Name: BPUT Hackathon 2026
Start: 2026-08-31T05:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-13T18:29:59.000Z
Location: Bhubaneswar and Rourkela

Question 1

Who can register for BPUT Hackathon 2026?

Accepted Answer

Teams of 3-6 members from any BPUT-affiliated engineering college. Cross-departmental teams are encouraged, and each participant may be part of only one team for the entire event.

Question 2

Can our team name reveal our college?

Accepted Answer

No. A team name must not contain your college's name, acronym, abbreviation, short form, or any other identifiable reference. This is checked at registration, and violations can lead to disqualification at any stage.

Question 3

Can we change our problem statement after registering?

Accepted Answer

Choose carefully — problem statement changes after final registration may not be permitted. Review all 10 problem statements and their organizations before you register.

Question 4

Can we swap team members after registering?

Accepted Answer

No addition, removal, or substitution of members is allowed after registration, except with specific approval from the organizing committee.

Question 5

What documents do we need to submit?

Accepted Answer

A signed and stamped Authorization Letter from your Head of Institute, uploaded as a PDF (max 500 KB), named exactly Authorization_Letter_<Team_Name>.pdf.

Question 6

How does evaluation work?

Accepted Answer

Three stages: registration screening, zone-wise mid-level evaluation (Bhubaneswar or Raurkela) across two feedback rounds plus a final scoring round, then the Grand Finale at BPUT Raurkela. The top 5 teams per problem statement advance from mid-evaluation to the finale.

Question 7

What is provided at the Grand Finale?

Accepted Answer

Free accommodation in university hostels or guest houses, all meals and refreshments, 24x7 high-speed internet and powered workstations, and round-the-clock medical support and campus security for every finalist team.

Question 8

Can we contact the jury during the hackathon?

Accepted Answer

No. Contacting or attempting to contact jury members about the hackathon — via LinkedIn, email, phone, or any other channel — before the official conclusion is strictly prohibited and can result in immediate disqualification of the entire team.

BPUT Hackathon 2026

Event schedule

Registration & Launch

Knowledge Transfer (KT) Sessions

University-Led Mid-Level Evaluations

Grand Finale at BPUT Campus

Venue

Hackathon categories

3D Autonomous Path Planning

Real-Time Factory Safety Vision

The Multimodal Triage Assistant

Sustainable Facility & Estate Intelligence

The Edge AI Air Detective

Heat Intelligence at the Edge

Attendance, Mess, Hostel, Repeat: Campus Life, Debugged

The BRSR Reporting Portal

CYBERGUARD: Trust Nothing, Explain Everything

CAMPUSLINK: Placement Season Without the Spreadsheet Tandav

Videos

Frequently asked questions