{"id":2107,"date":"2026-04-02T12:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:51:35","slug":"inctf-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/inctf-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"InCTF 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_eb286678bd972448-237\">InCTF 2026, themed &#8220;Operation VAJRA,&#8221; is India&#8217;s premier Capture The Flag (CTF) competition designed to train and identify advanced cyber threat analysts.<sup><\/sup> This year&#8217;s scenario involves a legacy system in deep orbit attempting to reassert control over modern digital infrastructure, requiring participants to restore command authority. 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