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Bihar Cyber Hackathon 2026: ₹1.5 lakh first prize, college students, register by 26 October

By AiCoN | Published 15 October 2026 | Sources checked 15 October 2026

C-DAC Patna and the Cyber Crime and Security Unit of Bihar Police are running the Cyber Hackathon 2026. It is open to college students across India and is free to enter. The top three teams win ₹1.5 lakh (about US$1,800), ₹1 lakh (about US$1,200) and ₹50,000 (about US$600). Registration and submission both close on 26 October 2026, 11:59 PM.

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Good to knowSome news reports give 28 November as the results date. The official guidelines list the shortlist on 20 November and the online Grand Final on 27 November 2026. We follow the official site. Prizes are for teams, and the site says awards are subject to the organisers' terms.

Who can enter

Students currently enrolled in a recognised college or university in India
Teams of 3 to 4. At least one woman member is encouraged, not required
One team per person and one problem statement per team. The roster and problem choice lock once confirmed
Every member uploads a valid college ID. An ID for the team leader alone is not enough

The five problem statements

Mule bank account detection and financial fraud investigation
Android app security and forensic analysis
Detecting coordinated disinformation on social media
Tracking and prioritising public grievances raised on social media
Checking digital evidence (images, audio, video, CCTV) for tampering

Pick one on the problem statements page. Any language, framework or tool is allowed.

Prizes

First: ₹1.5 lakh
Second: ₹1 lakh
Third: ₹50,000
Certificate and internship consideration are listed too. Internships are at the organisers' sole discretion

How it works: step by step

Checked on the live portal on 19 October 2026.

Open the official portal: cyberhackathon.bihar.gov.in and tap Register. The homepage shows the registration and submission window (both close 26 October 2026, 11:59 PM) with a live countdown.
Read the "Before you register" checklist: only the team leader registers (not every member), the team name must be unique because it becomes your private GitHub repository's name, and a team needs 3 to 4 members including the leader. Keep every member's name, email, mobile, address, education details, GitHub username, college ID card and passport photo (JPG/PNG, 50-200 KB) ready, and finalise your problem statement before you apply. Tap I'm ready.
Create the account: enter the team leader's email (a verification code goes there, so use an address you can open immediately), set a password (minimum 10 characters with an uppercase letter, a number and a special character), accept the terms and hackathon guidelines, solve the captcha and tap Create account.
Verify the email with the code sent to it, then log in.
Inside the portal, add your 3 to 4 members with their college IDs and GitHub handles, and pick one of the five problem statements. The roster and problem choice lock once confirmed.
The team leader creates a private GitHub repository named after the team and adds every member.
Build and commit as you go. A single last-minute code dump is grounds for disqualification, and so is any commit after 26 October.
Record an 8 to 10 minute explainer and demo video. Upload it to your own Google Drive, share it as Viewer with the email on the guidelines page, and submit the link on the portal before 26 October, 11:59 PM. Submit early - the site warns about last-day server load.
Experts screen the videos and shortlist 25 teams, published 20 November 2026.
Shortlisted teams hand over repository ownership to the organisers. The online Grand Final is on 27 November 2026, with live demos, questions from judges and possibly a new dataset.

Cyber Hackathon 2026 portal homepage with registration and submission dates and countdown — Step 1: the official portal with the registration window (closes 26 October, 11:59 PM). Screenshot of the official portal, captured 19 October 2026.

Cyber Hackathon before-you-register checklist: team leader only, member details, unique team name, 3 to 4 members — Step 2: the portal's own "Before you register" checklist - read it before starting the form. Screenshot of the official portal, captured 19 October 2026.

Cyber Hackathon create account form with email, password, terms and captcha — Step 3: the Create account form (empty, before any details are entered). Screenshot of the official portal, captured 19 October 2026.

Steps 4 to 10 happen inside the team's own account, so they are not shown as screenshots.

Video guides

We searched YouTube on 19 October 2026 for a step-by-step registration video for this hackathon in English and in Malayalam. We could not verify one that matches this portal, so we are not linking any rather than risk a video about a different hackathon.

Rules to read

No registration or entry fee
Plagiarism, fake IDs and multiple team registrations lead to disqualification
All team members must attend the final with a webcam, microphone and stable internet
The organising committee's decisions are final

We read the official site, its guidelines, FAQ and problem statements pages on 15 October 2026. We did not register. Start early: the site asks teams to submit before the last day in case of server load.

Sources: Cyber Hackathon 2026 official site, Guidelines and rules, Problem statements. Checked 15 October 2026; apply steps re-checked 19 October 2026. This is an AiCoN explainer, not a government publication.