Archive · 8 Oct 2026
IIT Delhi, I4C and Amazon Launch Raksham AI Cybersecurity Hackathon
IIT Delhi, I4C and Amazon have started a student competition called Raksham.
It is about using artificial intelligence to help fight online dangers.
These dangers include fake videos, copied voices used in scams and online fraud.
Students are invited to create working ideas, called prototypes, to address these problems.
IIT Delhi’s Aries IITD and Dev Club will organise the event.
Undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students can take part.
Teams must have two to four members.
Students can register and send in their ideas online until October 12.
IIT Delhi, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Amazon launched the national-level Raksham AI cybersecurity hackathon 2026.
The hackathon invites students to build AI-powered prototypes addressing cybersecurity threats.
Targeted threats include voice-cloning scams, deepfakes and online fraud.
IIT Delhi student technical clubs Aries IITD and Dev Club will organise the hackathon.
Online registration and concept submissions are open until October 12; eligible engineering students may enter in teams of two to four.
- Who
- IIT Delhi, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Amazon and eligible engineering students.
- What
- The launch of Raksham, a national-level AI cybersecurity hackathon for developing prototypes to address cyber threats.
- When
- The hackathon is identified as 2026; registration and concept submissions are open until October 12.
- Where
- Online registration and concept submissions are available; the hackathon is national-level.
- Why
- To develop AI-powered solutions to threats including voice-cloning scams, deepfakes and online fraud.
- Hackathon
- Raksham AI cybersecurity hackathon 2026
- Partners
- IIT Delhi, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Amazon
- Organisers
- IIT Delhi student technical clubs Aries IITD and Dev Club
- Registration deadline
- October 12
- Eligible participants
- Undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students
- Team size
- Two to four members
- Threats addressed
- Voice-cloning scams, deepfakes and online fraud