Axidots Innovation Challenge 2026
Axidots
📌About the Event
Axidots Innovation Challenge 2026 is a national innovation competition by Axidots for students and recent graduates across India. The challenge encourages participants to solve real customer, business, or community problems by building practical solutions that create measurable value. Participants can work on domains like AI, GenAI, SaaS, FinTech, EdTech, HealthTech, IoT, automation, sustainability, cybersecurity, and DeepTech. The competition has a ₹10,000 prize pool, free registration, and recognition for shortlisted and winning teams
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organizer: Axidots
- Category: Innovation challenge / startup idea / product-building competition
- Mode of Conduct: Remote-friendly; participants can register and build from anywhere in India. Demo day format will be shared with shortlisted teams.
- Theme: Solve a real-world customer, business, or community problem.
- Team Size: 1 to 5 members; solo participation is allowed.
- Registration Fee: Free
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Status: Open
- Registration Deadline: 23 October 2026
- Shortlisting Announcement: 2nd week of November 2026
- Prototype Building Period: 3 weeks after shortlisting
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Open to students and recent graduates across India
- Participants can apply individually or in teams
- Team size must be between 1 and 5 members
- The challenge is remote-friendly, so students can participate from anywhere in India
- Participants must register online through the official challenge page.
- At the registration stage, teams only need to submit their innovation idea and problem statement.
- A working product is not required during registration.
- Shortlisted teams will get 3 weeks to build and improve their prototype.
- Shortlisted teams will present their prototype to the judging panel on Demo Day.
- Teams should focus on solving a meaningful problem instead of only building a complex technology demo.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total Prize Pool: ₹10,000
- Cash Awards: Winners will receive cash prizes from the ₹10,000 prize pool.
- Certificates: Digital certificates will be given to all members of shortlisted teams.
- Showcase Opportunity: Winning teams will be showcased on the Axidots product page.
- Special Recognition Categories:
- Best Use of Technology
- Best Customer Problem Solution
- Mentorship Opportunity: Shortlisted teams may get an opportunity to be mentored by industry experts during the prototype-building phase.