Coolest Projects India 2025

What is Coolest Projects India?

Coolest Projects India is a free in-person event for young tech creators based in India only. It will be held on 20 September 2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Participants can share their projects with their family, their friends, and the wider coding community, get fun swag and certificates to celebrate their achievements, and try hands-on coding activities at the event. Partial bursaries are available to support the costs of attending.

Numbers at our in-person events are limited by venue sizes, so we can’t guarantee that everyone who applies will get a place. Once you have applied, we’ll get back to you within 4 weeks to let you know if you’ve been selected for a place at Coolest Projects India and to confirm the venue. Applications close 1 September 2025.

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A photo taken from above of a table full of computers and hardware projects, surrounded by young creators and judges, at a coolest projects live event

What can I enter?

Almost anything you like! Coolest Projects is a showcase for digital making, so your project must use code, computers, or digital technology in some way.
You can make something new or enter a project you’ve already made and are proud of. You can’t register a project you’ve submitted to Coolest Projects before, unless you’ve made significant changes to it.
Projects can be registered in one of seven categories, including a NEW AI category!
We love to see ideas and works in progress - projects don’t have to be complete to be entered.
We won’t accept projects that depict graphic violence, harm, or use bad language. See our Community Guidelines.

Who can enter?

Any young person up to age 18, based in India only.
Young people can enter individually, or in teams of up to five.
Young people over 13 can register their own project, or an adult mentor can register for them.
An adult mentor must register projects for young people under 13.
All digital making projects are welcome, whether they're beginner, advanced, or somewhere in between.

Coolest Projects India FAQs

How do I apply?

Complete the application form and tell us a little bit about yourself and your project. Remember, projects don’t have to be complete to be entered, and you can keep working on your project right up to event day!

What happens once I’ve applied?

We’ll get in touch with you by email within 4 weeks to confirm if we’ve selected your project and allocated you a place — we’d love to allocate everyone a place, but we’re restricted by venue size. We allocate places to creators based on where they’re located in India and the kind of organisation they’re connected to, with the aim of having a balance of participants from in state and out of state, and from a broad range of different organisations.

If your place is confirmed, we’ll then send all the details you need for event day, including further details on the venue.

How will the judges review my project?

Judges review projects based on the criteria of coolness, complexity, presentation and communication, and design and usability.

How to apply for travel assistance

Adult mentors can apply for a partial travel assistance to support the costs of attending the event, such as travel costs. As an adult mentor, you can apply for assistance in the application form. We’ll then get in touch by email to confirm if you’ve been allocated funding, and request your bank details if you’ve been successful. Funding is paid by bank transfer in advance of the event. If you’re unable to attend the event, you have to refund the full amount.

Project checklist

I am aged 18 or under
I am registering my project individually, or in a team of up to 5 young people
My project is digital, and uses code or computers in some way
I have not registered this project for Coolest Projects before or I have made a big change to this project since last time
I can attend the event on 20 September 2025 in Hyderabad