📌About the Event

GENCRAFT’26 is a technical event organized by M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering (MKCE), Karur, bringing together student-focused challenges in innovation, technology, coding, problem-solving and engineering. The broader GENCRAFT’26 initiative spans 9 departments and 24+ events, including hackathons, coding challenges, ideathons, technical quizzes, AI challenges, poster presentations and other competitions. The event is scheduled for 9 October 2026, with department-wise competitions designed to give students a platform to demonstrate technical knowledge, creativity and practical problem-solving skills.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Event Type: Technical competitions / student technical event
• Level: The official AI department event page describes GENCRAFT’26 as a National Level Technical Event. gencraft26.vercel.app
• Mode of Conduct: Offline / On-campus at M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur.
• Event Date: 9 October 2026. LinkedIn
• Scale: 9 departments and 24+ events are part of the broader GENCRAFT’26 initiative. LinkedIn
• Major competition formats: Hackathons, coding competitions, ideathons, AI challenges, quizzes, poster presentations, circuit/design challenges and SDG-oriented innovation events.
• AI Department Events: HackNova – Ideas into Innovation, Brainwave – Think Beyond, and BugWest – Find, Fix, Evolve.

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📅 Important Dates

• Registration Deadline: 7 October 2026. Department announcements for AI, CSE, CSBS, ECE and Civil Engineering list this deadline.
• GENCRAFT’26 Event Date: 9 October 2026.

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• GENCRAFT’26 is primarily designed for students participating in department-specific technical competitions.
• The available announcements describe GENCRAFT’26 as intra-department events, while the AI event website calls its event a National Level Technical Event. Students should therefore check the registration form of the specific competition for exact participation eligibility. LinkedIn
• Team Size: Varies depending on the competition. For example, the ECE Maktrix Hackathon allows 2–3 members, while InnoVerse and Ohmigma specify teams of 2 members. LinkedIn
• Participants need to select and register for their respective department/event using the event-specific registration link or QR code.
• Rules differ by competition because GENCRAFT’26 includes coding, hackathon, ideation, AI, circuit-design and other formats.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• GENCRAFT’26 gives students an opportunity to showcase technical skills, creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities across multiple competition formats. LinkedIn
• Participants get exposure to competitive technical problem-solving and practical challenges.
• Certificates/awards: The publicly available pages reviewed do not clearly specify certificate or award details, so these should not be advertised as confirmed benefits unless the individual event registration form states them.