Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre
Engineering Day 2026 — Ideathon
Think. Innovate. Solve. Pitch.
Have an innovative solution to a real-world problem? The challenges are handed out at the venue — pick one, build your idea, and pitch it, all in ninety minutes.
- Date
- Mon 14 Sep 2026
- Time
- 2:30 – 4:00 pm
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Team size
- 3–4 people
- Deck
- 5 slides
- Pitch
- 2 min + 1 Q&A
- Bring
- Laptop or phone
How it works
Ninety minutes is a decision drill, not a hackathon.
You are judged on choosing one idea over three others and defending it — not on what you can build in ninety minutes.
Three or four people
Three is the minimum, four the maximum. The fourth member is optional.
Roles follow the order
Member 1 leads, 2 makes the deck, 3 researches. A fourth picks one of two more.
Five slides, cutoff at 3:36 pm
Problem · Idea · How it works · Impact · Ask. Late decks are not judged.
Laptop or phone
Whichever you work faster on. A phone is enough for all of it. Come charged — sockets are not guaranteed.
Any AI app you like
For research and for building the slides. Closed when you choose the idea, and when you pitch.
Nothing prepared in advance
The challenges are handed out at the venue. A pre-built deck removes a team.
Minute by minute
Splitting the ninety minutes
Seven blocks between 2:30 and 4:00. Orange means AI is allowed; red means it is closed.
Organisers: the pitch block is the constraint
The 24-minute pitch block fits 8 teams. Beyond that, run parallel pods with a judge each.
Only the pitch block needs separating — the first 66 minutes fit in one hall.
Rule 1.5
Five roles, assigned by position
Nobody picks the first three — they follow the order you register in. Only a fourth member has a choice, between the last two.
Members 1, 2 and 3 — fixed
Member 4, if you have one — pick one
AI policy
AI is a tool here, not a contestant
Use it for research and slides. The two blocks that decide the winner — choosing the idea, and the pitch — are AI-free.
Permitted
Not permitted
Disclosure is mandatory
Registration is open
A team name, then each member's name, role, branch and number. Under two minutes.
Register your team