHybridBangalore Urban, KarnatakaRegister by 26 Oct 2026₹20,000StudentsUnstop
- Ecclesia 4.0- HackathonAssam down town UniversityIn personGuwahati, AssamRegister by 26 Oct 2026₹20,000StudentsUnstop
- Hack to the FutureHackathonForEveryoneOnlineRegister by 27 Oct 2026Devpost
- 2026 International CodeTheCure HackathonCodeTheCureOnlineRegister by 28 Oct 2026Devpost
- Deepfake ML HackathonInternational Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnlineRegister by 28 Oct 2026Unstop
- Hybrid Micro Mouse ChallengeAlliance University (AU)In personAnekal, KarnatakaRegister by 28 Oct 2026₹55,000StudentsUnstop
- Girls Who Code HHS Hackathon 2026Girls Who Code HHSOnlineRegister by 29 Oct 2026$50Devpost
- RunUp Coders Hackathon 2026CodeVerse CommunityOnlineRegister by 29 Oct 2026₹1,000StudentsUnstop
- Koolage Cybersecurity Challenge – Can You Spot the Vulnerability?koolageOnlineRegister by 29 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- OverClock'26 - 24 hours HackathonSRM Easwari Engineering College (SRMEEC), RamapuramIn personChennai, Tamil NaduRegister by 29 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- Echelon Young Innovators Hackathon 2026ECHELON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYHybridFaridabad, HaryanaRegister by 29 Oct 2026₹37,100StudentsUnstop
- CodewithChat AI Dev ChallengeCodewithChatOnlineRegister by 29 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- CodeVerse India - National Level Hackathon - 2026 - UnstopWeCodeCodersOnlineRegister by 29 Oct 2026Incubation and PPO opportunities, .xyz domains, $100 credits, Verified certificateHiringStudentsUnstop
- Nebius x NVIDIA Global AI HackathonnebiusOnlineRegister by 30 Oct 2026$50,000Devpost
- Q HackathonQuantum University, RoorkeeOnlineRegister by 30 Oct 2026₹22,500StudentsUnstop
- Haxlr8 3.0 – National Level HackathonMaharaja Institute of Technology (MIT), MysoreIn personMysuru, KarnatakaRegister by 30 Oct 2026₹40,000StudentsUnstop
- Tiny HacksVishveshwarya Group of Institutions (VGI), Greater Noida, Uttar PradeshOnlineRegister by 30 Oct 2026₹10,000StudentsUnstop
- Next Byte Hacks V5Next Byte HacksOnlineRegister by 31 Oct 2026$100Devpost
- 305 EmpowHER Edition October 2026 — 305Hackathons.vercel.appCODE CRUNCHOnlineRegister by 31 Oct 2026Devpost
- CodeQuest: National Tech Hackathon 2026DotRepoOnlineRegister by 31 Oct 2026₹50,000HiringStudentsUnstop
- Hack The CircleMaharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology (MAIT)In personRohini, DelhiRegister by 31 Oct 2026StudentsUnstop
- Stem for Impact 24hrs HackathonPresidency University (PU), BangaloreIn personBangalore, KarnatakaRegister by 31 Oct 2026₹45,000StudentsUnstop
- Foodoscope Fork It Challenge 2026Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), DelhiIn personNew Delhi, DelhiRegister by 1 Nov 2026₹70,000HiringStudentsUnstop
- CodeNexus India 2026 - National Hackathon - UnstopWeCodeCodersOnlineRegister by 1 Nov 2026Incubation and PPO opportunities, xyz domains, $700 credit for all participant, Verified certificateHiringStudentsUnstop
- CodeFrontier Hackathon - Hack With PuneHackWithPuneOnlineRegister by 4 Nov 2026HiringStudentsUnstop
- CodeTitans India 2026 - National HackathonWeCodeCodersOnlineRegister by 4 Nov 2026Incubation and PPO opportunities, xyz domains, $600 credit for all participant, Verified certificateHiringStudentsUnstop
- AVISHKAAR Season 4 Hackathon: A National-Level Innovation ChallengeAditya Institute of Technology and Management (AITAM), Tekkai, Andhra PradeshIn personTekkali, Andhra PradeshRegister by 7 Nov 2026₹3,00,000Unstop
- Build Your Bharat Hackathon (BYB)Next Bharat VenturesIn personHyderabad, TelanganaRegister by 7 Nov 2026StudentsUnstop
- Low-Level HackathonInternational Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnlineRegister by 8 Nov 2026StudentsUnstop
- CodePuneThinkers HackathonHack With PuneOnlineRegister by 8 Nov 2026₹30,000 prize pool, with paid internships and incubation opportunities for the top three teams.HiringStudentsUnstop
- IdeathonAcharya Institute of TechnologyIn personBangalore, KarnatakaRegister by 9 Nov 2026₹6,000StudentsUnstop
- Ctrl+V HackathonAKSZOnlineRegister by 10 Nov 2026Devpost
- BUiLDX HackathonCode-A-NovaOnlineRegister by 10 Nov 2026StudentsUnstop
- The Big Hack 2.0Acharya Institute of TechnologyIn personBangalore, KarnatakaRegister by 10 Nov 2026₹50,000StudentsUnstop
- The DevForge - HackathonScaler School of Technology, Bengaluru, KarnatakaIn personBangalore Urban, KarnatakaRegister by 12 Nov 2026₹50,000StudentsUnstop
- NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026Chandigarh UniversityHybridMohali, PunjabRegister by 13 Nov 2026StudentsUnstop
- Avishkaar Season 4 (Virtual) Hackathon: A National-Level Innovation ChallengeAditya Institute of technology and management,tekkaliOnlineRegister by 14 Nov 2026₹50,000StudentsUnstop
- DSH Hacks V2STEMiseOnlineRegister by 15 Nov 2026$100k+ in prizes!StudentsDevpost
- Green Shift HacksHackathonForEveryoneOnlineRegister by 17 Nov 2026$125Devpost
- LaunchPad HacksHack4TodayOrgOnlineRegister by 20 Nov 2026$300Devpost
- AccessED HacksAccessEDnpoOnlineRegister by 20 Nov 2026$225Devpost
- STEM2Connect AI HackathonSTEM2ConnectOnlineRegister by 21 Nov 2026Devpost
- Bridge The Gap HacksBridge The Gap HacksOnlineRegister by 21 Nov 2026Devpost
- SafeSpace HacksSafeSpaceOnlineRegister by 22 Nov 2026$280Devpost
- 305 Veterans Hackathon Edition November 2026 — 305Hackathons.vercel.appGOOGLE DEVELOPER GROUP AT FIUOnlineRegister by 30 Nov 2026Devpost
- Hack Era 2.0ErazoneOnlineRegister by 30 Nov 2026₹10,000StudentsUnstop
- Cosmo Hacks 2026Cosmo HacksOnlineRegister by 21 Dec 2026$196,955Devpost
- Arbiter Hacks V1ArbiterOnlineRegister by 21 Dec 2026$7,800Devpost
- RedStone Rush 12 Hour Open Innovation HackathonMadan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), GorakhpurHybridGorakhpur, Uttar PradeshRegister by 24 Dec 2026StudentsUnstop
- TCU Hack DayTechnical Community UniverseHybridDelhi, DelhiRegister by 30 Dec 2026Unstop
- 305 CodeFest Edition December 2026 — 305Hackathons.vercel.appCOLORSTACKatFIUOnlineRegister by 31 Dec 2026Devpost
- InnovArt 2027: Art and Technology Hack DayBinnovativeOnlineRegister by 2 Jan 2027Devpost
- United Hacks V8Hack UnitedOnlineRegister by 10 Jan 2027$13,700Devpost
- AI for Human Impact: A Global BASIS HackathonBASIS Independent Silicon ValleyOnlineRegister by 13 Feb 2027$10,200Devpost
- MEGA Hackathon 2027MegaHackathonLeagueOnlineRegister by 21 Feb 2027Devpost
- WiCS HackathonMLHOnlineRegister by 2 Mar 2027Devpost
- Build Beyond HackathonOSCOnlineRegister by 15 Mar 2027$5,000Devpost
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Questions people ask
Which hackathons for students and beginners are open right now?
70 hackathons for students and beginners are open on NextKnock as of 23 Oct 2026, including recHERsion 2026 | Women-Only Hackathon, Neighborhood Hacks, National Online Hackathon 2026 - Unstop.
Do any of these hackathons for students and beginners lead to jobs?
11 of them say winners can get a job offer, internship or pre-placement interview. They are marked "Hiring".