Build AI that holds up in production.
A one-month AI hackathon run by IICPC. Each student works on their own to build an AI system for a real problem, and the strongest participants interview for internships at IICPC.
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- Hackathon
- To be announced
- Format
- Online
- Participation
- Individual
- Registration closes
IICPC's Summer 2026 intern hackathon.
- 1,000+
teams from universities across India, Summer 2026
- 21
teams advanced to interviews, Summer 2026
Real AI systems, measured the way production measures them.
The problem statement is released when the hackathon starts. Your submission is run against IICPC's evaluation harness on held-out data, so what counts is whether your system is accurate, fast and reliable, not how good the demo looks.
Models
Training, fine-tuning and evaluating models, from classical machine learning to large language models.
AI systems
Inference, retrieval, agents and the pipelines that serve models quickly and reliably.
Engineering
Clean, tested, documented code that other engineers can keep building on after the hackathon.
| Edition | What teams built |
|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | A trading execution engine that holds up in production, benchmarked on throughput and p50/p99 latency under simulated load. |
From registration to internship offer in five stages.
There is no resume shortlist. Everyone who registers gets to compete, and every stage after that is decided by the work you submit.
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Until
Register
Register on your own with your background, your best work and your resume.
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From
Build
The problem statement goes out on day one. You have a month to design, build and test.
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Final week
Submit
Submissions open in the final week. Your code is built and run on IICPC's infrastructure.
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After
Evaluation
Automated evaluation on held-out tests, plus a review of your code, design and documentation.
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From
Interviews
Shortlisted participants interview with the IICPC team. Internship offers follow.
Current stage
An internship you earn with your code, not your resume.
Internship at IICPC
Top performers are offered internships at IICPC after the interview rounds, working on the AI systems and research that grow out of projects like this one.
Prizes for top performers
Exclusive goodies and prizes for the strongest submissions. Details are announced with the problem statement.
A strong peer group
Compete alongside students from colleges across India who are serious about AI.
Before you register
Who can take part?
Students currently enrolled in a degree programme at a college or university in India. The full eligibility criteria are in section 1 of the rules.
Can I take part as a team?
No. This edition is for individuals: everyone registers, builds and submits on their own.
What should I know before the problem statement is released?
This edition is about AI. You'll get the most out of it if you're comfortable with Python and have trained, fine-tuned or built on top of machine learning models before. Research experience helps but isn't required.
Can we use AI tools?
Yes, and we encourage it. Use them meaningfully: in the interviews you'll be asked to explain your design and your code in depth.
When do submissions open?
In the final week of the hackathon, from . The problem statement explains exactly what to submit.
What happens after I register?
You'll see a confirmation straight away. Before the hackathon starts, you'll receive the problem statement and the community link by email.
Registration closes .
It takes about ten minutes. Keep a link to your resume ready.
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