Sustainability
Hackathon
2026

Organized by IIT Bombay

Last Date of Idea Submission is 15th July

About The Organisers

IIT Bombay-Honeywell Centre of Excellence for Future Skills & Innovation is envisioned as a national, execution-oriented platform that accelerates sustainability-driven transformation through skill development, research, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem engagement. By combining capacity building, innovation, and collaborative partnerships, the Centre aims to translate sustainability ambitions into measurable impact.

  • Skill & Knowledge Development
  • Translational Research
  • Innovation & Incubation
  • Research Fellowships
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About The Hackathon

The Sustainable Innovation Hackathon 2026 is designed as a multi-phase competition to bring creative and innovative ideas from students and early-stage innovators to build impactful sustainability solutions.

It provides a platform to present ideas, demonstrate prototypes, and develop solutions aligned with emerging sustainability priorities.

Through structured mentoring, the hackathon aims to accelerate scalable and impactful solutions for sustainability-related challenges and societal benefit.

Sustainability Themes

Innovate to solve real-world sustainability challenges on the following themes through Product, Policy, Process, with technology, research, and entrepreneurship.

Natural Resources and conservations

Natural Resources and conservations

Agriculture & Allied areas

Agriculture & Allied areas

Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition

Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Clean and Green Energy

Clean and Green Energy

Sustainability in Rural Development

Sustainability in Rural Development

Sustainable Built Environment

Built Environment

Sustainable Healthcare

Healthcare and Medical Sustainability

Water and Wastewater System

Water and Wastewater Systems

Solid Waste Management

Sustainable Transportation and Mobility

Livelihoods Sustainability

ESG / Corporate Sustainability

Other Sustainability Topics

Other areas focused on sustainability

WHO CAN
PARTICIPATE?

We welcome students passionate about sustainability, innovation, and real-world problem solving through impactful ideas.

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Open to students enrolled in Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD programs at any recognised academic institution.

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The team size should be a minimum of 3 members and a maximum of 4

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The team should have one faculty member as a mentor

Eligibility Team

Turning ideas into
sustainability solutions

The hackathon is designed to identify promising startup ideas, strengthen participant capacity, and build a stronger industry–academia innovation ecosystem.

Sustainability Innovation
1st Prize  1.25 Lakh
2nd Prize  1 Lakh
3rd Prize  75,000
Total prize pool of upto  5 Lakh
Additional Support

Seed Grant support of up to  50 Lakh.

Opportunity for Incubation at IIT Bombay.

From
Idea To
Incubation by IIT Bombay

Empowering students to innovate, impact and incubate sustainable solutions.

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Innovate

Encourage creative solutions for real-world sustainability challenges.

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Impact

Identify high-impact ideas that bring positive change to society.

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Mentor

Provide mentorship to shape early ideas into strong solutions.

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Incubate

Winning teams receive incubation support at IIT Bombay.

Hackathon Roadmap

A compact journey from Idea to the Incubation.

Till 15 Jul

Submission of an Idea

July

Screening of Ideas

Aug

Submission of pitch deck

1 Sep – 30 Sep

Evaluation of pitch deck

Oct - Nov

Mentorship

3 Dec – 5 Dec

Grand Finale