Cognizant concludes Technoverse Hackathon 2026

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Cognizant today concluded the Cognizant Technoverse Hackathon 2026 with a grand finale at its facility in Pune. The hackathon saw participation from over 22,000 pre-final year engineering students, 62 percent of whom were women, from more than 450 colleges, including IITs, NITs, and IIITs, spanning over 160 cities across India. The hackathon reflects Cognizant’s commitment as an AI builder to developing the next generation of AI-ready talent and empowering India’s AI builders of tomorrow.

In line with Cognizant’s commitment to inclusion, the hackathon required a minimum of two women per four-member team. The results far exceeded that benchmark, as 62 percent of all participants were women and more than 1,100 of the over 5,600 teams were women-only. The top five cities by participation were Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, and Pune.

“As an AI builder, we know that bridging the gap between AI and enterprise value is only possible when talent...

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