📢 July 15
Hackathon announcement, challenge tracks, prizes, guidelines and publicity.
Blitzkrieg 2026
Presented by IEEE CEDA Bangalore and Co-organized by IEEE Entrepreneurship Bangalore LG
📅 July – September 2026
🏆 Online Mentorship • Offline Grand Finale
Registrations Closed — View ResultsGrand Finale Teams
🟢 Qualified for the Grand Finale
Congratulations! These 7 teams have qualified for the offline Grand Finale.
| # | Team Name | Team Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lattice | S. Yamini Sree |
| 2 | The Crucifiers | Nathan Mathews |
| 3 | S4 in Saturation | Sandeep Joshi |
| 4 | CoreNova | Priyadarshini R |
| 5 | LM³ | Mahesh N |
| 6 | Flex Power Track | Karthikraam Kettimuthu |
| 7 | ECE Innovators | Chaithra Pai |
Eligibility & Participation Guidelines
Eligibility
- Open to undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students from colleges and universities across Karnataka.
- Teams must consist of 3–4 members.
- Select one announced Hardware / EDA challenge track during registration.
- Submit a one-page poster or an 8-slide PowerPoint before the deadline.
- Only original work is accepted. Plagiarism leads to disqualification.
Participation Rules
- Evaluation based on innovation, technical feasibility, originality, relevance and impact.
- Top 10 teams qualify for mentorship and the final hackathon.
- Shortlisted teams must complete registration and fee payment within the deadline.
- Each shortlisted team receives an industry or academic mentor.
- Participation in mentoring sessions and reviews is mandatory.
- Final paper must use the prescribed conference template.
- Offline final presentation is mandatory for proceedings eligibility.
- Organizers may revise schedules with prior notification.
Event Flow
📝 August 1
Poster or 8-slide PPT submission deadline.
🏅 August 12
Top 10 shortlisted teams announced.
💳 August 18
Registration confirmation and fee payment.
👨🏫 August 26
Mentor allocation and online mentoring begins.
📄 September 20
Submission of the full research paper.
🏆 September 26
Offline presentations before expert jury and winner announcement.
Rewards & Benefits
🏆 Cash Prizes
Top three teams receive prizes and winner certificates.
📑 Research Publication
Opportunity to develop ideas into publishable research papers.
👨🏫 Expert Mentorship
Guidance from industry professionals and academic experts.
🎖 Certificates
Participation certificates for all and special recognition for shortlisted teams.
🤝 Networking
Meet researchers, IEEE members and industry leaders.
🚀 Career Exposure
Present your work before an expert jury.
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