Innovate for Impact: IEEE WIE Hackathon 2026
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune.
📌About the Event
IEEE WIE Hackathon 2026 is a national-level social impact innovation challenge organized by the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune. The hackathon encourages students to use engineering and technology to solve real-world problems across themes like healthcare, wellbeing, accessibility, women’s safety, empowerment, smart technology, and industry innovation.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Mode of conduct: Hybrid format the event includes online evaluation rounds and an offline grand finale.
- Offline venue: Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Key themes: Healthcare, Wellbeing & Accessibility, Women’s Safety & Empowerment, Industry, Smart Technology & Innovation.
- Main objective: Encourage students to build innovative solutions for societal challenges while improving teamwork, creativity, critical thinking, presentation, and communication skills.
📅 Important Dates
- Registrations open: 25 June 2026
- Registration deadline: 20 July 2026
- Round 1 – Idea Screening: 25 July 2026
- Round 1 Result announcement: 1 August 2026
- Round 2 – Online Evaluation: 5 August 2026
- Round 2 Result announcement: 8 August 2026
- Grand Finale: 20 August 2026
- Finale mode: Offline at Pune
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility: The event is positioned for students, with a strong focus on empowering women in engineering and technology.
- Participation format: Team-based participation is indicated, as participants are expected to work in teams on problem statements and present solutions within a limited time frame.
- Round 1: Idea submission and problem statement selection.
- Round 2: Shortlisted teams will participate in guided mentoring and solution development sessions.
- Final round: Teams will present their prototype demonstration and idea pitch before expert judges.
- Evaluation criteria: Projects will be judged on innovation, feasibility, technical implementation, and societal impact.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Key incentives: Participants can gain real-world problem-solving exposure, practical innovation experience, presentation skills, mentoring support, and a platform to build solutions with meaningful social impact.
- Skill benefits: The hackathon is designed to improve creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, communication, and technical solution-building skills