Applications for Build 2026 close on Oct 10, so this is for teams still on the fence.

Quick recap: a free-to-apply, 24-hour in-person hackathon at IIT Guwahati on Oct 24-25, run by Hackyard. Around 300 builders get selected for the campus rounds. Teams of 2-4 or solo, no fixed theme.

What a selected team is actually playing for:

Nodus Challenge (build on Nodus compute at the event): 1st ₹50,000, 2nd ₹30,000, 3rd ₹20,000 cash

Agent37 main event: 1st ₹10,000 cash + ₹25,000 credits, 2nd ₹7,500 + ₹15,000 credits, 3rd ₹5,000 + ₹10,000 credits

10 Agent37 category awards: ₹2,500 cash + ₹5,000 credits each

And every qualified project (up to 300, with verified Agent37 use) gets ₹1,000 cash + 10 USD in Agent37 credits, no in-person attendance needed for that one.

The total cash rewards come to up to ₹4,47,500. Credits and partner perks (ElevenLabs, Render, FlutterFlow, Maritime plans) and 100 USD in Hackyard LLM credits for every selected project are separate from that cash total.

If you were planning to build anything that weekend anyway, the application takes a few minutes. Happy to answer questions here, and I'll share the apply link in the comments for anyone who wants it.

Hackyard is running Build 2026, a 24-hour in-person hackathon at IIT Guwahati on Oct 24-25. Applications are free and close on Oct 10, with about 300 builders selected.

The cash prize pool is up to Rs 4,47,500:

Nodus Challenge: Rs 50,000 / 30,000 / 20,000 for the top three teams

Agent37 main event: Rs 10,000 / 7,500 / 5,000 for the top three, plus credits

10 category awards at Rs 2,500 each, plus credits

Rs 1,000 cash plus 10 USD in Agent37 credits for each qualified project, up to 300 projects

Teams of builders from across India are welcome, first-timers included. If you want to apply or have questions about travel, tracks or how selection works, comment below and I'll help out.

Build 2026 is a 24-hour, in-person hackathon at IIT Guwahati, and applications are open until Oct 10. It's free to apply and about 300 builders will be selected.

What's on the table:

Total cash prizes of up to Rs 4,47,500

Nodus Challenge: Rs 50,000 / 30,000 / 20,000 for the top three

Agent37 main event: Rs 10,000 / 7,500 / 5,000 for the top three, plus credits

10 category awards, Rs 2,500 each plus credits

Every qualified project (verified Agent37 use) gets Rs 1,000 cash plus 10 USD in credits

If you've been meaning to build something with a team and want a real deadline and a real room to do it in, this is a good one to apply for. Happy to answer questions in the comments, and I'll drop the application link there too.

a week back i posted here about learning to code on a 3G phone near dibrugarh. thanks for the kind words on that one. quick follow up, with an actual question this time.

we're running build 2026, a free 24-hour in-person build at IIT Guwahati on oct 24-25. no fixed theme, solo or teams up to 4, and every selected project gets $100 in llm credits. applications close oct 10.

my guess is a lot of people here who build things skip hackathons because they always seem to happen somewhere else (bangalore, pune, or online at 3am), plus travel, cost and not knowing anyone. but i'd rather hear it than guess.

if you build stuff in assam or the northeast (code, design, hardware, anything), what's stopped you from going to one? and what would make a weekend like this worth it for you?

if you want details or the application, drop a comment or dm me and i'll send it over.