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Hackathon 2025

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) & EY are hosting a Cybersecurity Hackathon on the sidelines of the Annual Information Security Summit 2025, organised physically in Delhi. The hackathon is the 9th in a series of Capture the Flag Competition that DSCI has been hosting and will aim to recognise & reward the best brains & talent in Cyber Security in the country. It is open for participation from Students, Researchers, Developers, Offensive Testers, SOC/CDC Teams, Red/Blue Teams, Corporate/Product Security Teams, and cybersecurity enthusiasts.

Registrations are now open and inviting the candidates & teams from all over India to please come and participate in this challenge of Cyber Security in India.

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Cyber Challenges

Crack challenges, outthink experts, and master cyber puzzles.

Expert Learning

Learn from leaders and gain real-world skills.

Future Ready

Shine as the next-gen cybersecurity pro.

WHY ATTEND HACKATHON

What's in it for you?

Ethical hackers will compete in a series of challenges in the areas of GenAI, Digital Forensics, Network & Cloud Security, Application Exploitation, System Exploitation, Blockchain, Reverse Engineering, Cryptography & Programming.

Registrations are now open and inviting the candidates & teams from all over India to please come and participate in this challenge of Cyber Security in India.

OPPORTUNITY TO WIN

P R I Z E  M O N E Y

WINNER

₹ 2,50,000*

First Runner Up

₹ 1,50,000*

Second Runner Up

₹ 1,00,000*

Challengers
(4th to 13th Rank)

₹ 7,500*

* Subject to applicable tax deductions

Have Any Doubts?

Instructions for the Participants/Teams

  • To register, please click on the registration link on this page and complete the online registration form.
  • Candidates can register as individual participants or as a Team
  • All fields in the Registration Form are mandatory and required to be filled with due care
  • A Valid Govt. Identification Document is required to be filled out for participants
  • Registration closes on 23rd November 2025
  • In case of any query, write to us at ctf.hackathon@dsci.in