{"id":12750,"date":"2026-10-19T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=12750"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:35:14","slug":"mfss-sustain-ai-2026-sustainability-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/mfss-sustain-ai-2026-sustainability-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"MFSS SUSTAIN-AI 2026 \u2014 Sustainability Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MFSS SUSTAIN-AI 2026 \u2014 AI for a Sustainable India is a pan-India student innovation challenge organized by the Mehta Family School of Sustainability at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore). The hackathon invites undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students to develop practical, scalable solutions to sustainability challenges through business models, scientific prediction and technology prototypes. Selected teams will get the opportunity to present their work to experts at IIT Indore\u2019s Sustainability Conclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2139\ufe0f Event Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organizer:<\/strong> Mehta Family School of Sustainability, IIT Indore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Theme: <\/strong>AI for a Sustainable India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode of Conduct: <\/strong>Online submission; shortlisted teams present in person at IIT Indore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration Fee: <\/strong>Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc5 Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Submission Opens: <\/strong>13 October 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Submission Deadline: <\/strong>5 November 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shortlisting Notification: <\/strong>10 November 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selected Teams\u2019 Registration Deadline: <\/strong>30 November 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Presentation &amp; Prize Distribution:<\/strong> 7 December 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Benefits for the Participants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opportunity to develop solutions to real-world sustainability challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition through first-, second- and third-place awards in each of the three themes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity for shortlisted teams to present their work at IIT Indore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure to industry-relevant sustainability challenges and expert interaction during the conclave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc About the Event MFSS SUSTAIN-AI 2026 \u2014 AI for a Sustainable India is a pan-India student innovation challenge organized by the Mehta Family School of Sustainability at the Indian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hackathons"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MFSS SUSTAIN-AI 2026 Sustainability Hackathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apply for MFSS SUSTAIN-AI 2026, an IIT Indore sustainability hackathon for UG, PG and PhD students. 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