National-Level Hackathon · BMS Institute of Technology and Management

A 25-hour hackathon
for faculty members,
₹2,50,000 in prizes.

Organized by the Centre for Professional Development, REBOOT 2.O brings teaching faculty together to solve real industry problems — from team formation through a national final evaluation.

₹2,50,000Total prize pool
25 hrsFinal hackathon
4Members per team
NationalLevel competition
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About the Program

Program Structure

REBOOT 2.O is a national-level, 25-hour hackathon for teaching faculty, organized by the Centre for Professional Development at BMS Institute of Technology and Management. The objective is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty and to solve real industry problems, with expected outcomes including working prototypes and real-world models.

01

Register & Select a Problem Statement

Faculty register on the hackathon portal and review the published problem statements.

02

Form a Team

Four members per team, including at least one female faculty member.

03

Pitch & Mentoring

Submit your idea, then present it online to mentors for feedback.

04

Implement & Demonstrate

Shortlisted teams implement their idea and demonstrate it at the final offline hackathon.

9Problem statements
3Participating domains
4Members per team
11Industry collaborators
Rewards

Prizes

A total prize pool of ₹2,50,000 across the overall competition and three industry tracks.

Total Prize Pool
₹2,50,000/-
First Prize
₹1,00,000/-
Overall winning team
Second Prize
₹75,000/-
Overall runner-up team
Track 1
₹25,000/-
Track 2
₹25,000/-
Track 3
₹25,000/-

Registration is free for the first round. Shortlisted teams pay ₹500 per team to register for the final round.

Timeline

Schedule

01 – 05 Nov 2026
Registration
Faculty registration opens on the hackathon portal.
06 – 10 Nov 2026
Team Formation
Identify a team leader, form your team of four, and enter team details on the hackathon portal.
11 – 16 Nov 2026
Idea & Problem Pitching
Submission of the team's idea.
28 Nov 2026 · Saturday
Mentoring (Online)
Teams present their ideas and receive mentor feedback.
Implementation of the idea and interaction with mentors — eleven weeks
13 – 14 Feb 2027
Final Evaluation (Offline)
Shortlisted teams demonstrate their working prototype at the 25-hour offline hackathon.
Before You Register

Team Formation Guidelines

01

Each team must have four members, with at least one female faculty member.

02

The hackathon is open only to teaching faculty members.

03

Each college may send multiple teams.

04

Registration is free for the first round.

05

The first round of mentoring is conducted in online mode.

06

Shortlisted teams from the first round attend the 25-hour hackathon in offline mode on 13–14 Feb 2027.

07

Faculty members implement the problem statements provided by industry partners.

08

Each team registers for the final round with a payment of ₹500 per team.

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Open Problem Statements

Available Problem Statements

Healthcare

AI-Based Medical Image Screening

Develop an AI-based system to assist in the screening and interpretation of medical images.

Healthcare

Patient Appointment Optimization

Reduce patient waiting time through intelligent appointment scheduling.

Healthcare

AI-Based Patient Risk Prediction

Identify high-risk patients from clinical parameters.

Healthcare

Medicine Inventory Prediction

Predict medicine demand and prevent stock-outs.

Manufacturing

AI-Based Automated Visual Quality Inspection and Defect Classification

Automate visual inspection to classify manufacturing defects using AI.

Manufacturing

Predictive Maintenance and Machine Failure Prediction Platform

Predict machine failures in advance to minimize unplanned downtime.

Manufacturing

AI-Based Manufacturing Defect Root-Cause Analysis

Analyze defect patterns to identify root causes within manufacturing processes.

Manufacturing

Digital Traceability Platform for Manufacturing Processes

Enable end-to-end traceability across manufacturing operations.

Research

Graph-Based Agentic Harness and Multi-Model Orchestration Canvas

A Graph-Based Agentic Harness and Multi-Model Orchestration Canvas for High-Assurance Scholarly Research.

Faculty members may sign in to review the problem statements and register a team.

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Industry Collaborations

Industry Partners

Unisys
eMudhra
MathWorks
GE HealthCare
L&T
Arcadis
Microchip
Elevium
Seismic
Nokia
SAP Labs
Get in Touch

For More Information, Please Contact

Dr. HemaMalini B H

+91 72048 44628

Dr. Sri Vani

+91 89040 21886

Dr. Ravikumar B N

+91 95381 18484

Prof. Archana K

+91 97399 12739

Dr. Vidya Pai

+91 94806 15395

Dr. Asha K

+91 72591 26108
Centre for Professional Development

BMS Institute of Technology and Management (Autonomous Institution under VTU, Belagavi)
Avalahalli, Doddaballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru – 560119.

fcpd@bmsit.in

— Principal, BMS Institute of Technology and Management