Top 10 Hackathons & Coding Competitions for Indian Students (Sept–Oct 2025)
Introduction
Are you an Indian student eager to elevate your coding skills, explore cutting-edge tech, or compete on a global stage? The months of September and October 2025 are packed with exciting hackathons and coding competitions tailored just for you. From online challenges accessible from anywhere to high-impact in person events held across India, this curated lineup offers the perfect blend of opportunity, learning, and exposure.
1. Smart India Hackathon 2025 (SIH 2025)
Format: National, offline/in-person, across India.
When: Internal rounds in mid-September 2025; main event in 3rd–4th week of November 2025.
Why attend: Solve real-world challenges from central ministries and industry; pathway to national stage and innovation recognition.
Smart India Hackathon Official Site2. Hack2skill — Space Apps Challenge Noida 2025
Format: Offline in India (Noida).
When: Registration ends Sun Sep 21 2025.
Why attend: Hands-on space-themed innovation with local participation.
Hack2skill Space Apps Challenge Noida3. Hack2skill — SuperHack 2025
Format: Online (Virtual).
When: Registration closes Wed Sep 10 2025.
Why attend: Friendly, inclusive online format to sharpen coding & problem-solving skills.
Hack2skill SuperHack 20254. Hack2skill — NABARD Hackathon & Gen AI Exchange Hackathon
Format: Hybrid (India).
When: Registration ends Fri Sep 05 2025.
Why attend: Blend of virtual and in-person experience, focusing on impactful social and AI themes.
Hack2skill NABARD & Gen AI Hackathons5. Google Cloud AI Labs Series
Format: In-person in India.
When: Registration ends Sun Nov 30 2025.
Why attend: Learn AI with Google Cloud tools in an immersive setting.
Hack2skill Google Cloud AI Labs6. Kaggle — BigQuery AI Hackathon
Format: Online.
When: Final submission deadline September 22, 2025; judging till October 6, results expected October 13.
Why attend: Build ML solutions using BigQuery; globally accessible.
Kaggle BigQuery AI Hackathon7. Kaggle — Mitsui Commodity Prediction Challenge
Format: Online.
When: Team merging deadline Sept 29, 2025; final submission Oct 6, 2025.
Why attend: Tackle data forecasting challenges with commodity markets—ideal for data science students.
Kaggle Mitsui Challenge8. Kaggle — Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) D-Challenge 2025
Format: Online.
When: Runs Sept 26 – Oct 17, 2025.
Why attend: Contribute to healthcare analytics; solve real medical data problems.
Kaggle T1D D-Challenge9. Kaggle — OpenAI GPT-OSS 20B Red-Teaming Challenge
Format: Online.
When: Judging ends Sept 11; winners around Sept 15; final wrap by Oct 7, 2025.
Why attend: Join cutting-edge AI safety research.
Kaggle OpenAI Red-Teaming10. NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2025
Format: Global, with possible in-person hubs in India.
When: October 4–5, 2025.
Why attend: Global community hackathon addressing real planetary and space challenges.
NASA Space Apps Challenge🚀 Hackathon Summary (Sept–Oct 2025)
Smart India Hackathon — Offline (India) — Internal: Sept; Main: Nov (tentative)
Space Apps Challenge Noida (Hack2skill) — Offline (India) — Reg. by Sept 21
SuperHack — Online — Reg. by Sept 10
NABARD / Gen AI Hackathon — Hybrid (India) — Reg. by Sept 5
Google Cloud AI Labs Series — In-person (India) — Reg. until Nov 30
Kaggle — BigQuery AI Hackathon — Online — Submit by Sept 22, results Oct 13
Kaggle — Mitsui Commodity Prediction — Online — Join by Sept 29, submit Oct 6
Kaggle — Type-1 Diabetes D-Challenge — Online — Sept 26 – Oct 17
Kaggle — OpenAI Red-Teaming — Online — Ends Oct 7 (final)
NASA Space Apps Challenge — Global — Oct 4–5