All India AI CTF 2026
RedTeam Hacker Academy
📌About the Event
The All India AI CTF 2026, organized by RedTeam Hacker Academy, is a nationwide Capture The Flag competition focused specifically on Artificial Intelligence security. Promoted by the organizer as India’s first AI-focused CTF, the competition challenges participants to solve practical problems involving prompt injection, LLM jailbreaking, model exploitation and evasion, AI red teaming, adversarial AI, and other AI-security attack scenarios. Teams compete by solving hands-on challenges and capturing hidden flags, putting both cybersecurity knowledge and problem-solving ability to the test.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organizer: RedTeam Hacker Academy
- Competition Date: October 10, 2026
- Competition Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Mode of Competition: Offline / In-person
- Participants compete at the RedTeam Hacker Academy branch selected during registration.
- Listed competition locations include Calicut, Kochi–CUSAT, Kochi–Kaloor, Thrissur, Kottakkal, Perinthalmanna, Trivandrum, and Chennai.
📅 Important Dates
- Training mode: Online
- Main competition: October 10, 2026
- Competition timing: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- The competition is open to the public; the official FAQ does not specify a particular academic qualification, college, course, or professional background requirement.
- Participants must register and compete in teams of up to three members.
- Solo participation is not allowed.
- Participants must attend the mandatory pre-CTF training session to remain eligible to compete.
- Participants must carry/show valid ID proof or verified profiles for verification at the venue.
- Teams should bring their own laptop with a modern web browser and terminal access.
- Any additional software or setup requirements are communicated during the pre-event training.
- DoS and DDoS attacks, brute-forcing, and automated scans are prohibited.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total Prize Pool: ₹80,000
- 🥇 1st Place: ₹50,000
- 🥈 2nd Place: ₹25,000
- 🥉 3rd Place: ₹5,000
- Top-performing teams receive cash prizes and recognition from RedTeam Hacker Academy.