IdeateBLR '26 - An AI Ideathon
IdeateBLR '26
Brought to you by AWS SBG RU × AiFi
Observe. Ideate. Impact.
Every great innovation starts with a simple idea. What will yours be?
As part of Bengaluru Tech Week 2026, REVA University brings you IdeateBLR ’26 an AI Ideathon where students can think creatively, solve meaningful problems, and present ideas with the potential to create real impact.
Hosted by the AIFI Club and the AWS Student Builders Group (AWS SBG), REVA University, as proud hosting partners of Bengaluru Tech Week, IdeateBLR brings together students, mentors, faculty, and industry experts to celebrate innovation and explore the future of AI.
Whether you're just beginning your engineering journey or you're in your final year working on bigger ambitions, IdeateBLR is open to students from all years, all branches, and different colleges.
If you've ever thought, “What if this idea actually worked?” - this is your opportunity to explore it.
🏆 Prize Pool
Win ₹30,000 worth of AWS Certification Coupons and gain recognition for your innovative idea.
👥 Team Details
Teams must have 2–3 members
Students from any year, any branch, and any college can participate
Cross-college teams are allowed
All team members must individually register through the Luma event page
Entry Fee: ₹75 per team or ₹49 Solo
💡 Competition Tracks
Track 1 - Building AI Agents on AWS
Build intelligent AI agents using AWS services to automate tasks, solve problems, and create practical AI-powered applications.
Track 2 - Open Innovation with AI
Use AI to solve a problem that matters to you. This track is intentionally open-ended—whether it’s healthcare, finance, education, sustainability, agriculture, entertainment, or any other domain, you decide the problem and the direction of your solution.
Track 3 - AI for Tomorrow
Use Artificial Intelligence to tackle some of today’s most important real-world challenges and create ideas that can make a meaningful difference in everyday life.
Participants can explore areas such as:
Healthcare & Well-being
Smart Cities, Sustainability & Climate Action
Accessibility & Inclusive Technology
Transformation of the Indian Education System through AI
🚀 How It Works
1. Register on Luma
All team members must register individually through the official IdeateBLR Luma page.
2. Fill the google Form for your Team/Solo confirmation
In your approval message, Fill the google form to Create a team of 2–3 members or go solo. You may form a team with students from the same college or across different colleges, and decide which track you want to participate in, or you may decide to go solo.
3. Complete Registration ( For team leads and solo participants)
Pay the entry fee and submit the Google Form with your team details and payment confirmation.
4. Join the WhatsApp Group
Join the official participant WhatsApp group to receive important announcements, updates, and instructions.
5. Ideate & Prepare
Work with your team to identify a meaningful problem, develop your AI-powered idea, and prepare your presentation.
6. Present Your Idea
Present your solution to faculty members, mentors, industry experts, and invited guests and receive valuable feedback.
7. Compete & Get Recognised
Compete with other teams, showcase your idea, and stand a chance to win ₹30,000 worth of AWS Certification Coupons.
🌟 Why Should You Participate?
Present your idea to experienced faculty members, industry mentors, and invited guests.
Receive valuable feedback to improve and develop your concept.
Meet students from different colleges and backgrounds who are passionate about technology and innovation.
Explore real-world applications of Artificial Intelligence.
Compete for exciting prizes and recognition.
Take the first step towards turning your idea into a future project, startup, or research initiative.
Why IdeateBLR?
The best ideas don't always begin in a startup or a research lab. Sometimes they begin in a classroom, during a late-night discussion with friends, or simply from noticing a problem that everyone else overlooks.
IdeateBLR ’26 is your chance to take that idea, develop it with guidance from mentors, and present it on a platform that's part of one of Bengaluru's biggest technology celebrations.
Whether you're participating to learn, network, challenge yourself, or win, you'll leave with new experiences, valuable connections, and hopefully the confidence to take your idea even further.
Bring your team. Bring your idea. Let's see where it takes you.
🔗 Registration
Luma:
https://luma.com/19zmed5q
Team Registration & Payment Form:
Open Google Form
Official WhatsApp Group:
Join WhatsApp Group
📍 Venue: Rangasthala, REVA University, Bengaluru
📅 September 3, 2026.
Observe. Ideate. Impact.
Because every innovation begins with an idea.
Bengaluru Tech Week 2026 runs September 1-6, 2026 across Bengaluru, bringing meetups, workshops, demos, office hours, founder gatherings, and community events into one citywide calendar. Explore the week at bengalurutechweek.com