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  "id": 3076607,
  "title": "ET AI Hackathon 2026: A platform to build, innovate and lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/et-ai-hackathon-2026-a-platform-to-build-innovate-and-lead",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/et-ai-hackathon-2026-a-platform-to-build-innovate-and-lead/articleshow/133474523.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shaping the global business landscape, prompting organizations to swiftly adopt transformative technologies. The Economic Times, in collaboration with Posspole Catalyst, is launching the ET AI Hackathon 2026, a structured competition aimed at uncovering leading AI talent across India. This nationwide challenge targets AI enthusiasts who are passionate about creating innovative AI solutions, with the goal of fostering enterprise adoption of AI and addressing real-world business challenges.\n\nET AI Hackathon serves as a platform for professionals, including students, engineers, builders, and decision-makers, to demonstrate their skills at an enterprise scale. The competition is open to participants such as undergraduate or postgraduate students, product managers, architects, consultants, full-stack developers, AI/ML engineers, software developers, designers, and product managers who see AI as a means to create user-centric experiences.\n\nThe winning teams will be rewarded with a ₹10 lakh prize pool, along with hiring opportunities, industry showcase exposure, national visibility through media coverage, and a participation certificate from Posspole Catalyst. Posspole Catalyst, a leading infrastructure provider for the builder economy, is an associate partner of ET AI Hackathon, emphasizing the importance of turning promising ideas into practical outcomes and fostering a culture of innovation.\n\nTeams comprising one to four professionals with complementary skills are required to register on the Unstop platform and participate in the competition. Qualified teams will undergo a screening assessment to showcase their applied AI and engineering expertise, and subsequently, select a problem statement from enterprises that align with their strengths. They will then develop an AI-powered solution and submit the prototype through the Unstop platform.\n\nThe competition progresses through a multi-stage format, culminating in a national championship on August 25th, 2026, in Hyderabad. Here, the selected teams will present their solutions to industry judges, compete for prizes, and earn national recognition for their innovative contributions to the field of AI.",
  "summary": "Get ready for AI Hackathon 2026, brought to you by The Economic Times and Posspole Catalyst! This nationwide competition aims to uncover the brightest applied AI minds tackling real-world challenges. Participants will create cutting-edge AI solutions and have the chance to win an impressive prize pool. Not only will winners gain recognition in the enterprise field, but they'll also unlock…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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