(01)
₹50,000First place
24 October 2026 MIT Bengaluru
AgentOps’26
perceiveplan
actevolve
AN AGENTIC AI HACKATHON
Your ideas.
With a mind of their own.
Pick a problem worth solving. Build an agent that plans, acts, and makes something happen.
(01) The day24 October
(02) The placeMIT Bengaluru
(03) The sprint8 hours 10 AM – 6 PM
(04) The team1–2 builders
01premise
There is no problem statement.
Pick something worth building. Then build an agent that does it - one that perceives, plans, acts, and checks its own work.
You have eight hours and one goal: make something real run in front of us. Build during the event. Bring an agent that can plan, use tools, and respond to what happens.
the loop
- 01 · planDecide what to build
- 02 · actMake the agent do it
- 03 · observeWatch what worked
- 04 · loopChange it and go again
02the stakes
A little ambition.
₹1,00,000 in prizes.
One prize pool. Three winning teams.
For the builders who make their ideas work.
(02)
₹30,000Second place
(03)
₹20,000Third place
03eligibility
Who can take part.
- team size
- 1–2
- campuses
- 2
- duration
- 8h
- cost
- free
- MIT Manipal and MIT Bengaluru students, all departments, years 1–4.
- Register solo or with one teammate. Both teammates must belong to the same campus.
- No registration fee. Wi-Fi, power, and lunch are provided.
- Build your project during the hackathon. Pre-built projects are not allowed.
04the day
Eight hours, start to finish.
Tentative schedule. Exact timings may change; the event runs from 10 AM to 6 PM.
- 10:00Check-in and desk setup
- 10:30Kickoff and rules
- 11:00Build
- 13:30Lunch
- 15:00Build and iterate
- 17:00Submission
- 17:15Demos
- 17:50Results
05how selection works
60 teams. One day. Make your case.
- register by
- 20 Oct 2026, 23:59 IST
- cost
- free
- announced on
- 01Register your team before 20 October, 23:59 IST.
- 02PPTX submissions will be collected separately through a Google Form shared by the organizers. No upload is needed here.
- 03The organizers review applications and select the top 60 teams.
- 04Only selected teams receive an email, by 22 October. Registration does not guarantee a place.
Selected teams receive an email by 22 October 2026.
06organizers
Who’s running it.
- OrganizerThe student club bringing AgentOps to campus.
- Host campusThe home of AgentOps on 24 October.
- Industry partnerIndustry partner for AgentOps.
07faq
Questions people actually ask.
Students from MIT Manipal and MIT Bengaluru, years 1–4, from any department. Beginners are welcome.
Yes. Teams can have one or two members. You can participate solo or bring one teammate from your campus.
No. Both members of a two-person team must belong to the same campus.
Choose any problem statement. Your solution must use agentic AI: an agent that can plan, take actions, and respond to the results.
No. Your project must be built during the hackathon. You may use models, APIs, frameworks, and coding assistants.
Bring your laptop, charger, and any API keys you need. Wi-Fi, power, and lunch are provided.
No. Organizers will share a Google Form separately to collect PPTX files. There is currently no slide limit or required template.
No. The top 60 teams will be selected. Only selected teams will receive an email by 22 October 2026. No confirmation email is sent after registration.
Registration and participation are free.