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IIT Bombay and Rosatom Launch Atomic Hack India 2026
IIT Bombay and Rosatom have started a competition for engineering students.
The students will work on a way to spot electrical faults on a power line.
The line in the challenge connects nuclear and renewable energy sources.
Teams will design a protection scheme for a 220 kV line.
They will use REPEAT VISION, a program for making virtual models and testing how systems behave.
Students can use the software for free and do not need to know it already.
Training and mentors will help participants.
The online qualifying round is planned for October, and up to 25 teams will go to the final in Mumbai in December.
Winning teams may get research visits, internships or certificates.
IIT Bombay and Rosatom State Corporation launched Atomic Hack India 2026 for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students.
Participants will design a Zero-Sequence Directional Overcurrent Protection scheme for a 220 kV line connecting nuclear and renewable energy sources.
Registration closes October 20, 2026; the online qualification round is scheduled for October 20–28.
Up to 25 shortlisted teams will compete in a 48-hour final at IIT Bombay in Mumbai from December 4–6.
Participants receive free REPEAT VISION access, training and mentorship; winning teams may receive research visits, internships and certificates.
- Who
- IIT Bombay, Rosatom State Corporation, JSC ETC GET, the Rosatom Corporate Academy, and undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students.
- What
- Atomic Hack India 2026, a challenge to design a Zero-Sequence Directional Overcurrent Protection scheme for a 220 kV transmission line.
- Where
- The final is at IIT Bombay in Mumbai; the challenge concerns a transmission line integrating nuclear and renewable energy sources.
- When
- Registration closes October 20, 2026; the online qualification round is October 20–28, and the final is December 4–6.
- Why
- To develop a system that detects and identifies electrical faults and supports safer, more reliable power transmission.
Key facts
- Challenge
- Atomic Hack India 2026
- Organizers
- JSC ETC GET, the Rosatom Corporate Academy and IIT Bombay
- Registration deadline
- October 20, 2026
- Challenge focus
- A Zero-Sequence Directional Overcurrent Protection scheme for a 220 kV transmission line
- Qualification round
- Online, October 20–28, 2026
- Final
- A 48-hour competition at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, December 4–6, 2026; up to 25 teams
- Participant support
- Free REPEAT VISION access, introductory webinars and mentorship from Rosatom engineers and IIT Bombay professors
- Potential prizes
- A sponsored research visit to Rosatom engineering centres in Moscow, ETC GET internships and certificates




