Hack Horizon
A 24-hour build challenge for product thinkers, coders, designers, and pitch-ready teams.
RegisterAnnual College Fest
IGNITE 2026
Where Innovation Meets Celebration
Three days of competitions, culture, creators, ideas, and campus energy shaped into one premium festival experience.
About the fest
A campus celebration built for bold ideas.
IGNITE 2026 brings together technology, art, performance, entrepreneurship, gaming, and design into a single high-energy festival. The experience is crafted for students who want to compete, collaborate, discover, and celebrate.
Innovation labs
Cultural nights
Creator showcases
Events grid
Compete across every kind of spark.
Choose your arena, bring your team, and step into experiences designed for skill, stage presence, and serious fun.
Battle of Bands
Live sets, original sounds, and a packed crowd ready for the loudest evening of the fest.
RegisterDesign Sprint
Rapid concepting, UI craft, brand thinking, and presentation under a sharp creative brief.
RegisterRobo Rally
Precision engineering and fast decisions on an obstacle track built for campus innovators.
RegisterStreet Stage
Dance crews, theatre circles, poets, and beatboxers turning open space into a show.
RegisterGame Forge
Esports brackets, indie game prototypes, and strategy rounds for competitive players.
RegisterSchedule timeline
Three days, one seamless flow.
Launch and build
Opening ceremony, hackathon kickoff, design sprint briefing, food court launch, and indie showcases.
Compete and perform
Technical finals, workshops, creator talks, street stage acts, gaming brackets, and cultural prelims.
Finals and celebration
Grand pitches, prize ceremony, headline performances, sponsor showcases, and closing celebration.
Prize pool
Rewards that make the wins feel bigger.
For the strongest product vision, execution quality, and stage pitch.
The flagship prize pool across technical, cultural, and creative categories.
For standout performances, design craft, media work, and creator showcases.
Speakers
Meet mentors who bring real momentum.
Anaya Kapoor
Founder, product strategist, and campus entrepreneurship mentor.
Rohan Sen
Creative technologist shaping immersive experiences for live events.
Mira Verma
Design leader focused on humane interfaces and student-led innovation.
Ishaan Khanna
Robotics researcher and mentor for engineering teams across India.
Neha Rao
Media producer helping student teams shape memorable festival campaigns.
Arjun Mehta
Startup operator guiding young founders through product launches and pitches.
Sponsors marquee
Backed by partners who power student ambition.
Northstar Labs
BluePeak Media
Campus Cloud
ForgeWorks
Nova Foods
Signal Studio
Northstar Labs
BluePeak Media
Campus Cloud
ForgeWorks
Nova Foods
Signal Studio
Gallery
A glimpse of the energy.
FAQ
Quick answers before you arrive.
Students from colleges and universities can participate with a valid student ID. Some events support mixed-college teams.
Yes. Pre-registration keeps entry smooth, confirms team slots, and helps organizers plan event capacity.
Limited on-campus passes will be available at the registration desk, subject to venue capacity.
Registered teams receive schedule alerts, venue updates, and reporting instructions through email.
Contact
Reserve your IGNITE 2026 pass.
Tell us where you want to compete, perform, or volunteer. The fest desk will respond with the next steps.