Cursor Hackathon Kashmir

​Cursor Hackathon Kashmir 2026 Build with the best way to code with AI. Build with Cursor.

​What's happening: Build whatever you want—solo or in teams of up to 4. (All team members must have an accepted Luma ticket to participate.)

​Ship anything on the open track, build on one of our recommended AI tracks, or take on sponsor-backed challenges.

• ​48 hours of focused building in a high-energy environment.

• ​Free food, drinks, and good vibes.

• ​Live workshops and mentor sessions covering modern AI tools, workflows, and best practices.

• ​Connect with builders from across India.

• ​Discounted flights to Srinagar available for all registered participants .

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​Flying into Srinagar? Our travel partner Ishraq Travels is offering discounted flights exclusively for hackathon participants. Reach out to them directly to book.

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​Title Sponsor — Cursor

• ​All registered participants receive $20 in Cursor credits

• ​Winners receive exclusive Cursor swag + additional Cursor credits

• ​Build with the best AI-powered code editor and ship something extraordinary

​Sponsor Track - Convex

• ​1st place team: $500 gift card + Convex swag

• ​2nd place team: $500 gift card + Convex swag

• ​Show how you leveraged Convex features (real-time sync, server functions, database, file storage) in your pitch
  

​Sponsor Track - ​Mobbin

• ​​Track: Best UI/UX Design or Most Polished User Experience

• ​​First Place:

  • ​​$500 USD gift card

  • ​​12 months Mobbin Pro

  • ​​Mobbin swag

• ​​All Participants:

  • ​​3 months Mobbin Pro (new subscribers only)

​Sponsor Track — Apify

• ​Build a project using one of the Apify Actors from Apify Store to be eligible

• ​All participants: Receive USD 50 Apify Credits

• ​Track winners: 5 projects win USD 500 Apify credits, 1 Apify hoodie, and 1 Apify cap per person

• ​Explain your use case and how you leveraged the Actor in your pitch. Creative solutions get bonus points.

​Sponsor Track — v0 by Vercel

• ​Redeem $30 in v0 credits — available for up to 500 participants

• ​Build your frontend with v0 and ship something polished

• ​Included 10 additional t-shirts for prizes.

​Sponsor Track — Exa

• ​All participants receive $50 Exa API credits

• ​Track winner receives $500 Exa API credits

• ​Build a project powered by Exa's search API and show how you used it in your pitch

​Venue Sponsor - NIT Srinagar Hosted at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar — one of India's premier engineering institutions. NIT Srinagar provides the venue and infrastructure to make this hackathon possible.

​Mentor Sponsor - Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF) Supporting the next generation of builders from Kashmir. KCF joins as a mentor sponsor — providing mentorship and guidance to help participants turn ideas into impact.

​Community Partner - The API Community How students and early developers can get involved in communities, participate in hackathons and open programs, build meaningful connections, and turn those experiences into real career opportunities — plus how developer ecosystems grow and how you can become part of them early.

​Who should come: Developers · Vibe-coders · Designers · Students · Founders · First-timers · Experienced builders

​If you're curious about AI development—or already shipping with Cursor—it's time to cook for 48 hours.

​What you get:

• ​Prizes, credits, and recognition for top teams

• ​Free credits to experiment, build, and ship

• ​A space to build real, production-ready software

• ​Access to a national community of serious builders

• ​Cursor swag for top finishers