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Farlands – 48-Hour National-Level Hackathon

Name: Farlands – 48-Hour National-Level Hackathon
Start: 2026-10-14
End: 2026-10-16
Location: Cambridge Institute of Technology

Cambridge Institute of Technology
Bengaluru
14–16 October 2026

Quick summary

Farlands was a 48-hour hardware × software national-level hackathon at Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, run with Ad Astra CIT. Amit Kumar Singh sat on the jury, evaluated teams across the 48 hours and presented the prizes on the final day. On top of the cheque amounts, each of the three winning teams later received a ₹10,000 add-on.

Format: 48-hour hardware × software national-level hackathon

48 hours
Hardware × software
National level
₹90,000 in prizes

Amit Kumar Singh presenting the 1st prize to Cyber Assassin

🏆 Winners

Farlands 2026 winners

₹90,000 in prizes

2
2nd place₹30,000₹20,000 + ₹10,000 add-onTeam DoomSIMATSProject: DHARA
An interactive 3D environmental simulation in Unity and C# that pulls real-time weather data into a procedurally generated city, with a What-if Lab for rainfall, wind and drainage scenarios.
1
1st place₹40,000₹30,000 + ₹10,000 add-onCyber AssassinBangalore Institute of TechnologyProject: VoidMain
A security-aware IoT coordination system that analyses sensor inputs, detects anomalies and automates responses through an intelligent decision engine – demonstrated on a Minecraft-based smart-house simulation connected to a Linux system.
3
3rd place₹20,000₹10,000 + ₹10,000 add-onFree GuyNMITProject: Hollowcreek: The Last Crossing
A first-person 3D medieval murder-mystery game with AI-powered NPC interrogations (Gemini API, with a local Qwen model as backup) and deterministic evidence tracking.

From MYSTARTUPWAVE

Amit Kumar Singh at Farlands 2026

Role: Jury member & award giver. Amit Kumar Singh is the founder of MYSTARTUPWAVE PRIVATE LIMITED and a hackathon winner himself, with 30+ hackathon, coding and startup honours.

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