The Indian Army has announced the detailed plan for the third edition of Terrier Cyber Quest hackathon, focusing on cybersecurity, AI, and digital awareness. The event will include three competition tracks: a cybersecurity challenge, an AI and machine-learning based challenge, and a digital media and storytelling competition.
The Indian Army has announced the third edition of Terrier Cyber Quest (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon aimed at developing innovative solutions to contemporary defence, cybersecurity, and information-domain challenges. The initiative, which will focus on emerging areas including Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, threat mitigation, and digital awareness, is expected to bring together technical talent from academia, industry, research institutions, government organizations, and the Armed Forces. Registrations for the competition are open till a specific date in September 2026. The online shortlisting phase will be conducted from the same month. The grand finale will be held in New Delhi from October 6 to 8, 2026, followed by an award ceremony.
Building on the previous editions, TCQ 3.0 will be conducted across three competition tracks. A cybersecurity challenge commencing with an online Capture-the-Flag (CTF) qualifier and culminating in an in-person live sandbox finale. Participants will be required to identify and document vulnerabilities in simulated critical infrastructure environments.
An AI and machine-learning based challenge aimed at developing solutions for predictive threat intelligence, automated defence mechanisms and anomaly detection. The digital media and storytelling competition is for content creators, communicators, and influencers to develop impactful awareness campaigns addressing threats such as deepfakes, phishing, online scams, and misinformation.
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