Smart Horizon Hackathon 2026

Smart Horizon 2026 is a 48-hour international offline hackathon hosted at New Horizon College of Engineering (NHCE), Bengaluru, running from September 3–5, 2026. It is organised by NHCE's Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and is structured around five domains: agriculture, health, defence and space, smart cities, and financial technology. Teams of students work for 48 hours to build, test and present solutions within a chosen domain. The event features a total prize pool of Rs 23,75,000 and advisory mentorship from industry and academic representatives.

Total prize pool of Rs 23,75,000 distributed across five domains; advisory mentorship from industry and academic representatives; travel allowance (page mentions travel allowance).

Open to engineering undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students aged 18 and above from India and abroad.