Students take part in KLE Tech HackFest to solve real-life challenges

The shortlisted teams competed in a 12-hour on-campus hackathon, developing solutions to real-world problems. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

As many as 534 students from 102 teams participated in KLE Technological University’s (KLE Tech) HackFest 2026, held from October to 9 to 11 on its Hubballi campus, and tried to find solution to real-world challenges.

Conceived and supported by the BVB–KLE Tech Alumni Association, the three-day event featured 15 problem statements contributed by alumni mentors from leading organisations. The challenges covered six domains, including defence and aerospace, sovereign artificial intelligence (AI), data security, mining, robotics, enterprise applications and healthcare AI, a release from KLE Tech said.