VLabs Hackathon 2026

About Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University) is a pioneer in value-based education and innovation. Renowned for its unique work-study ethos and excellence in engineering and science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute stands as a beacon of holistic education in India.

Hosting this hackathon, Dayalbagh Educational Institute continues its legacy of integrating technology with societal needs, fostering a culture of "Excellence with Relevance."

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About Virtual Labs

An initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, under the National Mission on Education through ICT.

Virtual Labs provide remote-access to Labs in various disciplines of Science and Engineering. This hackathon aims to expand this repository with student-driven, next-gen simulations.

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Rules & Regulations

Team Size

1 - 4 Members per team.
Eligibility

Engineering & Science Students (UG / PG / Diploma).
Submission Requirement

Submission must be a working MVP (Minimum Viable Product) or Prototype.

Download PPT Template
Submission should be in that format only.
Final Round

Offline Final Round at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

Judging Criteria

Innovation & Creativity 30%

Technical Complexity 30%

UX & Interactivity 25%

Alignment to Theme 15%

EVENT ROADMAP

Registration Starts

Create your team (1-4 members). Start brainstorming ideas.

18 JAN

30 JAN

Submission Deadline

Last date to submit your Presentation & MVP prototype.

Shortlist Teams Announcement

10 Teams selected for the Final Round.

02 FEB

07 FEB

FINAL ROUND

Offline Hackathon @ Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

PROBLEM
STATEMENTS

Theme 1

Classroom Thermal Simulation & HVAC Control

Develop a time-based thermal simulation of a classroom and design a control strategy that maintains thermal comfort while minimizing HVAC energy consumption.

Theme 2

The Algorithmic "Glass Box" Simulator

Design an interactive platform that visualizes and narrates every internal step of pathfinding algorithms (BFS, DFS, A*) to enable deep conceptual understanding.

Theme 3

Microgrid Simulator + Daily Energy Scheduler

Design a time-based simulation of a microgrid and develop a detailed daily energy scheduling strategy that minimizes energy usage and operational cost.

Theme 4

Interactive Structural Response Simulator

Build a simulator for a multi-storey frame under seismic input. Visualize mode shapes and time-history displacement under earthquake acceleration.

Theme 5

Crop Water Stress Simulation

Create a field-scale simulator that models soil moisture dynamics and recommends irrigation timings to save water while maintaining crop stress limits.

Theme 6

Simulated Comfort & Wear Prediction

Create a simulation pipeline that takes a parametric sole geometry and predicts pressure distribution & comfort index under static standing and walking gait.

Theme 7

OPEN INNOVATION

Have a unique idea? Solve a real-world problem of your choice using Virtual Labs technologies. Innovate without boundaries and showcase your creativity.

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GRAND REWARDS

TOP 3 TEAMS

Prestigious Internship Opportunity in VLabs

Stipend Per Month

₹15,000

at Vlabs (MoE, India)

For Each Student in the Top 3 Teams

Certificates

For all Shortlisted Teams

Elite Finalists

10 Teams Shortlisted for Final Round

Networking

Connect with like minded people.

HALL OF FAME

WINNER (1st Place)

Team BugBusters

Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Noida

Winning Project

Open Innovation (Modern Physics Virtual Lab)

Team Members

Hridesh Srivastava Kripa Bansal Nupur Bubna Kashish

2nd Place

Team ProtoMinds

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra

Project

Crop water stress simulation & adaptive irrigation scheduler (Field scale)

Priyanshu Kumar Arjun Pal Raj Shrivas Shivansh

3rd Place

Team Daruka-X

City Engineering College, Bangalore

Project

Open Innovation (Virtual lab for intelligent firefighting robot)

Ajith P Amith H M Anusha Reshika S

ANNOUNCEMENT

SHORTLISTED TEAMS

We are delighted to announce that 20 exceptional teams have been shortlisted for the next round of the Virtual Labs Hackathon 2026.

Emails have been sent to all shortlisted teams with further details and instructions for the next round.

The quality of submissions was outstanding, showcasing remarkable innovation and technical excellence. Congratulations to all selected teams, and we look forward to witnessing your presentations in the upcoming round.

To the teams who were not shortlisted this time, we sincerely appreciate your participation and effort. Your innovative ideas and dedication were commendable. We encourage you to continue pursuing excellence and wish you the very best in your future endeavors.

Bug Busters

Hridesh Srivastava

ProtoMinds

Priyanshu Kumar

DARUKA-X

Ajith P

Sahayog

Ansh Sengar

AlgoVista

Aatifa Rizvi

AITIANS

Abhay Singh

Code Bots

Arya Sharma

Kairos

Vikas Kumar

Solo Script

Ankana Sadhukhan

Sudo_Coders

Bhanu Saran

AVIATORS

Arsh Satsangi

Team VGRASS

Sambhav Jain

555

Vasu Choudhari

pr0ud

Shreyansh Singh

ELARA

Abhishek

Sudharshana

Aryan Pundhir

SoleXTechTitans

Sushant Mahour

PPOFINDERS

Aditya Vishal Jain

Algo Builders

Saksham Yadav

KaalNemi

Vivek Sharma

Best wishes to all shortlisted teams!

Detailed information will be shared via email shortly.

VIRTUAL LAB HACKATHON 2026