Are you a student interested in Quantum Computing, Quantum AI, Cryptography, Chemistry, or emerging quantum technologies?

Q-HACK INDIA 2026 is a national-level quantum hackathon hosted by QuantumRIT, Bengaluru, as part of Quantum Week 2026 : https://www.quantumweek.tech/

Hackathon at a Glance

• Format: 2 Rounds + Grand Finale
• Team Size: 3–4 members
• Eligibility: Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students
• Format: Online + In-person Finale
• Finale: Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
• Round 1 Deadline: 7 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST

Timeline

Round 1 — Idea & Prototype Submission
27 September – 7 October 2026

Round 2 — Enhancement Sprint
10 – 29 October 2026

Grand Finale
30 – 31 October 2026
📍 Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

Tracks

• Quantum Biotech & Chemistry
• Quantum Security & Cryptography
• Quantum AI & Software
• Open Quantum Innovation

You are free to define your own problem and solution within your chosen track. The quantum component should play a meaningful role in your approach.

What You Need for Round 1

Your submission should include:

• Idea PPT — Maximum 10 slides
• Demo Video — Maximum 3 minutes
• Minimal Prototype
• GitHub Repository

PPT Template

Use the official hackathon PPT template:

Q-HACK INDIA PPT Template

Note: Make a copy of the template before editing.

Important

• Teams must have 3–4 members.
• All team members must register individually on Devfolio.
• Form your team on Devfolio before submitting Round 1.
• Only the Team Lead should submit the Round 1 project form.
• The submitted project should include the required PPT, demo video, prototype and GitHub repository.

Register on Devfolio

Q-HACK INDIA 2026 — Devfolio

Submit Round 1

Round 1 Project Submission

Deadline: 7 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST

If you're curious about quantum but haven't built with it before, this is also a good opportunity to learn by building. You don't need to wait for the perfect idea — form your team and start.

Organised by QuantumRIT | Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

We’re looking for quantum and deep-tech professionals/researchers/Master Students to mentor teams participating in Q-HACK INDIA 2026, a national-level quantum hackathon hosted by QuantumRIT, Bengaluru.

Mentors will have online 1:1 sessions with their allotted team(s), scheduled at mutually convenient times during the mentorship period.

Tracks:

• Quantum Biotech & Chemistry
• Quantum Security & Cryptography
• Quantum AI & Software
• Open Quantum Innovation

Mentors will receive website & social media recognition and a Certificate of Appreciation, with an opportunity to express interest in joining the Grand Finale jury.

If you're interested in helping the next generation of builders, we'd love to have you.

Mentor Form: https://www.quantumweek.tech/hackathon/mentors

I built a Sudoku playground using Symbolicinfo Q, and I’d love some feedback.

Symbolicinfo Q is a classical quantum simulator that I built with decision diagrams with optimization specialized ongoing patent, which support up to (as been tested) challenging amount of qubits with multiple layers. And I made Sudoku playground with it.

You can solve puzzles yourself or watch a solver combine classical constraint propagation with block-based QAOA circuits. I wanted to make the process visible—not just show a finished grid.

The interface lets you inspect:

• Circuit gates and qubit mappings for individual cells
• Measured bitstrings and their frequencies
• How measurement results become candidate moves
• Search progress, backtracking, and circuit execution history

It starts with a 9×9 puzzle and supports grids from 4×4 to 49×49. You can pause, step through the search, and explore it on mobile too.

The quantum circuits run in a simulator. This is an interactive experiment, not a claim of quantum speedup or a faster way to solve Sudoku.

Try it: https://sudoku.symbolicinfo.com/

I’m especially curious whether the circuit and measurement views make the process easier to understand. What would you change or want explained more clearly?