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ÆTHØS

36 hours of non-stop development, design, and hardware tinkering. The biggest engineering gathering in the Sangam calendar.

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Next Date: Mar 14, 2027

About the Initiative

ÆTHØS is Sangam’s premier annual hackathon. Over 500 hand-picked builders descend on Bangalore and hybrid virtual nodes for 36 hours of intense creation.

Tracks

  1. Low-Level Systems & Cloud Infrastructure: Compilers, operating systems, networking protocols, kernel optimizations.
  2. Autonomous Intelligence: Multi-agent swarms, on-device SLMs, synthetic simulation pipelines.
  3. Decentralized Protocol Engineering: P2P topologies, trustless coordination, cryptography.
  4. Human Interface & Tools for Thought: Fluid visual environments, spatial apps, devtools.

Format & Timeline

Day 1 - 09:00 AMCheck-in & Opening Keynote
Day 1 - 11:00 AMHacking Begins
Day 1 - 08:00 PMMentor Checkpoints
Day 2 - 09:00 AMProject Freeze & Deployment Verify
Day 2 - 01:00 PMGrand Finale Demos & Awards

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Key Highlights

  • ₹5,00,000+ Prize & Grant Pool
  • Round-the-clock mentorship from staff engineers and tech founders
  • Zero-latency gigabit fibre, hardware kits, and free fuel/food for hackers
  • Finalist presentations before premier angel and venture investors