Adobe India Hackathon 2027: Eligibility, Prizes and Dates
Adobe's hackathon for Indian engineering students, renamed Adobe University Hackathon in 2026. Free, in teams of 2 to 3; registration opened in June 2025 and July 2026.
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The Adobe India Hackathon is Adobe's hackathon for engineering students in India, run on Unstop. In 2026 Adobe renamed it the Adobe University Hackathon. It's free, you enter as a team of 2 or 3, and the top performers get a chance at Adobe internship interviews with a stipend of over ₹1 lakh a month.
Status on 30 October 2026: the 2026 edition has finished (over 3 lakh registrations, finale at Adobe Noida in October). Adobe hasn't announced a 2027 edition. Registration opened on 9 June 2025 and 8 July 2026, so watch for it around June or July 2027.
Adobe India Hackathon at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Run by | Adobe, with registration and rounds on Unstop |
| Who can enter | Full-time engineering students in India; all years and branches in 2026 |
| Team | 2 or 3 students from the same institute |
| Fee | Free |
| Rounds (2026) | Online assessment, case study, development round, prototype showcase, Grand Finale |
| Finale | In person at Adobe's Noida office; Adobe pays travel and stay |
| Top prize (2026) | MacBook Pro for each member of the winning team |
| Internship (2026) | Top 50: chance at pre-placement intern interviews, ₹1,10,000 a month stipend |
| Next edition | Not announced; previous editions opened in June and July |
Eligibility
In 2026 the hackathon was open to engineering students across all years and branches: B.Tech or B.E., M.Tech or M.E., dual or integrated degrees and equivalent STEM programmes, at a recognised college in India. The 2025 edition took students graduating from 2026 to 2029. Teams have 2 or 3 members from the same college; mixing years and branches is allowed, and a student can be in only one team. Every member registers with a WhatsApp number and their college email (or Gmail if the college has none).
Only one batch can get the internship interviews each year: the 2027 batch in 2025, and the 2028 batch in 2026.
Rounds in 2026
| Round | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Online assessment | 15 MCQs on algorithms, data structures and programming logic, plus 2 coding questions, in 60 minutes |
| 2. Case study | 45 minutes on the year's theme (new in 2026) |
| 3. Development round | About two weeks to build the solution and submit code |
| 4. Prototype showcase | The team leader submits the prototype |
| 5. Grand Finale | Presentation to Adobe leaders at Adobe Noida |
The 2026 theme was AI agents and brand visibility; 2025's was turning PDFs into intelligent, connected documents with Acrobat. The 2025 edition had four rounds, with one coding question in Round 1.
Prizes
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning team | MacBook Air each | MacBook Pro each |
| Runner-up team | iPad Air each | "MacBook Neo" each (Adobe's wording) |
| Top 50 participants | Intern interview chance, ₹1,00,000 a month stipend (2027 batch) | Intern interview chance, ₹1,10,000 a month stipend (2028 batch) |
| National finalists | Adobe goodies and Acrobat Pro licences | Adobe merchandise and a chance at a sponsored Adobe office visit |
Adobe describes these as pre-placement intern-interview opportunities subject to eligibility, not guaranteed internships. No full-time offer is part of the hackathon.
Past editions
| Edition | Registration | Finale | Registrations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Adobe University Hackathon) | 8 July to 8 August 2026 | October 2026, Noida | 301,048 |
| 2025 (Adobe India Hackathon) | 9 June to 10 July 2025 | 5 September 2025, Noida | 262,107 |
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