Deadline: 10 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST. SerpApi is hosting the SerpApi India Hackathon 2026 — fully online and asynchronous — with a prize pool of ₹3 lakh+ in cash plus SerpApi search credits, announced on the company's official blog.
Eligibility is broad: Indian citizens aged 18 and above, entering solo or in teams of up to five. The only build requirement is that projects use SerpApi meaningfully. Submissions go in as a public GitHub repo plus a demo video under three minutes — entries can be edited right up to the deadline.
The prize breakdown: 1st place gets ₹1,00,000 plus 15,000 search credits; 2nd gets ₹40,000 plus 10,000 credits; 3rd gets ₹20,000 plus 10,000 credits; and Best in Track winners across six tracks receive 10,000 credits each. Entry is free.
For AI developers building search, scraping or data-collection tooling, this is one of the cheapest ways to earn validation (and a cash prize) this month — the async format means no travel and no scheduling conflicts with the other hackathons closing this week.
Why it matters for founders
₹3 lakh for a weekend-scale build with zero travel is hard to beat. Beyond the prizes, the demo video and public repo double as portfolio material for your next round or job application. Ship something useful with real search data, not a toy demo.
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