| Type | Judging |
|---|---|
| Organisation | TheTime (AI for Bharat) |
| Field | AI engineers |
| Open to | Global and Other |
| Cost | Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement. |
| Cycle | Closed · Annual |
| Deadline | 2027 edition invite (~Jan 2027) if repeated |
| Selection | Not stated |
| Evidence | Verification date not recorded. |
What this is
TheTime AI for Bharat 2026 — online hackathon judge invitation is a judging run by TheTime (AI for Bharat). It is aimed at ai engineers. Open to global and other. Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement.
Who it is for
Industry professionals, AI practitioners, developers, researchers, mentors to review AI projects solving everyday problems for Indian college students.
Eligibility
Open invitation posted as Devpost hackathon update (~Jan 2026); fully online judging.
How you apply
self_apply
When it closes
Closed for the current cycle. It recurs annual. The next cycle is not dated on the source page.
Source note: confidence=0.6 next_occurrence=2027 edition invite (~Jan 2027) if repeated
How competitive it is
On selectivity, the source says: Low (open invitation)
Getting in: open to approach.
Roughly 1 hours to prepare an application.
What it produces
If you take part, the documentation this tends to generate:
Potential profile relevance
The activity type each pathway's published criteria name, and nothing more than that. This is a description of an activity, not an assessment of eligibility, and it is not legal advice — see the disclosures.
| Pathway | Activity type | Why it is listed |
|---|---|---|
| O-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-2 NIW | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |