Quantum Hackathon
No prior experience required. •Paid internship opportunities •Cash prizes •Participation certifications
Problem statements
Quantum Machine Learning
PS02 — Kole Wetlands Paddy Health
Quantum Machine Learning
PS02 — Kole Wetlands Paddy Health
Analyze four sensor readings from paddy crops (NDVI, humidity, pH and temperature) and classify whether a paddy crop is healthy or infected with blast fungus using quantum machine learning techniques such as QNN or QSVM.
Quantum Optimization
PS05 — Thrissur Cooperative Bank
Quantum Optimization
PS05 — Thrissur Cooperative Bank
Optimize a loan portfolio containing 5 applications from different Thrissur business sectors. Select exactly 3 loans while maximizing projected profit and minimizing shared financial risk.
Hackathon timeline
Startup Pitching Competition
A statewide path for standout college projects to meet industry leaders, investors and meaningful investment opportunities at IEDC Summit 2026.
Statewide selection
14 districts · 28 teams
Top 2 teams selected from every district.
Investment awards
₹6,00,000 total
Top 3 teams receive investment awards.
View full guidelines
Competition workflow
- STEP 01
District Selection:
Top 2 teams from each of Kerala’s 14 districts → 28 teams
- STEP 02
Online Shortlisting
Interactive evaluation, due diligence & mentorship → Top 5–6 teams
- STEP 03
Grand Finale
Live Shark Tank-style pitching before industry leaders & investors at IEDC Summit 2026.
Terms & conditions
Company formation & equity: Winners must set up their own company, with Prometheus Projects Private Limited holding a 15%–25% stake.
Project transfer rights: If majority stakeholders abandon the project, Prometheus Projects Private Limited may take it forward with all legal rights and responsibilities.
Data Science Contest
Solve real-world data problems using Rapidminer. Explore complex datasets, extract meaningful insights, and build predictive models.
Challenge duration
August 19 – September 18, 2026
Culmination on 28th September 2026
Student participation
Exclusively for currently enrolled students participating in IEDC Summit 2026. Individual participation only.
Submissions required
Rapidminer Process Files
.rmp
Dataset Used
Source data
PowerPoint Presentation
Walkthrough
YouTube Video Link
Self-recorded
Prize pool
1st Prize
₹13,000
2nd Prize
₹6,000
3rd Prize
₹3,000
ESAFQuizaTMA 2026
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Challenge your business knowledge, compete with student minds from across Kerala and win a share of ₹1 lakh in prizes.
28 September 2026 · Sahrdaya College of Engineering & Technology
The ESAF QuizaTMA Business Quiz brings together student teams to test their knowledge of business, current affairs, industry and general knowledge.
Team format
Team of 2
Students from the same college.
Prize pool
₹1,00,000
Cash prizes across the competition.
Quizmaster
Mr. A. R. Ranjit
Business strategist and international quizmaster.
Workshop 01
Think It. Build It. Automate It — Your First AI Agent with IBM Bob and watsonx Orchestrate
IBM
Workshop 02
Ask Better. Think Better. Build Better — The Human Edge in the AI Era
IBM
Workshop 03
AI in FinTech : Transforming Finance With AI
AI Solutions Engineer, Philips
Workshop 04
Connect to Remote Agents with ADK and Agent2Agent (A2A) SDK
Google Developer Expert - Cloud AI
Workshop 05
Know yourself. Build better : Entrepreneurship Development Workshop
Founder of Mindcarter
Workshop 06
Agentic AI with Google ADK : From Zero to Build
Google Developer Expert - AI/Ml Engineer
Workshop 08
Device-to-Device Communication
Keltron Knowledge Centre
Workshop 09
PCB Designing Workshop
Keltron Knowledge Centre
Workshop 08
AICTE IP & Innovation Clinic
AICTE Innovation Centre
Workshop 11
Laser Cutting Workshop
Fab Lab Kerala
Workshop 12
Product Modeling and Startup Program using SOLIDWORKS
Senior Solution Associate, Conceptia Software Technologies Limited
Workshop 13
From Simulation to Reality:ROS 2, Gazebo & Dobot Workshop
Robotics Engineer, Unique World Robotics
Workshop 12
Digital Fabrication: AICTE IDEA Lab
Paul Sadric — AICTE IDEA Lab
Workshop 15
Roadmap to Fully Funded Global Opportunities
Head of Programs & Communication,KSUM
Workshop 14
Biosensor Fabrication Workshop
Pooja Das Manjulabhai — Agappe Innovation Centre
Workshop 15
Medical Device Designing: GE Center of Excellence, SCET
Akhil Davis & Bennyson — GE Center of Excellence
Workshop 19
Hands-On IoT with ESP32: GPIO Control and Sensor Interfacing
Jobin & Jismi
Workshop 18
Spin to innovate : Hands-on Nanofiber Fabrication Workshop
Mayasree O — Agappe Innovation Hub, Sahrdaya
Workshop 21
Founder Development - Lightning Talk
Jimmy James Founder & Lead Mentor, Founder-Being LaunchPad
Workshop 22
IITians Mentoring Clinic
IIT PALS
Workshop 23
Startup Legal Roadmap: What Every Student Founder Should Know
Sheethal CS
Workshop 24
What Next — Community Workshop: From Idea to Product in 90 Minutes
Deepu Xavier & Mehar Rahim
Workshop 25
How to Build a Mature Product
Dinoj, MEDGYOR
Workshop 27
Cyber Security: Learn, Explore & Defend
Mohammed Faizal & Noorul Ameen — Brightforge Solutions
Workshop 28
Hack. Build. Network. Get Hired: Turn Hackathons to Career
Sajad Hussain, Nippon Toyota
Workshop 29
Design Thinking and Validation
Hykon