H7CTF 2026
H7Tex
📌About the Event
H7CTF 2026 is the third edition of H7Tex’s international Capture The Flag cybersecurity competition. It is open to global teams and is designed for students, ethical hackers, cybersecurity learners, and CTF enthusiasts. The competition has an online qualifier round followed by onsite finals at SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai for top-performing teams. The event tests skills across areas like web security, pwn, reverse engineering, cryptography, forensics, cloud, hardware, Web3, AI security, and more.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Edition: Third edition / H7CTF v3
- Event Type: International cybersecurity Capture The Flag competition
- Organizer: H7Tex
- Mode of Conduct:
- Online Qualifiers: Online
- Finals: Onsite at SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai
- Competition Format:
- Qualifiers: Jeopardy-style CTF
- Finals: Attack-Defense CTF format
- Participation Type: Team-based cybersecurity competition
- Official Registration Route: Through the official H7CTF 2026 website listed by H7Tex and CTFtime.
📅 Important Dates
- Online Qualifiers:
- 26 September 2026 to 27 September 2026
- CTFtime lists the qualifier timing as 26 September 2026, 03:30 UTC to 27 September 2026, 15:30 UTC.
- In Indian time, this is approximately 26 September 2026, 9:00 AM IST to 27 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST.
- Onsite Finals:
- 24 October 2026 to 25 October 2026
- Finals will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at SRMIST
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- H7CTF 2026 is described as a global cybersecurity competition open to all teams without restriction.
- Indian students can participate in the online qualifier round.
- International participants can also join the qualifier round.
- Team Participation:
- The competition is meant for cybersecurity teams.
- Participants should register as a team through the official event platform.
- Qualifier Rules:
- The qualifier round will be conducted online.
- It follows a Jeopardy-style CTF format, where teams solve cybersecurity challenges and submit flags.
- A common qualification round will be held for both Indian and international participants.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- CTFtime currently lists the prize details as TBD / to be determined for both qualifiers and finals.
- Opportunity to compete in an international cybersecurity competition.
- Exposure to advanced CTF categories like AI security, Web3, hardware, cloud, pwn, forensics, and reverse engineering.
- Top teams from the online qualifier get a chance to compete in the onsite finals at SRMIST, Chennai.
- Useful for students interested in ethical hacking, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and information security.