This edition is only for valid students. Each person submits a government proof and a college ID card, plus their institution, degree, and specialization. If a review finds that an applicant is not a valid student, the registration can be rejected and the full fee returned.
Innovation Hackathon and Builder Program
Build. Certify. Compete. Showcase. Earn.
What will you build when you have two months to learn and one hackathon to prove it? You get three months on the platform to learn, certify, and build, then a live showcase to put that work in front of judges and sponsors.
- 3 months of TheNoah.ai Student Plan access
- 3 certifications
- Workshops, mentors, and real problem statements
- Eligibility for the offline final
- Marketplace review for selected solutions
3-month journey
Learn, build, then prove it
The edition opens on 1 October 2026. Platform access runs for 3 months from your payment date.
Month 1: Learn and explore
Explore models, build applications, create agents, and finish certification pathways. Move from wanting to build with AI to knowing what you can build.
Month 2: Build and prepare
Work on your idea, a social problem, or a sponsor challenge. Weekly builder sessions, workshops, office hours, and mentor reviews keep the build moving.
Month 3: Hackathon and showcase
Finalists present live to industry judges, meet sponsors, and put strong solutions forward for marketplace review.
The edition
What this program includes
A builder program first, then a hackathon. Numbers below are the public shape of this edition.
3
Months of Student Plan access from the payment date
3
Certifications every participant can earn
2
Months to learn, experiment, and build
1
Offline hackathon and live showcase
10
Award categories judged at the final
1 Oct
2026 edition opening date
For students
Learn for two months. Prove it in one hackathon.
This edition is only for valid students. You get platform access, certifications, and a real build, then a chance to present it live.
- 3 months of TheNoah.ai Student Plan access from your payment date
- 3 certifications, workshops, and mentor sessions
- Eligibility for the offline final, prizes, and marketplace review
Students
What students receive
Pay once, learn on the platform, earn certifications, and showcase what you build.
3 months on the platform
Student Plan access for 3 months from the day payment is confirmed. The fee is paid once and does not renew.
3 certifications
Complete certification pathways while you learn, so the program leaves you with proof of the skills you practiced.
Workshops and mentors
Builder sessions, masterclasses, office hours, and mentor reviews through the two months you spend building.
Offline final
Selected builders present on a demo stage, meet judges, and talk with companies in the industry zone.
Marketplace review
Selected solutions can be reviewed for the TheNoah.ai Marketplace, including agents, apps, workflows, and industry tools.
Portfolio and prizes
Leave with a project you can show, prize eligibility, and a network of builders, mentors, and sponsors.
Awards
Prize categories
Finalists are judged across these nine awards.
Grand Winner
Best overall solution across the edition. Judges look for a build that is useful, clearly demonstrated, and stronger than the rest of the field.
Best Enterprise Solution
Strongest business use case for a real operating problem. The build should show how a team would actually use it at work.
Best AI Agent
Most inventive agent that completes a useful job. It should take a task through to a result, not stop at a chat reply.
Best AI Application
Strongest application built and demonstrated on the platform. Judges look for a product someone could open and use.
Best AI ML Model
Strongest model applied to a concrete problem. The result should be understandable, and the problem should be specific.
Best Automation
Best workflow or automation that removes real work. It should replace a repeated task with a reliable flow.
Best Student Innovation
Best solution built by a student team. Original thinking matters here, along with a build you can actually show.
Best Social Impact
Strongest solution aimed at a public or social problem. The award goes to a build that could help people outside the hackathon.
Best Sponsor Challenge
Best answer to a sponsor problem statement. The solution should stay close to the brief and still be practical to try.
For enterprises and sponsors
Bring a problem. Meet the builders who take it on.
Join as a challenge owner, a track sponsor, or a guest at the offline final. Students spend two months building, then shortlisted teams present what they made.
- Share a business or social need as a public brief students can build against
- Keep sensitive details private. Only the sanitized challenge is shared
- Sponsor a prize, a technology track, or the final itself
- Send mentors, judges, or guests to the industry zone
Enterprises and sponsors
What enterprises and sponsors gain
Several takes on your brief, demos you can watch run, and a room with the students who shipped them.
Several builds on one brief
More than one team can take on the same challenge, so you see different approaches instead of a single proposal.
Working demos, not decks
Builders learn the tools and finish something you can watch run. The final shows how they think, present, and work a real brief.
Time with the shortlist
After the demo stage, your team can talk with the builders who made the cut and hear how they worked the challenge.
Visibility with builders
Your challenge sits with students who are learning and shipping in public, including people your team can meet after the final.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about TheNoah.ai and how it can transform your enterprise AI journey.
Solo is one student at ₹1,500. Duo is two students at ₹2,100 for the team. Both people need their own email, mobile number, and ID documents. In Duo, Candidate 2 can reuse Candidate 1's institute details, but each person still uploads their own college ID and government proof.
Each paid student receives the Student Plan for 3 months from the payment date. The hackathon fee is paid once and does not renew by itself. When those 3 months end, you can renew the subscription from your account if you want to keep access.
The Student Plan includes the usual monthly quotas. If you run out before the month resets, you can buy a top up from inside the platform. A top up adds quota to the current period. It does not extend the 3 month end date.
Yes. When the hackathon access expires, you can renew the subscription from the platform. Renewal is a separate purchase from this registration fee, and it follows the plan you choose at that time.
The edition opens on 1 October 2026. Your 3 months of platform access start on the date your payment is confirmed, even if you pay after the opening date. The learn and build months lead into the hackathon and live showcase.
We create or update your TheNoah.ai account and email your login email with a password reset link. Your student verification record is created from the same registration, using the institute, degree, specialization, and ID documents you submitted. Do not share those documents with anyone outside this form.
Each candidate uploads a college ID card and a government proof such as Aadhaar or a passport. Files can be PDF, JPG, or PNG, up to 5MB. Both documents are reviewed. Access after payment is provisional until that review is complete.
You get 3 certifications, workshops, mentor sessions, and eligibility for the offline final. Selected solutions can be reviewed for the marketplace. Finalists are judged across the published award categories, including enterprise, agent, application, model, automation, student innovation, social impact, and sponsor challenge.
A failed payment does not create the account or the plan. You can correct the details and try again from the same form. The account, student verification, and 3 month access are created only after the payment is confirmed.
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