Hackathons in Chennai, open now
Every open hackathon you can go to in person in Chennai. 7 hackathons open in Chennai now, ₹3L in listed prizes. Dates, fees and prizes from the organisers' own listings, refreshed daily.
Checked against the organisers' listings on .
Paid internships for builders
Open now, with a stipend. Most you can do from home.
Biggest prizes
As the organisers list them.
- Shaastra Aerial Robotics Challenge
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 NovChennaiFree ₹1.3L 74 registeredTesting - SHAASTRA 2027
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 DecChennaiFree ₹75K 83 registeredTesting - Rovermaggedon
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 DecChennaiFree ₹50K 46 registered - StratHack
Loyola College (LC), Chennai · listed on Unstop
Register by 18 DecChennaiFree ₹50K 27 registered
All 7 open hackathons in Chennai
By deadline. Each opens the organiser's listing to register.
- Shaastra Aerial Robotics Challenge
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 29 NovChennaiFree ₹1.3L 74 registeredTesting - NeuroHack
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 3 DecChennaiFree 160 registered - DoomForge
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai · listed on Unstop
Register by 5 DecChennaiFree 8 registered - SHAASTRA 2027
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 DecChennaiFree ₹75K 83 registeredTesting - Rovermaggedon
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · listed on Unstop
Register by 9 DecChennaiFree ₹50K 46 registered - Reverse Coding X
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras · part of SHAASTRA 2027, IIT · listed on Unstop
Register by 11 DecChennaiFree 101 registered - StratHack
Loyola College (LC), Chennai · listed on Unstop
Register by 18 DecChennaiFree ₹50K 27 registered
Matched to you
Which of these are worth your weekend?
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Questions
How many hackathons are open in Chennai right now?
7, with 0 closing their registrations within a week. The list is refreshed from the organisers' listings through the day, and a hackathon leaves it when registration closes.
Who runs hackathons in Chennai?
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras (5); Loyola College (LC), Chennai (1); Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai (1). Each listing links to the organiser's own page to register.
Are hackathons in Chennai free to enter?
7 of the 7 open now are free to register for; the rest list a registration fee, shown against each one.
Which hackathons in Chennai have the biggest prizes?
Shaastra Aerial Robotics Challenge (Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras) lists ₹1.3L, then SHAASTRA 2027 with ₹75K. Prize amounts are as the organisers list them.
Listings come from Unstop, Devpost, HackerEarth and Google Developer Groups, and each links to the organiser's own page to register. Dates, fees and prizes are as the organisers list them; check there before you commit.