ROCKATHON'26 · CHAMPIONS CROWNED

ROCKATHON'26

CHAMPIONS CROWNED

Rockathon'26 finished at SquareShift Chennai on August 22, 2026.

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/ 01 · THE ROSTER

COMMUNITY PARTNER

The community standing behind Rockathon'26.

Elastic User Group Chennai
Elastic User Group Chennai
Chennai's Elastic developer community.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Backing Chennai's first applied AI hackathon.

Scybers
Platinum Sponsor
CodeStax.AI
Platinum Sponsor

REFRESHMENT SPONSORS

Keeping the finals fed on hackathon day.

Vimala's Home Bakery
Vimala's Home Bakery
Fresh, rich & tasty home bakes.
Kana Foods
Kana Foods
Feeding the floor through the build.

SQUARESHIFT'S TRUSTED PARTNERS

Cloud and AI partnerships and specialisations held by SquareShift, the organiser — the engineering bench behind the build.

/ 02 · THE RUN OF PLAY

EVENT TIMELINE

1 DONE
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Teams of 2–3 members at ₹499 per head. The field is now locked.
2 DONE
PROBLEM STATEMENT RELEASED
Two applied AI problem statements issued to every registered team.
3 DONE
ROUND 1 · ONLINE SCREENING
Teams analysed the problem statement and pitched their solution as a deck.
4 DONE
ROUND 2 · GRAND FINALE
Thirty finalist teams built and pitched live to the judges in Chennai on August 22.
5 DONE
CHAMPIONS CROWNED
₹1,00,000 split across the top three teams, two special awards, and a certificate for every team that presented.
/ 03 · HALL OF FAME

THE CHAMPIONS

Rockathon'26 finished at SquareShift Chennai on August 22, 2026.

🏆
1
CHAMPION
₹60,000
StackNStake
SRM University of Science and Technology
2
RUNNER-UP
₹25,000
404 Error
IIIT Sricity
3
2ND RUNNER-UP
₹15,000
Hack Forge
SSN College of Engineering
SPECIAL AWARDS
BEST AI INTEGRATION
Cognix
Kings Engineering College, Sriperumbudur
BEST CREATIVITY
SynapseX
SSN College of Engineering
/ 04 · ON CAMPUS

WHERE ROCKATHON IS LANDING

Students across 25 campuses in Tamil Nadu and beyond took part in Rockathon'26.

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Hindusthan Educational Institutions
IFET College of Engineering
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City
Jeppiaar Engineering College
Kings Engineering College
Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology
Loyola College, Chennai
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology
Panimalar Engineering College
Rajalakshmi Engineering College
S.A. Engineering College
Saveetha School of Engineering
Saveetha University
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram
SSN College of Engineering
Shiv Nadar University Chennai
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
St. Joseph's College of Engineering
St. Joseph's Institute of Technology
Velammal Engineering College
Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS)
VIT Chennai
/ 05 · THE FINALE

BUILT LIVE, IN CHENNAI

When
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Where
SquareShift Technologies
9th Floor, Olympia Pinnacle, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Perungudi, Chennai 600097
Open in Google Maps →
Format
Live build, then pitch to the judges

Shortlisted teams build in the room and present to a judging panel, with Claude-certified mentor support on hand throughout. Winners are crowned the same day.

Full format and rules →
/ 06 · THE ORGANISER

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