About this event
Overview
The Challenge -
Build The AI For YOU 2026 is a student-led Open Innovation Challenge built around a simple idea: don't wait for a problem statement — find one. There's no fixed theme. You choose a real-world problem you actually care about, and build an AI-powered solution to it.
The journey runs in stages, not a single overnight sprint. First, submit your idea. If it's shortlisted, you get a focused 5-day build window to turn it into a working prototype. Finalists pitch their solutions live to a judging panel for prizes and recognition.
It starts with an expert-led seminar on practical AI thinking and real-world application — designed to sharpen how you spot problems worth solving before you start building.
What You Can Build -
Any domain, any problem — as long as AI plays a meaningful role in the solution. That could mean:
A tool that solves a real inefficiency you've personally noticed (in education, health, daily life, local communities, etc.)
A product powered by an AI model, API, or workflow that does real work — not a bolted-on chatbot
A working MVP you can demo, deploy, and explain end-to-end
There's no restriction on tech stack or industry. The bar is: does AI genuinely do something useful here, and can you defend how it works?
Resources & Support -
Build instructions provided to shortlisted teams before the build phase begins
Consistent support during the 5-day build window for technical and process questions
Access to the opening seminar for grounding in practical AI application before you start building
All official announcements, deadlines, updates and clarifications will be shared through the official Build The AI For YOU community
📢 Join the official community:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ke1EASlAMrSCJJt4aEKSE4
📜 Rules & Guidelines
1. Solo or teams of 1–4 members
2. Participants can form teams from different colleges or institutions — mixed-college teams are allowed
3. Team members can join from anywhere; there is no requirement for all team members to belong to the same college
4.Idea submission deck: max 5 slides
5. AI must play a meaningful role — a generic chatbot bolted onto an existing idea doesn't qualify
6. Submitted work must be original; existing/pre-built projects cannot be submitted as-is
7.Final submission requires: working product link, GitHub repository, final presentation deck, and a 2-minute demo video
8.Teams may refine scope during the build phase, but the core problem and concept must stay consistent with what was submitted in Round 1
9.Prize amounts are not announced until officially confirmed