Coolest Projects India

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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 19 September 2026 in Cyber Gardens Convention Center, Hyderabad, Telangana. Participants can share their projects with their family, their friends, and the wider coding community and get fun swag and certificates to celebrate their achievements.

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.

Entries for Coolest Projects India 2026 are open 20 July - 7 September 2026.

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.
  • 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

What happens once I’ve applied?

Once you'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.

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 19 September 2026 in Hyderabad