about this event
BUILD SOMETHING REAL. FIND YOUR PEOPLE. SHIP IT.
24-25 October 2026 | IIT Guwahati | In person | Free to enter
WHAT IS HACKYARD BUILD?
Hackyard Build 2026 is a free-to-enter, in-person hackathon in Guwahati, Assam, India, on 24-25 October 2026. Up to 300 builders will be selected from 1,000+ applications for a focused 24-hour build at IIT Guwahati. Students (including school students aged 13+), developers, designers, founders, researchers and operators can join. Bring an idea, a problem or a skill; no finished product or pitch deck is needed.
There is no fixed theme, and AI is optional. Build an AI agent, web or mobile app, developer tool, startup prototype, useful service or something unexpected. Make a working version, test it and show what it does. Projects are assessed on Build (40%), Problem (20%), Ingenuity (20%) and Potential (20%). Round 1 on Devpost is for idea submissions, open now and closing 10 October 2026 at 11:45 PM IST. Submit an idea, problem statement or project concept, not a finished product. Selected builders will be invited to build a working prototype in person at IIT Guwahati on 24-25 October 2026.
HOW TO JOIN
Apply by 10 October 2026 at https://hackyard.org/build2026/apply. Each person must apply on Hackyard's website. Joining the Devpost page alone does not count as an event application or guarantee a place. Apply solo or with a team of 2-4; every teammate applies individually. Selected builders will get attendance details from Hackyard after applications close.
ON CAMPUS
Entry, build space and internet are free. Travel to IIT Guwahati is not covered. Food and accommodation will be available at a participant fee; the final fee and arrival instructions will be shared with selected builders before travel.
IN-KIND BENEFITS AND PARTNER PRIZES
Hackyard LLM credits: Hackyard provides $100 in LLM credits per selected project (100 projects).
Browser Use: Browser Use offers $100 platform credits for each eligible selected participant who signs up, up to 300 people.
Render: Render provides $50 build credits to eligible physical attendees aged 16+ using Render (up to 300) and a Best Use of Render Workflows track with $200/$100/$50 in credits per member of the first/second/third team, up to four members per team.
XYZ domains: XYZ Domain Foundation provides 50 standard .xyz domains free for one year, one per top-50 project.
FlutterFlow: FlutterFlow offers a 30-day trial to interested attendees and one-year Basic plans for each member of the top two teams.
MojoAuth: MojoAuth offers five Hack Pass Business Pro licenses, one per top-five winning team.
Spline: Spline offers three Professional Annual plans with AI credits, one nominated member of each of three winning teams.
Maritime: Maritime offers one free month of Starter for 100 projects, plus a founder session with CEO Maria Gorskikh (date to be announced).
ElevenLabs: ElevenLabs offers one month of Creator per participant (131,000 usage credits), three months of Pro per member of the overall winning team (600,000 usage credits per month), and three months of Scale per member of Best Project Built with ElevenLabs (1.8 million usage credits per month).
ElevenLabs redemption requires a card on file, with no charge for the sponsored tier. Usage credits measure tool usage and are not dollars. See the partner terms and eligibility on the prizes page and in later participant instructions.
WHAT THE $73,526 MAXIMUM MEANS
UP TO $73,526 IN QUANTIFIABLE IN-KIND VALUE. At published reference prices: $56,400 in platform/LLM credits, $11,376 in ElevenLabs plans, $2,000 in Maritime Starter access, $750 in standard .xyz domains, and $3,000 for the first year of five MojoAuth licenses. This is a conditional maximum of priced benefits, not cash or guaranteed redemption; FlutterFlow and Spline awards are additional and excluded because their exact committed dollar values are unconfirmed.
LINKS AND CONTACT
Full details: https://hackyard.org/build2026. Builder guide: https://hackyard.org/build2026/guide. Prizes: https://hackyard.org/build2026/prizes. Questions: hello@hackyard.org.
tracks
Best Use of Render Workflows
Track for projects built with Render Workflows; credits of $200/$100/$50 go to each member of the first, second and third placed teams, up to four members per team.
Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
Award for the best project built with ElevenLabs; each member of the winning team receives three months of Scale (1.8 million usage credits per month).
Overall Winning Team
The overall winner of Hackyard Build 2026; each member receives three months of Pro from ElevenLabs (600,000 usage credits per month) and Spline offers three Professional Annual plans with AI credits to one nominated member of each of three winning teams.
when
Hackyard Build 2026 | 24-Hour Hackathon at IIT Guwahati
25 Sep - 10 Oct 2026
◍ Guwahatitickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | No fee | Available | Free to enter; entry, build space and internet are free at IIT Guwahati. |
| Participant fee (food and accommodation) | TBA | TBA | Available | Food and accommodation will be available at a participant fee; the final fee and arrival instructions will be shared with selected builders before travel. Travel to IIT Guwahati is not covered. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Selected projects (100 projects) | Hackyard LLM credits | $100 in LLM credits per selected project |
| Eligible selected participants (up to 300) | Browser Use platform credits | $100 in platform credits per eligible selected participant who signs up |
| Eligible physical attendees aged 16+ using Render (up to 300) | Render build credits | $50 in build credits |
| 1st team, Best Use of Render Workflows | Render Workflows credits | $200 in credits per member, up to four members |
| 2nd team, Best Use of Render Workflows | Render Workflows credits | $100 in credits per member, up to four members |
| 3rd team, Best Use of Render Workflows | Render Workflows credits | $50 in credits per member, up to four members |
| Top 50 projects | XYZ domains | One standard .xyz domain free for one year per project (50 domains) |
| Interested attendees | FlutterFlow trial | 30-day trial |
| Top two teams | FlutterFlow Basic plans | One-year Basic plan for each member |
| Top five winning teams | MojoAuth licenses | Five Hack Pass Business Pro licenses, one per team |
| Three winning teams | Spline Professional Annual plans | Three Professional Annual plans with AI credits, one nominated member per team |
| 100 projects | Maritime Starter access | One free month of Starter, plus a founder session with CEO Maria Gorskikh (date to be announced) |
| Each participant | ElevenLabs Creator | One month of Creator (131,000 usage credits) |
| Overall winning team | ElevenLabs Pro | Three months of Pro per member (600,000 usage credits per month) |
| Best Project Built with ElevenLabs | ElevenLabs Scale | Three months of Scale per member (1.8 million usage credits per month) |