AgentX Hackathon 2026

About

AgentX is a free, online hackathon for building **agentic AI**: systems that plan, use tools, take actions and finish multi-step tasks, not just chat. Pick a real problem, build an agent that solves it, and compete for a **₹3.75 lakh** prize pool.

## How it works

1. **Register your team** (2–4 members). Registration is open now and closes on 24 Oct.

2. **Submit your idea** for one problem statement from your team workspace by 25 Oct, 11:59 PM: a deck of up to 6 slides, shared as a link.

3. **Top 100 teams are shortlisted** and announced on 27 Oct.

4. **Build for 24 hours**, online: 31 Oct, 10:00 AM to 1 Nov, 10:00 AM IST.

5. **Demo to the judges** on 1–2 Nov. Results on 3 Nov.

## Who can participate

- College students from any year or branch, and working professionals

- Teams of 2 to 4 members; you can invite teammates by link or email after registering

- Free to enter, with no registration fee

## Problem statements

Pick **one** of the five below. Your agent must take real actions through tools or APIs; a plain chatbot does not qualify.

### PS-01 · Scheme Saathi: a welfare scheme agent

Eligible citizens miss government schemes because information is scattered and forms are complex. Build an agent that talks to the user by voice or text in Hindi or a regional language, works out which schemes they qualify for, builds their document checklist, pre-fills the application form and tracks follow-ups.

**Must have:** tool calls for eligibility rules and form filling, and a human confirmation step before anything is submitted.

### PS-02 · Agentic trading bot (paper trading)

Retail traders act on noise, skip risk rules and cannot explain their own trades. Build an autonomous trading agent that reads market data and news, picks or adapts a strategy, backtests it, and places trades in a paper-trading (simulated) account through a broker sandbox or mock exchange API. It must size positions, set stop-losses, respect a daily loss limit, and write a plain-language journal explaining every trade.

**Must have:** paper trading only (no real money), hard risk guardrails with a human kill switch, and a backtest report compared with buy-and-hold.

### PS-03 · Multi-agent disaster response coordinator

During floods and heatwaves, alerts, rescue requests and relief supplies are coordinated by hand. Build a multi-agent system that watches alerts and citizen reports, prioritises requests, assigns volunteers and resources, and sends area-wise updates in the local language.

**Must have:** at least two cooperating agents (for example triage and dispatch) and a live dashboard.

### PS-04 · Autonomous support agent for online sellers

Small e-commerce sellers are flooded with "where is my order", return and refund messages. Build an agent that handles these over chat (for example WhatsApp): it checks order and shipping status through APIs, starts returns and escalates to a human with a summary.

**Must have:** real tool or API calls on mock store data, refund-limit guardrails, and a log of every action taken.

### PS-05 · Bug-fix agent for code repositories

Developers spend hours triaging issues. Build an agent that reads a GitHub issue, reproduces the bug in a sandbox, finds the cause, writes a fix and tests, and opens a pull request with an explanation.

**Must have:** sandboxed code execution, tests that pass after the fix, and human review before merging.

## What to submit

- **Idea round (by 25 Oct):** the problem statement you chose and your idea deck (up to 6 slides) as a link

- **Final round (by 1 Nov, 10:00 AM):** a GitHub repository with a README, a demo video of up to 3 minutes, and a 6-slide deck

## Judging

- **Problem fit and real-world impact:** 25%

- **Agent design** (planning, tool use, memory): 25%

- **Working demo and reliability:** 20%

- **Innovation:** 15%

- **Presentation:** 15%

## Prizes

- **1st place:** ₹1,50,000

- **2nd place:** ₹1,00,000

- **3rd place:** ₹50,000

- **4th and 5th place:** ₹25,000 each

- Every team that submits gets a participation certificate; winners get a certificate of achievement

Prizes

• 1st place — ₹1.5L
• 2nd place — ₹1L
• 3rd place — ₹50K
• 4th place — ₹25K
• 5th place — ₹25K

Perks

• Certificate for every team that submits
• Certificate of achievement for winners
• Free to enter

Timeline

1. Registration and team formation (6 Oct 2026 – 24 Oct 2026): Register with a team of 2–4 members.
2. Idea submission (6 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026): Pick one problem statement and submit your idea deck (PPT or Google Slides, max 6 slides) as a link from your team workspace. GitHub or demo links are optional at this stage.
3. Top 100 teams announced (27 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026): Shortlisted teams are notified by email and on the hackathon page.
4. 24-hour online hackathon (31 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026): Build a working agent. Submit a GitHub repository, a demo video (max 3 minutes) and a 6-slide deck.
5. Final demos and judging (1 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2026): Finalists demo their agents to the judges online.
6. Results (3 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026): Winners announced.

Rules

1. Each team picks one problem statement and submits one idea.
2. Only the top 100 teams, selected from idea submissions, enter the 24-hour round.
3. All building happens during the 24 hours. Open-source libraries, templates, public APIs and AI coding assistants are allowed.
4. Final submission: a GitHub repository with a README, a demo video of up to 3 minutes, and a 6-slide deck.
5. The agent must take real actions through tools or APIs. A plain chatbot does not qualify.
6. No real personal data; use mock or sample data.
7. The organizers' decision on shortlisting and results is final.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free?

Yes. There is no registration fee.

Can I participate alone?

No. Teams have 2–4 members; you can invite teammates by link or email after registering.

How are the top 100 teams chosen?

From idea submissions, scored on problem understanding, feasibility and agent design.

Do we need paid AI APIs?

No. Open models and free tiers are perfectly fine.

Will we get certificates?

Every team that submits gets a participation certificate; winners get a certificate of achievement.