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Hacksplosion 2026

If 'audacious' is your middle name and 'bold play' is your chosen game, welcome home! This is for those who aren't just out-of-the-box… they're so far ahead that the box is now a dot to them. Get ready to conjure something hacksplosive!

Rules and guidelines

Eligibility

  • The hackathon is open to all undergraduate sixth-semester engineering students (year of passing: 2027) enrolled in the educational institutions mentioned in the drop-down list of the registration page.
  • Basic understanding of coding knowledge is required.
  • Participation is individual until round one and team-based round two onwards (refer to the participation and team structure section for more details).
  • Participants must be Indian citizens, residing only in India, and above 18 years of age on the date of the participation.
  • Participants should not have a criminal conviction or an arrangement or a contract that prevents them from participating in the competition.
  • Participants should mandatorily have proof of age, address proof, and college identity proof when requested by Deloitte India. These will be required to confirm the eligibility of the participants.

Registration guidelines

  • All participants/teams must register through the official microsite during the registration window. The link will be deactivated after 11:59 P.M. on the specified date.
  • Participants must provide accurate and complete details during registration. Any discrepancies may lead to disqualification.

Participation and team structure

  • Individual participation up to round one
  • Team-based participation round two onwards
  • For team registrations
    • Teams should only comprise students from the same college. Cross-disciplinary teams are allowed. Teams should comprise minimum three and maximum five members.
    • A team leader must be nominated to coordinate submissions and communication.
    • The team leader will need to register first and then send email invitations to teammates.
    • Each teammate will need to register via the link in the invitation email before choosing to join or decline the team.
    • Each participant can only be part of one team.
    • A team will be recognised once at least three members have registered and successfully joined the team.
    • Late registrations will not be entertained under any circumstances.
    • Composition of teams, once submitted, must remain unchanged.

Learning, enablement, and certification

  • Webinar
    • Attendance in the webinar is strongly recommended as they will cover essential instructions, guidelines, and themes.
    • Webinar will also include Q&A sessions with the organising team and domain experts.
  • GenW.AI training
    • Attendance is mandatory for all shortlisted participants/teams as this session will cover critical information required for progressing in the program.
    • Multiple training sessions will cover the overview of GenW.AI platform, clarify development boundaries, and outline expectations for solution building basis the round you are in.
  • Certifications
    • Clear each round, level up from Explorer to Architect to Mastermind, and earn exclusive GenW.AI certifications you can proudly showcase on every step of your journey.

Submissions

  • All submissions must be made via the microsite within the specified deadline.
  • Follow the prescribed format and submission criteria for each round.
  • Ensure that all files are named appropriately (e.g., TeamName_Round2.pdf).
  • Submissions must be your original work. Plagiarism will lead to immediate disqualification.

Code of conduct

  • Participants must maintain a professional, respectful, and inclusive environment.
  • Harassment, discrimination, plagiarism, or the use of prohibited tools will result in disqualification.
  • Participants must adhere strictly to event timelines and rules.

Prizes and opportunities

  • 1st place: INR 1,50,000 + internship
  • 2nd place: INR 1,00,000 + internship
  • 3rd place: INR 75,000 + internship
  • Internship opportunities for select additional teams
  • * Please note that the amount is for the whole team collectively

Your Hackpslosion 2026 journey

Registration

  • Register yourself on the microsite during the registration window. The link will be deactivated after 11:59 P.M. on the specified date. (refer to the registration guidelines for more information)

Round 1 – GenW.AI Explorer (learn and code)

This is your first leap into the GenW.AI universe. You’ll dive into a mandatory training session, tackle an individual coding challenge, and prove your grasp of GenW.AI fundamentals. It’s all about speed, accuracy, and how well you understand the platform. Ace both the coding test and the GenW.AI assessment, and you’ll earn the GenW.AI Explorer certificate — your first badge of mastery on the road ahead.

Evaluation parameters:

  • Understanding of the GenW.AI platform and basic coding skills
  • Accuracy and speed in coding and GenW.AI assessment within the allotted time
  • Shortlisting is based on cumulative scores of the coding challenge and GenW.AI assessment

Round 2 – GenW.AI Architect (team up and ideate)

For those who have cleared the first round and formed teams of 3-5 members, this stage is all about turning imagination into direction. You’ll craft a powerful concept that shows how your solution would come alive on GenW.AI, aligned with the business themes and within the platform boundaries shared at that point. No prototype needed. Just a strong, clear idea that proves your problem‑solving spark. Impress here, and your team earns the GenW.AI Architect certificate — a mark of sharp thinking and standout ideation that can take you to the Grand Finale.

Evaluation parameters:

  • Relevance of the idea to the given theme
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Feasibility and scalability of the proposed solution within the boundaries of the platform
  • Clarity and structure of the submission as per the prescribed template

Round 3 – GenW.AI Mastermind (build with GenW.AI) GRAND FINALE

  • The top teams from round two step into the ultimate build phase, gaining full access to GenW.AI, training hands‑on with its capabilities, and bringing their solution to life through a working proof of concept (POC) that demonstrates technical strength, creativity, and scalability.
  • This momentum carries straight into the ‘Grand Finale’ — an in‑person face‑off where teams pitch their POC to the jury, defend their choices, and showcase how their idea can scale even further. Only the most polished, innovative, and well‑executed solutions rise to the top.
  • Conquer this stage and you walk away with the GenW.AI Mastermind certificate — and for the winning teams, the spotlight of victory, exciting rewards, internships, and position‑based certificates that mark your triumph at Hacksplosion’26.

For any queries contact:

For technical/platform support: deloittehacksplosion@hirepro.in

For Hacksplosion program related queries: incampusqueries@deloitte.com