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SUMMARY:Buildathon 2026
LOCATION:Vels Institute of Science\, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTA
 S)\, Chennai
DESCRIPTION:<p>All that you need to know about Buildathon-FutureForge2k26<b
 r />\nBuildathon - FutureForge 2K26 is a 10-hour hackathon presented by th
 e School of Engineering\, Department of Computer Science &amp\; Engineerin
 g\, Vels Institute of Science\, Technology &amp\; Advanced Studies (VISTAS
 ). The event<br />\nis designed around real-world technology challenges ac
 ross AI\, smart cities\, education\, finance\, agriculture\, food systems.
  Teams are expected to understand a problem deeply\, design a practical so
 lution\, build a working prototype\, and present their work to judges.<br 
 />\nTheme: Future Forge<br />\nWho can participate: B.Tech CSE students of
  all years\, including 1st year. The event is inter college\, so students 
 from other colleges are welcome. Each participant may be part of only one 
 team.<br />\nTeam size: 3-4 members. Team composition is locked at registr
 ation\; no member swaps are allowed after<br />\nshortlisting.<br />\nBuil
 d format: Offline\, on-campus build challenge at Vels Thiruvanmiyur Campus
 .<br />\nTechnology: Teams may choose their own technology stack. No speci
 fic technology is prescribed.<br />\nData: No dataset is provided by the o
 rganizers. Teams may use public datasets\, APIs\, or their own<br />\nsynt
 hetic/simulated data.<br />\nAI tools: ChatGPT\, GitHub Copilot\, Claude a
 nd other AI coding tools are allowed without disclosure requirements<br />
 \n<br />\nPRIZES &amp\; REWARDS<br />\n1st Place INR 12\,000 + Memento<br 
 />\n2nd Place INR 8\,000 + Memento<br />\n3rd Place INR 5\,000 + Memento<b
 r />\n4th Place Memento<br />\nGoodies for all Top 10 teams<br />\nTotal c
 ash prize pool: INR 25\,000.<br />\n<br />\nProposed domains:<br />\n1.Age
 ntic AI &amp\; Automation<br />\n2.Smart Cities &amp\; Urban Intelligence<
 br />\n3.EdTech &amp\; Future of Learning<br />\n4.FinTech &amp\; Digital 
 Economy<br />\n5.AgriTech &amp\; FoodTech<br />\nFor complete understandin
 g and viewing of problem statement visit the website https://buildathon-fu
 tureforge.vercel.app/<br />\nRegister at:<br />\nhttps://docs.google.com/f
 orms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBEb2w6y3aq9QMhy8bspDLkSDbSAkxr2lHlfMbOkq9OAvxVA/viewform
 </p>
URL:https://www.knowafest.com/buildathon-2026
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