India’s Biggest Banking AI & Cybersecurity Hackathon 2026 ₹5 Lakh Cash Prize + Certificates

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:00]If you are interested in AI cybersecurity or building real world tech projects, then this opportunity you should not miss. The government of India Ministry of Finance and Department of Financial Services along with Indian Banks Association has launched a PSB cybersecurity fraud and AI Hackathon 2026 with collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Bank of India. And trust me, this is not just ordinary college Hackathon. This is a national level innovation challenge where students and developers will solve real banking industry problem using AI, cybersecurity, fraud detection system, and smart banking technologies. So, currently registrations are live, and make sure you like the video, subscribe the channel, and also hype the video and share with everyone so that they can also know about it. Now, let's come directly to the Hackathon page. So, here we have covered about the Hackathon.

[00:00:53]Now, why you should participate? You'll be learning cool things. You'll be working on real world environment.

[00:00:59]You'll be getting cash prizes worth 20 lakhs. Okay, it is a prize pool. It will be distributed among the top winners.

[00:01:05]Now, best part is that you'll be learning how to tackle real world cybersecurity issues, frauds, and AI challenges which many banking sector face. Now, coming to the next thing, who can apply for it? Anyone can apply for it. If you are from any college, any stream, you can apply for this opportunity. Here, do we need to form a team? See, yes, you need to form a team over here. And at least one or more uh female participants should be present in this team. Means, whether you're forming a team, there should be at least one female participants in your uh group.

[00:01:39]They are promoting women empowerment, okay? Here, you'll be working on problem statements, and then you'll be presenting the projects over there on the final final uh final thing, okay?

[00:01:53]So, here let's see the problem statement. So, there are two problem statements. First one is harnessing generative AI for static and dynamic analysis risk scoring for fraudulent APKs. So you must have seen a lot of people are sharing APKs that do your KYC or etc. So like this you have to just work on this particular problem statement and create a solution for it.

[00:02:15]Second one is that you have to create a solution having AI and ML capabilities for detecting suspicious transaction and fake accounts or mule accounts. Okay, by ingesting financial transaction a monitoring solution. So you can just help like you can create alerts, tickets and just prevent the transaction to complete. Okay, like this you have to do. All the things if you want to refer to the detailed guide, I'll share the detailed guide and the link in the description. Now the next thing let's see if you have any query. Okay, if you have any query you can just reach out to them.

[00:02:50]Now how to register? It's very simple.

[00:02:52]How to participate? Let me just show you basic important things. So these are the key dates. It started from 7th of May will be ending on registration 5th of June 15th of June. Okay. So registration will be 15th of June.

[00:03:07]After that the shortlisting of the team will be done from 23rd of June to 30th of June and then shortlisted candidates will be notified via email on 30th of June. From 1st July to 17th of August the prototype submission and prototype development and progress will be done after that. There will be first presentation on 27th and 28th of August and prize will be announced on 28th of August. So these are the things. Now come to the next. Now here what you have to enter in the same page application form is also there.

[00:03:38]Whether you want to participate individually or form as a team. So yes, I got it. So here you can form as a team also or individually also there is no restriction. If you select team, if you participate individually you can you have to men mention all your details one by one, okay? Like your name, institute name, email address, all the things.

[00:03:59]Then just select the problem statement under which you want to work, and then uh you have to just submit it, okay? So here, while attaching the problem statement, you have to upload a proof with a text and description that you are choosing this particular program, how you'll solve this particular problem. So here, it is a shortlisted round, okay?

[00:04:21]So here, uh the most important thing you need to understand, let me just explain you the form first of all, okay?

[00:04:27]So if I come to the team section directly, here both seem both things are same only. Only the difference is that you have to enter individually details.

[00:04:37]And in the team, you have to just enter as a team over here. And just select the number of team members. Then you have to enter their details individually, okay?

[00:04:46]And after that, you have to upload the institute ID card, means college ID card. Now here, you have to mention some of the projects, okay? You are coming from which place, means which city? Do you need accommodation, okay? Not for Hyderabad participants. If you're from different cities, you are coming over here, then you can just uh select whether it is required or whether it is it not required, okay?

[00:05:09]Accommodation or travel. Means they'll pay you the accommodation fees over here.

[00:05:15]Now you have to enter your address, state, pin code, city. After that, you have to select the problem statement, and then you have to explain the problem statement approach, okay? How you'll solve this particular problem. Have you participated in any hackathons earlier?

[00:05:30]Simply mention no or yes, whatever you like. After that, just I accept discipline and simply register over here. If you have any doubts, you can just let me in the comment section. I have covered everything in detail. Thank you guys. Have a great day ahead.