TestAutothon 2026
STeP-IN Forum
📌 About the Event
TestAutothon 2026 by STeP-IN Forum is an offline testing hackathon for QA professionals, software testers, automation engineers, and problem-solvers. Teams get a live testing/automation challenge and must build innovative solutions within a limited time. The event focuses on automation testing, GenAI in testing, teamwork, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organizer: STeP-IN Forum
- Mode of conduct: Offline / In-person
- Venue: The Chancery Pavilion, Bengaluru
- Event format: Team-based testing hackathon
- Challenge type: Participants will work on testing automation scenarios provided on the day of the contest.
- Tracks:
- Track A: Generative AI in testing
- Track B: Conventional automation skills
- Team size: 3 to 5 members, including a Team Leader
- Team structure: Each team should have one Test Automation Architect and one Team Lead
- Automation duration: 3 hours
- Presentation duration: 10 minutes
- Tools allowed: Participants can use preferred automation tools, CI tools such as Jenkins/GoCD, and collaboration tools like GitHub, Bitbucket, or others.
📅 Important Dates
- Event date: September 09, 2026, Wednesday
- Event location: Bengaluru, India
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility: Best suited for software testers, QA engineers, automation testers, test architects, developers in testing, and teams interested in testing innovation.
- Student suitability: The official page does not mention a separate student category, but students interested in QA, automation testing, and software testing careers can consider it if they can participate as part of an eligible team.
- Team requirement: Teams must have 3–5 participants, including a Team Leader.
- Mandatory roles: Each team should include one Test Automation Architect and one Team Lead.
- Problem statement: Participants will receive a testing/automation challenge and must create a solution during the event.
- Evaluation criteria: Teams are evaluated on the quality of solution, teamwork, and a unique X-factor.
- Presentation round: Teams get 10 minutes to present their solution after the automation round.
- Focus areas: Creativity, collaboration, problem-solving skills, GenAI-based testing, and conventional automation testing.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Winner prize: ₹1,00,000 cash prize
- Runner-up prize: ₹70,000 cash prize
- Participation benefit: Opportunity to compete with other QA/testing teams and learn through a live challenge.
- Conference benefit: Registration includes a 1-day conference pass for STeP-IN SUMMIT 2026.
- Certificate: Each participant gets a Certificate of Participation from STeP-IN Forum.
- Career value: Participants get visibility, recognition, and credibility in the software testing and QA community.