BuildQuest Hackathon

AI Hackathon 2026

Build a practical AI product that solves a real student or developer problem. Keep it simple, useful, and demo-ready.

Team Size

1 - 4 Members

Mode

Online Build Sprint

Goal

Ship a working MVP

Problem Statement

AI Study Assistant

Students collect lots of notes, PDFs, and study material, but they often struggle to revise effectively. Important concepts get missed, revision becomes inconsistent, and learning feels overwhelming.

Your challenge is to build an AI Study Assistant that helps users understand topics faster, summarize notes clearly, and improve revision with useful outputs like explanations, flashcards, quizzes, or audio summaries.

What to build

Expected solution direction

Upload notes or study content

Generate short summaries in simple language

Create quiz questions or revision prompts

Help students revise faster and better

Keep the product clean, focused, and useful

Evaluation

What will make your submission strong

Clear understanding of the problem

Simple and useful user experience

AI used meaningfully in the main flow

Working MVP or solid product demo

Good presentation and explanation

Rules

Participation guidelines

Team size: 1 to 4 members

Project should be original

AI must be part of the core solution

Submission should include demo or proof

Timeline

Hackathon flow

Registrations Open

Now Live

Build Phase Starts

Day 1

Submission Deadline

Day 3

Results / Showcase

After Review

Ready to join?

Build something students will actually use

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