{"id":13031,"date":"2026-10-23T15:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=13031"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:58:23","slug":"zivox-ai-innovation-challenge-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/zivox-ai-innovation-challenge-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ZIVOX AI Innovation Challenge 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ZIVOX AI Innovation Challenge 2026 is an online innovation competition that invites participants to build practical AI-powered applications addressing real-world problems. Under the theme \u201cBeyond Prompts \u2014 Build with AI,\u201d participants can develop solutions using AI agents, large language models, computer vision, speech technologies, predictive models, developer tools and other AI technologies. The challenge follows a structured build sprint with two checkpoints and a final project submission, giving participants an opportunity to demonstrate their technical skills, creativity and ability to develop working AI products.<\/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>Competition Name:<\/strong> ZIVOX AI Innovation Challenge 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organizer:<\/strong> ZIVOX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong> Beyond Prompts \u2014 Build with AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode of Conduct:<\/strong> Online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team Size:<\/strong> Individual participation or teams of 2\u20134 members<\/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>Registration Opens:<\/strong> 1 October 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 15 November 2026, 7:00 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration Deadline:<\/strong> 15 November 2026, 11:59 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Checkpoint 1 \u2013 Problem Statement and Plan:<\/strong> 19 November 2026, 11:59 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Checkpoint 2 \u2013 Build Progress:<\/strong> 21 November 2026, 11:59 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Project Submission Deadline:<\/strong> 22 November 2026, 11:59 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Results Announcement:<\/strong> 29 November 2026, 6:00 PM IST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Eligibility &amp; Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participants must be at least 13 years old; those under 18 require parental or guardian consent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open to school students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, recent graduates and early-career developers worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects must be developed during the official event window, and previously built projects cannot be submitted as new work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants may use AI coding assistants, APIs, pre-trained models, open-source libraries and public datasets, subject to the competition rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final submissions must include a project description, public code repository, working demo or demonstration video, and details of the technology stack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entries are judged on innovation, technical execution and AI use, problem\u2013solution fit, real-world impact, feasibility and demo quality.<\/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><strong>First Prize:<\/strong> \u20b915,000 cash prize and winner certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second Prize:<\/strong> \u20b98,000 cash prize and runner-up certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Third Prize:<\/strong> \u20b94,000 cash prize and certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital certificate for participants who complete both checkpoints and submit a final project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Written feedback from reviewers on project strengths and areas for improvement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity for outstanding projects to be featured on ZIVOX channels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential introductions to mentors from the ZIVOX network for selected projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc About the Event The ZIVOX AI Innovation Challenge 2026 is an online innovation competition that invites participants to build practical AI-powered applications addressing real-world problems. 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