{"id":12683,"date":"2026-10-16T17:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=12683"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:47:17","slug":"neural-storm-2026-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/neural-storm-2026-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Neural Storm 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neural Storm 2026 is a national-level Python AI\/ML hackathon organized by JNTUH students in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH). The event invites college students to develop AI-powered solutions to real-world problems across three tracks: Future Tech, Green Planet and Human Impact. 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