Hack Sprint

Hack Sprint is a 24-hour, in-person hackathon powered by Manipal University, taking place at the Manipal Bengaluru campus on 17–18 October 2026. This is a build-first event — no slide decks, no fluff. You and your team get one problem statement, one clock, and 24 hours to go from idea to a working, demo-able product. What to expect: Kickoff to demo in 24 hours — problem statements drop at 10:30 AM on Day 1, code freezes at 9:30 AM on Day 2 Three structured rounds — two mentor check-ins to sharpen your build, followed by a final pitch round in front of the judging panel Mentorship from real builders — mentors drawn from partner companies including n8n Community, Paytm, Sarvam AI, Google for Developers, and Trugen (more to be announced) Judges who've built and funded companies — the final round is judged by investors and senior industry leaders ₹3,00,000+ in prizes — cash prizes across categories, platform and product credits from partne