Elite Coders CodeSprint 2026 IDEA → MVP → OPEN SOURCE → PITCH

One Month to Build. One Day to Pitch.

Elite Coders CodeSprint 2026 is a month-long open-source building challenge where developers, students, designers, and builders turn ideas into working MVPs.

Unlike a traditional 24-hour hackathon, CodeSprint gives participants one full month to build, iterate, deploy, and open-source their projects.

The online build phase runs from:

💻 15 October – 15 November 2026

After the build phase, projects will be evaluated and shortlisted teams will be invited to the:

🎤 Final Pitch — 22 November 2026

📍 Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Finalists will present their projects, demonstrate their MVPs, and pitch their vision to the judges.

🏆 Prizes 💰 ₹30,000 CASH PRIZE POOL

🥇 1st Place — ₹15,000

🥈 2nd Place — ₹10,000

🥉 3rd Place — ₹5,000

🎖️ Special Awards

Best UI/UX — Swag Kit
Best Social Welfare Project — Swag Kit
Best Beginner Team — Swag Kit
Best Open Source Project — Swag Kit
Best Use of Sponsor Technology — Swag Kit
Best Innovation — Swag Kit

Rewards are provided to all members of winning teams.

 

Requirements

⚡ The CodeSprint Journey 💡 01 — IDEA

Start with a problem worth solving and submit your project idea.

🔍 02 — SHORTLIST

Ideas will be reviewed based on originality, relevance, feasibility, innovation, and potential impact.

💻 03 — BUILD

Shortlisted teams get one month to turn their ideas into functional MVPs.

🌍 04 — OPEN SOURCE

Build publicly and make your project accessible to the developer community through a public GitHub repository.

🧑‍🏫 05 — MENTORSHIP

Selected teams will receive mentorship and guidance during the build phase.

🚀 06 — FINAL SHORTLIST

Completed projects will be evaluated and the strongest teams will advance to the final pitch.

🎤 07 — PITCH

Finalists present their projects offline in Dehradun on 22 November 2026.

🏆 08 — WIN

Compete for ₹30,000 in cash prizes, special awards, and swag.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

₹ 30,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
1st Place — ₹15,000
₹ 15,000 in cash
1 winner

2nd Place — ₹10,000
₹ 10,000 in cash
1 winner

3rd Place — ₹5,000
₹ 5,000 in cash
1 winner

Best UI/UX
1 winner

Swags for all team members

Best Open Source Project
1 winner

Swags for all team members

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Nishant Rana

Nishant Rana
Program Manager @Elite Coders

Judging Criteria

  • Idea needs to be Impactful

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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