The competition is open to 3rd and 4th year engineering students. Reinforcing Tata Technologies’ deep-rooted commitment to diversity and inclusion, the hackathon actively encourages entries from teams with women innovators and differently abled members.

Bengaluru, 5th June, 2026: Tata Technologies, a global product engineering and digital services company, today  announced the launch of the 4th edition of its flagship engineering innovation hackathon, InnoVent-27. Building  on its continued success, this year the initiative has been further strengthened and taken a notch higher in  collaboration with Emerson’s Test & Measurement business and Amazon Web Services (AWS). InnoVent-27  offers engineering students across India an inspiring platform to tackle real-world industrial challenges by  deploying advanced computing directly where the data is generated. 

The theme for this edition, AI at the Edge, challenges participants to unleash the potential of localized, real-time  intelligence. Guided by the tagline, “AI solution for Automotive, Industrial Heavy Machinery, and Aerospace,” The hackathon invites participants to conceptualize and build AI-at-the-edge solutions that enhance  performance, safety, sustainability, and autonomy across automotive, industrial heavy machinery, and  aerospace sectors. Submissions may span applications such as ADAS and autonomous systems, predictive maintenance, smart manufacturing and digital twins, intelligent inspection, secure connected ecosystems, and  energy-efficient, next-generation mobility solutions. The rigorous evaluation process will be conducted in three distinct stages: initial concept screening, virtual Proof of Concept (PoC) presentations, and final prototype live demonstrations. Projects will be assessed based on their novelty, feasibility, diversity, and potential real-world impact, with a particular spotlight on functional prototypes.