SheBuilds Chennai Hack – Code & Challenge 3.0
SheBuilds Chennai
📌About the Event
SheBuilds Chennai Hack – Code & Challenge 3.0 is a national-level women-only hackathon that invites innovators, developers, designers and problem-solvers from across India to create impactful solutions for real-world challenges. The competition combines an online idea-submission round with a 24-hour offline grand finale in Chennai, giving participants an opportunity to develop working prototypes, receive industry mentorship and present their solutions before expert judges.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Competition Type: National-level women-in-tech hackathon
- Mode of Conduct: Hybrid
- Round 1: Online Innovation Challenge
- Round 2: 24-hour offline grand finale
- Finale Venue: Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Team Size: 2–4 members
- Main Theme: Sustainable Development Goals and impact-focused real-world challenges
- Shortlisting: The top 50 teams from the online round will qualify for the offline grand finale.
- Organisers: SheBuilds Chennai in collaboration with Intellexa REC and Rajalakshmi Engineering College.
📅 Important Dates
- Applications Opened: June 1, 2026
- Registration Deadline: June 30, 2026
- Top 50 Teams Announcement: July 15, 2026
- Offline Grand Finale: August 1–2, 2026
- Finale Duration: 24 hours.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Gender Eligibility: The hackathon is exclusively open to women.
- Age Requirement: Participants must be at least 18 years old.
- Eligible Participants: Students, working professionals, freelancers and aspiring entrepreneurs can participate.
- Background Requirement: Participants from both technical and non-technical backgrounds are welcome.
- Team Requirement: Participants must form a team of 2–4 members.
- Round 1 Submission Process:
- Select a Sustainable Development Goal or another impact-focused theme.
- Identify a relevant real-world problem.
- Develop and explain an innovative solution idea.
- Submit the proposal through the application portal using the prescribed presentation template.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total Prize Pool: Up to US$500
- Prize Category: The listed prize pool will be awarded to the winning teams; the exact winner-wise distribution has not yet been specified on the event page.
- Mentorship: Finalists will receive guidance from industry experts during the 24-hour hackathon.
- Patent Support: Selected teams may receive guidance related to patent opportunities.
- Research Opportunities: Promising projects may receive support for research publications.
- Startup Development: Selected teams may receive assistance in developing their ideas into startups.