This hackathons is only open to students. Double check the event page for more information as this may mean only those from a particular university/country are eligible.
Event Type
online
2,388
Participants
₹20,000
Prize Pool
214
Est. Projects
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Quality Score
Quality Score
72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
UPD: Register and participate from here Capture the Flag (CTF) will be a cybersecurity competition for participants to show their skills in exploring various exploits in the realm of computer systems. Problems will be visible at the start of the competition. A team of a maximum of 3 members is allowed. Duration: 24 hrs. It's a 24-hour online live event, having challenges from different categories like reverse engineering, forensics, web exploitation, cryptography, etc. We will be conducting it on the CTFd platform. Each category would have at least 3-4 challenges of difficulty ranging from Easy to Hard level. The CTF event will start on 02 Feb 18:00 and end on 03 Feb 18:00. The link to the competition will be shared via email to registered participants. Rules: Join the following discord server for regular updates: CodeFest'26. The results will be declared on the instagram page of CodeFest. The organizers of this event reserve the right to refuse the eligibility of prizes if any situation of malpractice arises. Please refrain from discussing strategy and solutions during the contest. A team size of a maximum of 3 is allowed. CTF organizers' decisions are final. The person could have an unlimited number of submissions in most cases, but brute-forcing a server would be penalized and would result in an IP ban and discarding the team from the contest. Refrain from using automated tools like burp suite, SQL map, or fuzzing in finding solutions until and unless specifically mentioned in the challenge. To be eligible for prizes in Codefest 2026 events, participants must complete all of the following steps: Register for the CodeFest'26 Festival: Festival Link Register on the official Codefest 2026 website Official Website: CodeFest Follow the official Instagram page of Codefest 2026 Instagram Page: CodeFest. Important: Failure to complete any of the above steps may result in disqualification from prize consideration, even if the participant successfully takes part in the event. Scoring: The scoreboard will be present during the contest. Scoring will be based on dynamic scoring. Teams are ranked by score. If two or more teams achieve the same score, then the tie will be broken by the total time taken to submit the last solution, resulting in a higher score.