India Build Circle x India Accelerator: Build & Ship
Come with a problem. Leave with something real.
India Build Circle: Build & Ship is an application-only, one-day product-building experience at India Accelerator, Chandigarh, bringing together 30 selected teams and up to 90 participants.
Each team can have 1 to 3 members.
Participation Fee: ₹500 per person
This means:
Solo participant: ₹500
Team of 2: ₹1,000 total
Team of 3: ₹1,500 total
The fee is charged per person, not per team.
This is not a conventional conference or another day of passive talks. Every selected team will identify a meaningful problem, build a working solution during a focused two-hour sprint, and present the outcome to experienced practitioners across product, applied AI and engineering.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Build during a focused two-hour sprint
Receive practical technical support during the build
Attend focused sessions with experienced practitioners
Join a live Ask Me Anything session with the judges
Present your product through a live demo and Q&A
Leave with a working prototype, deployed product or demonstrable solution
JUDGES
Karan Gupta — Product thinking, design and user experience
Manjot Singh — Applied AI products, MVP architecture and execution
Akashdeep Thanda — Backend engineering, deployment and technical decision-making
SCHEDULE
11:00–11:30 AM — Introduction and event briefing
11:30 AM–1:30 PM — Two-hour Build & Ship sprint
1:30–2:00 PM — Lunch
2:00–2:45 PM — Practitioner sessions
2:45–3:15 PM — Ask Me Anything with the judges
3:15–6:00 PM — Team demonstrations and Q&A
6:00–6:15 PM — Results and closing
PRIZES
First place: ₹10,000 cash prize
Second place: India Accelerator internship offer
Third place: India Accelerator internship offer
APPLICATION PROCESS
Submitting an application is free.
Applications will be reviewed by the organising team. If selected, you will receive an official email asking you to complete the participation payment.
Participation fee: ₹500 per person
A team can have 1 to 3 members, and every member of the team must register separately for the event using their own details.
Each team member must also pay the ₹500 participation fee individually after selection.
For example:
1-member team: 1 registration + ₹500
2-member team: 2 separate registrations + ₹1,000 total
3-member team: 3 separate registrations + ₹1,500 total
Registering one team member does not register the entire team. Every person attending the event must submit their own registration.
Do not make any payment before receiving an official selection email.
Your team's place is confirmed only after all team members have registered separately, the required ₹500 per-person payment has been received, and the respective Luma applications have been approved.
There are only 30 team slots, with a maximum of 3 participants per team, allowing for up to 90 participants in total.
Participants may use code, no-code platforms, APIs and AI-assisted development tools. Existing work and AI-assisted tools must be disclosed.
Hosted by India Build Circle, with India Accelerator and Softgear Technologies Private Limited.