KARMA ENTERPRISESPowered by
Online hackathon · 11–13 December 2026
Rack It Up
2026
A free 48-hour online hackathon for developers and students across India. Most hackathons end with slides. Ours ends with something live on the internet.
The event
at a glance
Fri 11 Dec, 6 PM to Sun 13 Dec, 6 PM IST
Open to developers and students across India
Members per team. Solo is welcome too
No registration fee, ever
Pick a theme.
Or bring your own.
AI for Everyday India
AI that helps real people with real, everyday problems.
Student Life & Learning
Tools that make studying, campus life and careers easier.
Local Business & Commerce
Software for the shops, kirana stores and small businesses around you.
Developer Tools & Infra
Things that make building, shipping and running software better.
Open Innovation
Anything else you want to build. Surprise us.
Hackathon timeline
Registrations open
- Register on Unstop
- Find your team, updates by email
Tracks & prizes revealed
- Sponsor problem statements
- Prize amounts revealed
Registrations close
- Last day to register
- Teams locked in
The hack begins
- Fri 6 PM to Sun 6 PM IST
- Live mentor hours on Zoom
Finals & results
- Top 10 demo live
- Winners announced on 15 Dec
Registrations close on 9 Dec 2026, 11:59 PM IST. The hack runs fully online.
Shipped beats
slides.
The top 10 teams demo live to the judges and sponsors in the final on 14 December.
What you submit
- 01A live, deployed link (any hosting is fine)
- 02Your public code repository
- 03A demo video of up to 3 minutes
Questions,
answered.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no registration fee for anyone.
Do I have to host on Rack'Em?
No. Deploy anywhere you like. Rack'Em servers are optional, and participants get special discounts on them.
Can I take part alone?
Yes. Teams can have 1 to 4 members.
Do I need to be a student?
No. Any developer in India can take part.
What are the prizes?
Cash prizes for the top 3 teams overall and the best team in each sponsor track, revealed between 2 and 5 December. The winning team and 3 lucky draw winners also get exclusive Unstop goodies, and everyone gets special Rack'Em discounts.
How does the lucky draw work?
It's free to enter. After the hack, we pick 3 winners at random from participants whose team submitted a project and who follow @karmaenterprises.in on Instagram. Each winner gets exclusive Unstop goodies. The draw is run by us, not by Instagram.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Every team that submits a project gets a certificate of participation, and winners get winner certificates. They're issued on Unstop.
Who owns what we build?
You do. Teams keep full ownership of their projects.
Where do I register?
Only on Unstop, our platform partner. Registrations open on 30 October.
What you
take home.
Winning team
A cash prize, winner certificates, exclusive Unstop goodies for every team member and the biggest Rack'Em discount. Amounts are revealed between 2 and 5 December.
Runner-ups & track winners
Cash prizes and winner certificates for the 1st and 2nd runner-up, plus bigger Rack'Em discounts. The best team in each sponsor track wins that sponsor's prize.
Free lucky draw
3 participants win exclusive Unstop goodies. Free to enter: your team submits a project and you follow @karmaenterprises.in on Instagram. More hackers, more loot, so rally your friends.
Everyone who submits
A certificate of participation, issued on Unstop, and special discounts on Rack'Em servers to keep your project live after the hack.
Backed by
Registrations, submissions and certificates run on Unstop.
Sponsor problem statements and prizes are revealed between 2 and 5 December.
Put your problem in front of India's builders.
Sponsor a track, judge it and meet the teams. Ask us for the sponsor deck.
Get the sponsor deckSponsor
Rack It Up.
Tell us a little about your company and we'll send you the sponsor deck: tracks, packages and what your team gets out of it.