Winter of Code 2026: online open source hackathon for students, 15 October - 1 December
IEEE Computer Society BMSIT&M- Country
- Worldwide and online
- Format
- Online
- Price
- Free
- Audience
- University students, Graduates
- Age
- 17-23 yrs (estimated from study stage)
Diplace is not the organizer. Check the terms on the organizer's site and do not pay for participation unless the official page requires it.
Open to students and developers from any country, individually. The online hackathon runs from 15 October to 1 December 2026 with free registration: participants contribute to open source projects by fixing bugs, improving documentation and working with maintainers. Applications are submitted on the Devfolio platform; the organizer is IEEE Computer Society BMSIT&M, and the application closing date is not stated on the page.
Portfolio
Beginners welcome
What you get: Experience
Application prepPro
No deadline given: go through the steps at your own pace.
Read the requirements on the program's site
Check that you fit by age and study stage, and what to attach. If something does not fit, better to know now.
Build a team
You need to apply as a team. You can find people on the Teams board.
and 2 more steps
Application review
Paste a question from the application and your answer. We show what is missing against this program's requirements.
Question from the application
Add your first question and you will see the checklist it is graded on.
Review is part of Pro: rechecks until the text is ready, up to 100 reviews a month.
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