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DVCon India Design Contest 2026

DVCon India

📅 🌐 Hybrid 🏷️ Free

📌 About the Event

The DVCon India Design Contest 2026, titled “VEGA Microprocessor (RISC-V) Based Design & Verification Challenge,” presents unique opportunities for academic students to achieve deeper understanding of RISC-V architecture, indigenous VEGA Microprocessor, and explore the design and verification space for better performance.


ℹ️ Event DetailsGames for Change (G4C) Student Challenge 2026

  • Category: VLSI / Chip Design / Embedded Systems / Verification
  • Organizer: DVCon India in collaboration with C-DAC and IIT faculty
  • Eligibility: Engineering students from recognised colleges in India, bonafide certificate required
  • Team Size: Individual or small team (college students only)
  • Effort Level: Very High six stage competition
  • Submission Type: Multi-stage online, in person evaluation

📅 Important Dates

  • Idea Implementation: March 24 – April 27, 2026
  • Results: May 11, 2026
  • Hardware Implementation: May 12 – June 29, 2026
  • FPGA Implementation: July 14 – August 28, 2026
  • In Person Final Evaluation: September 1 – 2, 2026, Radisson Blu, Marathahalli, Bengaluru
  • Mode: (Hybrid) online stages, offline finale

🏆 Prize Details and Value

  • Prize Type: Top three winners receive free registration to DVCon India 2026 and the opportunity to demonstrate their solution at DVCon India 2026
  • Certificates: Yes, bonafide verified participation certificates

🎯 What You Will Do

  • Design a system using the indigenous VEGA RISC-V microprocessor
  • Submit detailed algorithm description and block diagram in Stage 1
  • Implement and simulate your design in Stage 2
  • Build a working hardware prototype in Stage 3A and FPGA implementation in Stage 3B
  • Present your solution in-person at DVCon India 2026 in Bengaluru

🔗 Apply Here: DVCon India Design Contest 2026