Cognizant launches Technoverse Hackathon 2026

Cognizant has launched the Technoverse Hackathon 2026, offering students a platform to solve real-world industry challenges across multiple sectors. The competition promotes innovation, includes 50% women’s participation, and will conclude in May with winners felicitated in Pune.

Hyderabad: Cognizant on Tuesday announced the launch of the third edition of Cognizant Technoverse Hackathon 2026. The hackathon offers students a unique opportunity to bridge academic learning with real-world applications, work on industry-aligned problem statements, engage directly with practitioners from Cognizant, and gain firsthand exposure to how enterprises explore innovation.

Participants will build solutions across several high-impact domains: Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Retail, Manufacturing, Communications, Media & Technology, and Energy & Utilities.

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In line with the company’s commitment to inclusion across its India operations, the hackathon reinforces equal representation with 50% women’s participation. Each participating college may field multiple teams of four members each, with a minimum of two women per team. The hackathon will conclude in May, with the top three teams named winners at a felicitation ceremony hosted at a Cognizant facility in Pune.