Event Pass
FREE- Access to all events (Except Hackathons)
- Open to all
- Attend all panel discussions, event talks, competitions and more (6+ events)
- First come first serve basis for talks
- Partner vouchers & discounts
NITK Surathkal presents
INCUBATE.
ABHYODAITHE NEXT STARTS HERE
Three days of audacious ideas, unlikely collaborators and the people building what comes next.
14
14 DAYS TO GOIMPACT25—27
SEP 2026NITK SURATHKAL · INDIA
01 / 1414 days to go ↓COASTAL KARNATAKA
15K+ FOOTFALL ✳ 35+ EVENTS ✳ 50+ COLLEGES ✳ ₹1.2M PRIZE POOL ✳ 15K+ FOOTFALL ✳ 35+ EVENTS
/ THE NUMBERS
A launchpad
with gravity.
Where a coastal campus becomes the meeting point for founders, builders, investors and the next impossible idea.
15K+Footfall across the event
1M+Views across social media
35+Events throughout the fest
50+Colleges within 30km
/ THE PLACE
NITK SURATHKAL · 1960—NOW
Big ideas need
open horizons.
India’s only institute with its own beach. A campus of 7,000 students, 300 faculty and 45,000 alumni, set at the edge of the Arabian Sea.
Meet the campus ↗
12°56'N74°52'E
/ THIS YEAR'S THEME
ABHYODAI
The next starts
here.
AbhyodAI is the first light of a new idea: technology with intent, ambition with empathy, and a generation ready to build beyond the obvious.
THEME / 2026ABHYODAIRISE · BUILD · BELONG
/ THE ARCHITECTURE
Three ways
to move forward.
Find your entry point. Stay for the collision.
02 / BUILD
MAKE IT REAL
From blank page
to breakthrough.
Two hackathons. Six high-stakes competitions. One place to turn a problem worth solving into something people can use.
Explore hackathons ↗26TH SEP 2026 · 24 HRSBuild for
Prosthetics
Seed
India's Got
Marketing
LTF Income
Kaaryavarta
Build for
Billions
Tech solutions for problems that affect millions.
400+ teams ↗26TH SEP 2026 · CSR INITIATIVEProsthetics
Hackathon
Affordable, accessible design for real lives.
₹60,000+ prize pool ↗TREASURE HUNTSeed
Hunt
Follow the clues, solve riddles, and claim the treasure.
Register Now ↗PITCHING COMPETITIONIndia's Got
Investment
Got an idea nobody asked for? Pitch it anyway.
Register Now ↗GAMIFIED CHALLENGEMarketing
Sherlock
Crack the case, decode the market, and build a winning strategy.
Register Now ↗DATA/ML CHALLENGELTF Income
Prediction
Develop a data-driven model to predict farmer income.
Register Now ↗STRATEGY CASEKaaryavarta
& Incubate
Tackle real-world business bottlenecks as a strategic consultant.
Register Now ↗CASE STUDY COMPETITIONS
Six ways to
play the market.
03 / LAUNCH
TAKE THE STAGE
Good ideas
deserve a room.
Pitch to people who can open doors. Meet the builders already changing the map. Leave with a sharper story and a bigger next step.
FLAGSHIP EVENT26 SEP / BOARDROOM
Pitch
Tank.
Founders pitch live businesses and ideas to investors and mentors for feedback, mock funding and the questions that make a company stronger.
₹3.5L+Seed funding∞Mentorships100%Real stakes
Save your seat ↗India's Got
Investment.
A talent-hunt-style startup showcase where ideas meet investors, attention and an audience ready to back the next move.
₹50K PRIZE POOL · INCREDIBLE INVESTORS · CRAZY GOODIES ↗01 / THINK
SIGNALS FROM THE FUTURE
Keynote lineup
coming soon.
Six keynote speakers. Six panel discussions. Revealing soon.
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/ IN GOOD COMPANY
Built by a campus.
Backed by a network.
Powered by the people and communities making coastal Karnataka a serious home for ambitious ideas.
NITK STEPIEEE NITKIET NITKWECIICROBO·TECHCDS NITKECELL NITK
/ PROOF OF POSSIBILITY
PAST SPEAKERS · PAST PARTNERS
People who have
been in the room.
Past voices, trusted collaborators and a growing community of builders give INCUBATE its momentum.
Ashneer GroverStriverKiran ShahAman DhattarwalIqlipse Nova
PAST
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
/ THE PEOPLE
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMITTEE
People who
make it happen.
INCUBATE is shaped by students, faculty and partners who believe the next big thing can start right here.
Shreyam RajConvenor, I&EC Committee
Shivansh BarnwalMarketing Head
Nikhil RanganekarHead of Growth, Strategy & Partnerships
CONTACTS
incub8.convenor@nitk.edu.in
incub8.marketinghead@nitk.edu.in
/ ACCESS
Choose your
trajectory.
Select the pass that fits your journey. From exploring to building and beyond.
Hackathon
Pass
₹199- Access to any Hackathon(s) + all events
- Event access applicable for 1 team member only
- Attend panel discussions, event talks and more
- First come first serve basis for talks
- Team delegate kit
- Partner vouchers & discounts
Pitch and Expo pass
₹299- Access to all events (including Hackathons)
- Exclusive premium delegate kit
- Attend all panel discussions, event talks, competitions and more
- First come first serve basis for talks
- Partner vouchers & discounts
- Priority entry & dedicated support
- Open to all
Need accommodation? Contact Satwik Tripathi at +91 95559 96525, Chinna at +91 97438 28672, Harshit at +91 91515 38529, Shailendra at +91 63956 16109
/ EXPO FLOOR
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