ET AI Hackathon: Agentic Edition - 24 hours left to register

AI professionals have long built systems that analyse, predict, and generate. Agentic AI raises the stakes: systems can reason through tasks, plan actions, use tools and work towards outcomes. The challenge is turning that capability into solutions that are useful, reliable and relevant to real business needs.

The ET AI Hackathon: Agentic Edition, presented by Accenture, invites professionals with 3+ years of AI or technology experience to tackle that challenge by developing agentic AI solutions for real-world enterprise problems.

The hackathon unfolds in three phases. Participants first complete a technical assessment. Shortlisted teams then receive a problem statement and build a working prototype around an enterprise challenge. The top 10 teams advance to the national finale to present their solutions to a jury comprising of Accenture leaders and industry experts.


The jury will look beyond the idea itself, evaluating each solution for problem relevance, innovation, technical execution, business viability, potential impact, scalability and the clarity of the team’s presentation.

The challenge is open to a broad range of technology professionals, including AI and ML engineers, software, platform and data engineers, developers, solution architects, product managers, consultants, and technology strategists. Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to four, provided every member meets the eligibility criteria. Registration is free.

The ₹2 lakh prize pool includes ₹1 lakh for the grand champion, ₹60,000 for the first runner-up and ₹40,000 for the second runner-up. Beyond the prizes, participants can showcase their work to Accenture leaders and industry experts and gain recognition through The Economic Times ecosystem. Select eligible participants will also be invited to interview for career opportunities with Accenture.

The larger opportunity, however, lies in the problem-solving experience. Agentic AI demands thinking across technology, workflows, decisions and outcomes. Strong solutions must show where an AI system should act independently, where human oversight belongs and how value can scale beyond a prototype.

If you have 3+ years of AI or technology experience and want to test what you can build with agentic AI, this is your final chance to enter.

Last chance to sign up on 20 September. Register now.