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परिचयAbout Aayu

Why Aayu exists,and who is behind it.

Aayu 2026 is an AI innovation hackathon organised by the Multidisciplinary Research Unit (MRU), Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur and presented by DevAarambh, supported by the Department of Health Research (MoHFW), in association with Google for Developers. Doctors, medical students, scientists and developers team up to build AI that helps India's patients understand their own care.

  • Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
  • Round 1 online, Round 2 on-site
  • Doctors, scientists, developers

2 of 60 min

2min

average primary-care consultation in India

समस्याThe problem

An Indian doctor gets about two minutes with each patient.

That's barely enough time to listen, examine and decide. Everything a patient needs before and after those two minutes is where good care is won or lost.

100 Cr+

digital health records now linked to ABHA

अभी क्योंWhy now

India has built the rails. Now it needs the builders.

In February 2026 the government launched two things every health-AI builder should know. The infrastructure and the policy are in place. The people who can build on them are still scarce.

feb 2026 · strategy

SAHI

India's strategy for AI in healthcare

feb 2026 · open platform

BODH

An open platform for benchmarking health AI

  1. as of Jul 2026

    93.95 crore

    ABHA health IDs created

  2. ABDM

    450

    health-tech products already plugged into ABDM

  3. 50 → 100 crore

    2× in 15 months

    growth in linked health records

  4. 2025 → 2034

    11×

    expected growth of India's AI-in-healthcare market

  5. next stop

    You.

    Doctors, scientists and developers who can build on these rails, starting in Jodhpur.

समुदायThe team behind Aayu

From the team behind 1,000+ community events & hackathons.

Aayu is presented by DevAarambh, a builder community that has filled rooms like these across India, from metros to Tier 3 towns.

developers & builders engaged
2M+
cities, incl. Tier 3
20+
community events & hackathons
1,000+
Teams heads-down at laptops during a DevAarambh buildathon

Heads down, building.

Embedded Hardware + AI Buildathon · Microsoft, Bengaluru

Group photo of participants at AgentForge

AgentForge · Vibe & Code with Google for Developers

Close-up of a participant coding with hardware on the desk

Buildathon · Bengaluru

20+

cities, from metros to Tier 3

A builder working on a laptop with a hardware kit

Buildathon · Bengaluru

A packed hall at Microsoft Build //localhost India

Microsoft Build //localhost India

Participants in discussion at AgentForge

AgentForge · discussion

// photos from past DevAarambh events; Aayu 2026 happens on-site in Jodhpur

आयोजन समितिOrganising committee

The people behind Aayu.

Dr. S.N. Medical College + DevAarambh

Patron

Dr. B.S. Jodha

Principal & Controller, Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur

Organising Chairman

Dr. Sharad Thanvi

Senior Professor and HOD, Neurosurgery, Nodal Officer, MRU, Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur

Organising Secretary

Dr. Shailendra Sharma

Scientist-C, MRU, Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur

Treasurer

Shri Sarthak Jain

Lead Organiser, DevAarambh

सामान्य प्रश्नFAQ

Questions, answered.

Who can join, what it costs, teams, travel and more. The rules every team agrees to have a page of their own.

Read the rules

पंजीकरणRegistration

Bring a stethoscope.
Bring a laptop.

 

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