BUILD A BETTER FUTURE
INDUSTRY TRACKS
REAL PROBLEMS. REAL IMPACT.
Across all four tracks, participants will be equipped with a suite of AI tools to build their solutions. Bring a builder’s mindset and a desire to make a difference.
WHY PARTICIPATE
Better Futures Are Built Together
Join a cross-border team to tackle society’s biggest challenges. Discover what’s possible when the best young minds from two countries build as one.
GUESTS OF HONOUR
Desmond Lee
Pralhad Joshi
JUDGES
Dr. Josephine Kwa Lay Keng
Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Madhabi Puri Buch
and Exchange Board of India
Kenneth Benoit
SMU School of Social Sciences
Dr. Simon JD Schillebeeckx
Anju Patwardhan
H2O.ai Singapore Pte Ltd
Soh-Keng Tan, PBM
Don Ta
Shirley Wong
MENTORS
James Chan
TVS Motor
Tiger Fang
Kargo Technologies
Calvin Tan
Prateek Manocha
Ailytics
Hero Choudhary, CFA
Beenext Pte Ltd
Bhoo Thirumalai
Aspire Systems
Aditya (Eddie) Kaul
DigiBTel
Elliott Chong
Foundering Engineer
Cascading AI (YC S23)
Saivya Chauhan
Blitz
Abhishek Chatterjee
Tookitaki
Genna Ng
Aether Space
Sophie Leung
The Core Humanity Co
David Chen
AgriG8
Rain Khoo
Dignitea
Arumugam Pradeepan
Scoot
Aravind Sethumadhavan
TALL: The AI Living Lab
Jane Gan
SLR Consulting
James Goh
SG Enable
Ibnur Rashad
fivesights
Jacelyn T
bp
Cate Lin
Health Innovation, Ageing & Social Entrepreneurship
Grace Ma
MPW Technologies Asia
Michael Schindler
KLMN Pte. Ltd.
Kai Ning
The Courage Chapter
Ryan Ong
Fogo Fungi
Russ Neu
Quest Ventures
Junus Eu
Global Longevity Outlook
Mo Khambati
Makeable.build
Zhao Yiliang
Income Insurance Limited
Marcus Wee
Singtel
Vivek Raguraman
Ministry of Trade & Industry (Singapore)
A BILATERAL COMMITMENT
BUILD A BETTER FUTURE
First proposed in 2018 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore–India Hackathon is a bilateral platform designed to deepen collaboration between the academic, innovation and start-up ecosystems of our two nations, now in our 61st year of diplomatic relations.
Hosted alternately in Singapore and India, previous editions have been held at Nanyang Technological University, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. Each edition brings 120 students into cross-border teams to tackle real industry challenges while building friendships, startups, and solutions that last well beyond the hackathon.
The 4th edition, organised by SMU's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and MoE's Innovation Cell of India, together with The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Singapore, takes place at SMU's campus in Singapore from 15–17 November 2026. Powered by a suite of AI tools, teams will tackle challenges across four key innovation sectors: FinTech and InsurTech, sustainability and climate, emerging technologies, as well as social innovation and inclusive development. Senior officials from both country’s Education Ministries will join students at the Hackathon opening ceremony on 15 November.
In consultation with
BEYOND SINGAPORE - INDIA HACKATHON 2023
Anomaly Bio raises US$2.6M to turn microbes into micro-factories for ingredient supply chains
Pints AI raises US$5.6M Pre-Series A to scale Auditable AI for regulated financial institutions
DBS Foundation collaborates with Haqdarshak to grow financial literacy with SG$5.1M funding
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
15 July 2026 -
Applications Open
Our registration link is open to Singapore-based students. Students in India can reach out to AICTE at startupfellow6@aicte-india.org
7 Sept 2026 -
Applications Close
Final deadline - register now for the opportunity to represent your country in this exciting cross-border competition
Sept to Oct 2026 -
Shortlist Announced
60 Singapore participants selected; pre-hackathon workshops begin
15 to 17 Nov 2026 -
Hackathon @SMU
36 hours of building, mentorship, and pitching
at SMU Singapore
Made possible by the generosity of
Nupur and Amrish Bahadur
Track Partners
Our Community Partners
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