WiCSCon 2026 HackHerThon: Women in Tech Hackathon 2026

About the Hackathon: The WicsCon Women in Tech Hackathon 2026 is a women-only innovation challenge conducted as part of WiCSCon Participants will work on a real-world Working Problem Statement (WPS) provided by a partnering organization (to be disclosed prior to the commencement of the hackathon) The challenge is designed to encourage innovative, practical, and scalable solutions to industry-relevant problems Hackathon Structure: Round 1: Online Submission Round Problem Statement Release: 14th March Participants will have three days to develop and submit their solution Submission details and format guidelines will be shared upon registration Based on evaluation, the Top 10 teams/participants will be shortlisted for the final round Round 2: Final Presentation Round (Offline) Date: 22nd March Time: TBD Venue: Ashoka University Duration: Approximately 3-4 hours Shortlisted finalists will present their solutions before a judging panel Final results will be declared after evaluation Eligibility: Each team must have at least one woman member Open to undergraduate, master's, and PhD students Participation allowed as: Individual (1 member) Team of 2 members Evaluation Criteria: Relevance to the problem statement Innovation and originality Technical depth and implementation Feasibility and scalability Clarity and quality of presentation Total Prize Pool: 1,00,000+ Detailed prize distribution will be announced soon