Award for
Best Healthcare Innovation
The boldest, most original use of AI on a real clinical problem.
आयु २०२६AI Innovation Medical Hackathon · Jodhpur
Seven healthcare problems.Eight hours to a live demo.
Aayu brings doctors, scientists and developers into one room at Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, to build AI for India's patients and the people who care for them.
- Event date:
- Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
- Teams of 2–4 · any mix, all-developer teams welcome
// build for healthcare
नाम · THE NAME
आयु
āyu · life, lifespan
Organised by
Multidisciplinary Research Unit (MRU)
A unit of the Department of Health Research (DHR), Govt. of India
Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
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प्रक्रियाHow it works
From first idea to live demo.
Two rounds: online first, then one day on-site in Jodhpur.
01 · · online
Register a team
Sign up solo, then create or join a team.
02 · · online
Submit your idea
The problem, your solution and a short deck, online.
03 · · online
Get shortlisted
Selected teams are named on the results page.
04 · · on-site
Build on-site
Eight hours at Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, with mentors on the floor.
05 · · on-site
Demo & win
Demo to the judges. Awards are presented on stage.
चुनौतीThe challenge
Seven problems worth solving.
Pick one track when you submit your idea. Each one names a real user in Indian healthcare and a demo the judges can watch work.
दल और चयनTeams & selection
Team up your way, and how we choose.
Your team
2–4 people, any mix.
All-developer teams are welcome.
No doctor or scientist needed on your team. Doctors, medical students and scientists can join any team too: mix it up if you like.
- Four developers
- A doctor and two developers
- A scientist and a developer
or any other mix of 2–4 people
Register solo, team up later.
No team yet? Use the Teammate FinderAI-assisted · human-selected
Every idea is read. Every decision is made by a person.
An AI reviewer helps the committee read every submission consistently. The shortlist is always chosen by the organising committee, and only selected teams are named publicly.
- Every submission reviewed
- No auto-selection, ever
- Status shown privately
- Judges’ decisions final
पुरस्कारAward category
Three awards for Best Use of AI
Judges score every finalist on Innovation, Healthcare Experience, Working Prototype and Impact. The best in each category takes the award.
Prizes worth
₹5 lakhs
Across the hack, in cash prizes, swags and cloud credits.
- Cash prize
- Swags
- Cloud credits
सम्मानित अतिथिGuests of honour
Leaders from health, research & academia.
Invited to Aayu 2026: the chief guest, special guests and the heads of Jodhpur's leading institutes and universities.
मुख्य अतिथिChief Guest
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union Minister of Culture & Tourism, Government of India
Photo: Ministry of Tourism, GoI
Special guest
Shri Prasanchand Mehta
Mayor, Jodhpur
Special guest
Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal
Director, IIT Jodhpur
Special guest
Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Bhardwaj
Director, NIHR, ICMR Jodhpur
Special guest
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Aseri
Vice-Chancellor, Marwar Medical University, Jodhpur
Special guest
Prof. (Vaidya) Govind Sahay Shukla
Vice-Chancellor, Rajasthan Ayurved University
Special guest
Dr. Alok Tripathi
Vice-Chancellor, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security & Criminal Justice, Jodhpur
सामान्य प्रश्नFAQ
Questions, answered.
The ones doctors, scientists and developers ask most. Every other question is on the About page, and the rules have a page of their own.
परिचयAbout Aayu
Why a medical college is running a hackathon.
An Indian doctor gets about two minutes with each patient, and most reports are written in English. The Multidisciplinary Research Unit at Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur organises Aayu, presented by AtiSunya and powered by DevAarambh, so doctors, scientists and developers can build the fix, in teams of any mix.