Bringing together students from Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Life Sciences with healthcare professionals, researchers, and startups at the prestigious Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam — through a 24-hour hackathon, an all-India healthcare exhibition, and expert seminars.
50 shortlisted teams build healthcare solutions • 20–21 Feb 2027
Medical technology, pharma, hospitals & startups • 19–21 Feb 2027
Expert sessions on healthcare innovation and emerging technologies
MEDHACK 2027 is a premier national-level healthcare event comprising a 24-hour hackathon, an All India Exhibition in Healthcare, and seminars — conceptualized to bridge clinical medicine, bio-engineering, artificial intelligence, and digital therapeutics.
Hosted at the historic Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, the hackathon unites multidisciplinary student and researcher teams with doctors, healthcare professionals, and technology mentors to build viable, medically sound solutions for real healthcare challenges.
Direct validation from senior practitioners & HODs.
Samrambhak Mithra connects teams with investors.
Reg. under the Act 12 of 1955 of Kerala
Samrambhak Mithra is a Kerala-based non-governmental voluntary collective established by a distinguished panel of retired senior government officials, senior banking executives, and industrial mentors.
The mission is to actively foster student entrepreneurship, guide aspiring innovators, facilitate access to MSME and Kerala Startup Mission financing schemes, and nurture viable technology enterprises.
Mark these crucial milestones. Note: Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Submit your idea in the prescribed PowerPoint (PPT) format via the official form.
Initial screening for originality, healthcare relevance, feasibility, and alignment with the streams.
Shortlisted teams pitch their idea virtually to a distinguished judging panel. Exactly 50 teams advance to the final.
Intensive 24h sprint to develop a prototype, model, or workflow at Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Awards will be given to the Top 2 teams in each of the seven streams (14 award-winning teams in total).
Physiological telemetry for extreme environments, microgravity biomedical monitoring, tissue engineering, precision surgical robotics, and clinical laboratory automation.
AI diagnostic decision support, medical computer vision, evidence-based digital therapeutics (DTx), remote patient telemetry, and unified digital health infrastructure.
Sensory mobility aids, neuro-rehabilitation, smart prosthetics, secure electronic health records (EHR), medical blockchain data integrity, and hospital ransomware defenses.
Compassionate technologies for eldercare, palliative pain tele-tracking, cognitive decline monitors, digital mental wellness tools, and caregiver support networks.
Allied health and paramedical innovations, emergency and pre-hospital care, diagnostic and laboratory technology, medication safety, drug delivery, and pharmacy practice solutions.
Bedside care tools, patient monitoring and fall prevention, nursing workflow and documentation, infection control, home and community nursing, and caregiver training.
An open stream for healthcare innovations outside the above areas — interdisciplinary breakthroughs, green healthcare technologies, low-cost community diagnostics, and novel clinical workflows.
Top 2 teams in each of the 7 streams win cash awards.
Transparent guidelines protecting your intellectual property and outlining team requirements.
| Competition | All India Health Care Hackathon (24-Hour Onsite Build) |
| Competition Streams | 7 Major Healthcare Streams |
| Finalist Registration Fee | ₹1,000 per person per team (Applicable ONLY to final shortlisted teams) |
| Total Stream Award Winners | 14 teams (Top 2 in each of 7 streams) + Possible Overall Champion |
| Idea Ownership | 100% Retained by legitimate creator/team |
| Legal Jurisdiction | Courts in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala |
MEDHACK 2027 is an All-India Health Care Hackathon designed to bring together students, innovators, healthcare professionals, engineers, technologists, researchers, startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions to real-world healthcare challenges.
MEDHACK 2027 is open to eligible participants from across India, including:
The final eligibility criteria will be specified in the official registration guidelines.
MEDHACK 2027 will primarily be conducted as a team-based hackathon. Participants may form multidisciplinary teams so that medical, engineering, technology, design, business and other expertise can be combined.
The permitted team size is limited to a maximum of 5 members.
MEDHACK 2027 will have 7 (Seven) major healthcare innovation streams:
The Organising Committee reserves the right to modify or refine the streams to reflect emerging healthcare priorities.
Ensure your PPT follows the official template and includes all required sections (problem statement, solution, feasibility, impact, etc.).
Only teams that clear both levels advance to the 24-hour hackathon.
Shortlisted teams will:
Mentorship and technical guidance may be provided onsite or virtually.
There will be no registration fee at the initial idea-submission/selection stage, unless otherwise announced.
However, each member of a team finally shortlisted for the physical/final hackathon will be required to pay a registration/participation fee of ₹1,000 per person.
The ₹1,000 fee is payable by each individual member of every team selected for the final round. For example:
The final permissible team size will be communicated in the official rules.
See all 44 official questions on IP, evaluation, mentors, certificates and more.
For hackathon queries, PPT template guidance, or partnership questions, our coordination committee is available:
TC/82/5812, Janaki Nivas, Panamood Lane,
Ayurveda College Road, Thiruvananthapuram – 1
Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India
Jurisdiction: Courts in Thiruvananthapuram cityFill in your team details, select one of the 7 streams, and attach your prescribed PPT proposal.