Run a hackathon for 50 to 5,000 participants — with team registration, member invites, custom fields for tech stacks and resumes, automated confirmation emails, QR check-in, and certificate generation. ₹0 platform fee.
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Hackathon Registration on Vihaya Events — at a glance
Vihaya Events is India's free hackathon registration platform. As of May 2026, it charges ₹0 platform fee for hackathons of any size. Includes team registration with member invites, custom fields (GitHub handle, tech stack, project idea, resume upload), automated email confirmations, QR check-in for venue gates, and bulk certificate generation post-event. Used by IEEE student chapters, CSI chapters, and dev community organizers across India for hackathons of 50 to 5,000 participants.
Last updated: 2026-05-09
6 steps from signup to live event. Most organizers go live in under 5 minutes.
Sign up, add hackathon name, dates, theme, prize details, sponsor list, and venue. Upload a banner.
Set team size (e.g., 2–4 members). Add custom fields: college, department, GitHub handle, tech stack, project idea, resume upload.
Team leads register, then invite teammates via email. Each member confirms individually. Track team status from "incomplete" to "confirmed".
Promote on Discord, Twitter, college WhatsApp groups, and Instagram. Vihaya provides a branded registration page; AI website builder creates a hackathon landing page.
On hackathon day, volunteers scan team-lead QR codes at the venue entrance. Real-time check-in count and team status visible on the dashboard.
Auto-generate certificates for all checked-in participants. Highlight winning teams with custom certificates. Bulk-email everyone after the event.
Configurable team sizes (2–8). Team leads invite via email; members confirm. Track full/incomplete teams. Block submissions until team is complete.
GitHub handle, LinkedIn, portfolio URL, primary tech stack, programming languages, project idea, resume upload. AI form builder generates fields from your event description.
Each team member gets a confirmation email with the hackathon details, schedule, venue map, and their unique check-in QR code.
Send schedule updates, problem statement releases, and rule clarifications to all participants via WhatsApp. 95%+ open rate in India.
Display sponsor tiers prominently on the hackathon landing page. Generate sponsor reports with participant demographics and engagement data.
Bulk certificates for participants, custom winner certificates for top teams. Auto-emailed after the hackathon ends. Useful for student resume credit.
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Last updated 2026-05-09.
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