{"id":13262,"date":"2026-10-29T23:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:29:55","slug":"ayushtech-innovate-national-open-ayurveda-ai-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/ayushtech-innovate-national-open-ayurveda-ai-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"AyushTech Innovate: National Open Ayurveda AI Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc About the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AyushTech Innovate: National Open Ayurveda AI Challenge is a national innovation challenge organised by Techfest, IIT Bombay, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush and the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). Launched on 29 October 2026, the challenge invites innovators to develop trustworthy, transparent, and medically safe artificial intelligence solutions for Ayurveda using AyurParam, IIT Bombay\u2019s open-source Ayurveda large language model. The challenge focuses on improving Ayurvedic clinical practice, classical-text research, treatment planning, and public health awareness.<\/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>Organiser: <\/strong>Techfest, IIT Bombay, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush and AIIA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Category:<\/strong> Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Technology, Ayurveda, and Innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode of Conduct: <\/strong>Online challenge with a national grand finale scheduled at IIT Bombay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grand Finale Venue:<\/strong> IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grand Finale Dates: <\/strong>15\u201318 December 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology Focus:<\/strong> AyurParam, an open-source Ayurveda large language model developed by IIT Bombay.<\/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>Challenge Launch Date: <\/strong>29 October 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Grand Finale:<\/strong> 15\u201318 December 2026<\/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>The challenge is presented as a national, open innovation challenge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The exact age limits, eligible academic backgrounds, team size, and participation requirements were not confirmed in the accessible official announcement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solutions are expected to leverage AyurParam, IIT Bombay\u2019s open-source Ayurveda large language model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects should focus on trustworthy, transparent, safe, and practical AI applications for Ayurveda.<\/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>Total Prize Pool:<\/strong> \u20b91,50,000, as listed on the Techfest competition page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prize Distribution: <\/strong>Individual winner and runner-up amounts have not been confirmed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovation Recognition:<\/strong> An opportunity to showcase AI-powered solutions for Ayurveda on a national platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology Focus<\/strong>: Encourages practical applications of AI in traditional medicine, healthcare research, and public health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc About the Event AyushTech Innovate: National Open Ayurveda AI Challenge is a national innovation challenge organised by Techfest, IIT Bombay, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush and the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":13264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contests"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AyushTech Innovate: National Open Ayurveda AI Challenge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apply for AyushTech Innovate: National Open Ayurveda AI Challenge 2026. 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