HILABS’ CODE-AI-THON – Cognizance 2026
IIT Roorkee
📌 About the Event
HILABS’ CODE-AI-THON is a 36-Hour Agentic AI Hackathon designed as an intensive, high-stakes sprint for building autonomous, production-grade AI systems. Participants move beyond static prompts to engineer agentic systems capable of reasoning, tool usage, and solving complex real-world problems with minimal intervention.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Category: Hackathon
- Eligibility:
- Students pursuing Undergraduate/Postgraduate degrees in any discipline
- Working professionals
- School students are not allowed
- Team Size:
- Maximum 4 members per team
- Effort Level: High
- 36 continuous hours of development
- Production-grade agentic AI systems
- Real-time problem statement provided on spot
- Evaluation for PPOs & internships
- On-premise mentorship by HiLabs Data Science, SDE, and Product teams
- Submission Type
- Registration via Cognizance website
- Final submissions taken at the end of the hackathon
- Problem statement and dataset provided on spot
📅 Important Dates
- Registration – Ongoing
- Registration Deadline – March 12th, 2026
This contest is part of Cognizance 2026, held on 13th March 2026 – 15th March 2026.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
| Prize Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool | Up to ₹2,00,000 |
| Internship Opportunity | Potential Summer Internship (subject to evaluation & organizational requirements) |
| Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) | High-performing participants may be considered |
| Certificates | Certificates of Participation for all participants |
📑Problem Statement
📞Point of Contacts
Pranav Khinde – +91 72494 63917
Harshal – +91 98715 43550