Databricks Campus Hackathon

Join Databricks on 24 Mar 2026 for hands-on learning of data and AI skills, followed by an afternoon hackathon where you work on real-world challenges. Databricks engineers will guide you through an intro session covering: An overview of the Databricks platformAI/BI Dashboards, Genie, Unity Catalog, and Lakehouse architectureHands-on demos and exercises Agenda 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM: Check-In for Approved Participants10:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Intro to Databricks Workshop12:30 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch and Networking1:30 PM to 4:30 PM: Hackathon4:30 PM to 5:30 PM: Judging and Presentations5:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Winner Announcements Who should attend? This event is open to all students. Content is especially relevant for pre-final and final year students studying computer science, engineering, information science, statistics, or data science, but all majors are welcome. Advance registration is required, please use your university email if available. Why attend? Build confidence working with DatabricksLearn practical, in-demand data and AI skillsConnect with Databricks engineers and leadersReceive 1 month of free Databricks Academy Labs accessCompete for Databricks credits and exclusive swag Speakers and Mentors Anuj Lathi is a Solutions Engineer at Databricks, helping organizations build scalable data platforms on cloud infrastructure. With deep expertise in Azure, AWS, Apache Spark, and modern data engineering from roles at ZS Associates and Forcepoint, he's 4x Databricks certified and passionate about turning complex data challenges into elegant solutions.Prashant Sharma is a Delivery Solutions Architect at Databricks focused on healthcare and life sciences, helping enterprises build scalable lakehouse platforms and GenAI solutions. With 14+ years in data platform architecture and expertise across Spark, Snowflake, and modern cloud data warehouses, he specializes in large-scale migrations and turning complex data challenges into business impact. Yashraj Nayak leads University Alliances and Student Programs for Databricks in India, helping students and communities build practical skills in data and AI. He has spent eight years growing developer communities across India and APAC at GitHub, MongoDB, OutSystems, ANSR, Progate, and Skillenza, with a focus on meaningful events, learning programs, and inclusive spaces for developers. Just a few quick reminders to help the day run smoothly: 1) Approval is on an individual basis If you're attending as a team, each member needs to be registered and approved separately. Because space is limited, we will only be able to admit approved participants. Due to security measures, there will not be any on-spot registrations and we cannot make any exceptions. Please do not arrive at the venue without approval. 2) Arrival timing Registration opens at 9:00 AM, and we'll begin at 10:00 AM sharp. To keep things fair for everyone, check-in closes at 10:00 AM and we won't be able to admit late arrivals. 3) In-person event This is an in-person-only event. If your plans change or you can't arrive by 10:00 AM, we'd really appreciate you cancelling your spot so someone on the waitlist can join. We do keep track of no-shows to help us plan future community events fairly.