The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will host the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Summit to be inaugurated by the Shri Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister will be a global convening to shape the future of inclusive, responsible, and resilient Artificial Intelligence.
 
Building on the momentum of multilateral efforts at Bletchley Park, Seoul, Paris, and Kigali, the Impact Summit will mark a shift from aspirations to measurable Impact, demonstrating how AI can advance tangible outcomes for People, Planet, and Progress.
 
As part of its flagship initiatives, a challenge will be held for women engaged in AI, titled “AI by HER” to help showcase, accelerate and promote women-led innovation in AI, identifying and supporting transformative solutions across startups, academia, and research that deliver social and economic value at scale.
 
WEP (Women Entrepreneurship Platform), an initiative of NITI Aayog that is presently working as a PPP has been entrusted for conducting this Challenge.

In this context, IISc Bengaluru, ARTPARK, and the India AI Mission, with support from Govt of Karnataka and in partnership with WEP, are hosting a Pre-Summit Event on 17 November 2025 at IISc, Bengaluru.

This gathering will serve as a decentralized platform for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing, enabling diverse stakeholders to contribute meaningfully to the Summit’s priorities. The event aims to foster inclusive and actionable insights on advancing AI for equitable impact

CodeBot Hackathon is a competition organised by ARTPARK @ IISc and TIH IIT Bombay, open to innovators, developers, and tech enthusiasts. This is your chance to showcase your skills in IoT/5G, AI & Robotics, AR/VR, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and create impactful solutions to problem statements in Agriculture, Healthcare and Smart City/Village.

Experts at this event will discuss how to make the best use of AI and Generative AI models even as they discuss how to address the challenges and disruption that the exponential growth of these new technologies is posing.

A year-long competition organized by ARTPARK @ IISc, AeSI Design Division and AeSI Mumbai Branch and The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), India.

In ARTPARK’s first-ever Robotics Challenge, we invited students from India’s coveted engineering colleges to develop a robotic janitor capable of cleaning and maintaining a washroom.

This one-day hybrid event brings Industry, Academia and the Government under one roof to discuss important issues about the growth of the AI and Robotics ecosystem in India.