Unleash Your Potential | Compete | Win a Pre-Placement Interview!

Goldman Sachs India Hackathon (GSIH) is a 12-hour coding challenge spread across on 2 days.This is a Computer Science (CS) and Quantitative (Quant) hackathon, giving participants the choice to compete in either or both domains.

It’s your opportunity to solve real-world financial and technological problems, showcase your analytical and programming skills, and stand a chance to win exciting prizes and a pre-placement interview (PPI) with Goldman Sachs!

Why Participate?

• Solve Real Challenges – Work on cutting-edge problems in data structures, algorithms, optimization, probability, statistics, calculus, and linear algorithms.

• Prove Your Skills – Compete with the best talent from India’s top engineering colleges.

• Exclusive Career Opportunity – Top performers will be fast-tracked to a Pre-Placement Interview (PPI) with Goldman Sachs.

• Mentorship & Learning – Receive mentorship from Goldman Sachs professionals

Application Details

• Registrations Open: April 21, 2025

• Last Date to Apply: May 4, 2025

• Hackathon Dates: Quant - May 17 | CS - May 18

• Time: 9 AM - 9 PM IST on both days

• Duration : 12 hours

• Format: Online, individual participation

Eligibility

Open to students from engineering courses graduating in 2027 & 2028 from eligible colleges (see list below).

Mode

The hackathon will be conducted in an online coding environment with real-world/simulated datasets.

Mentorship & Finale

Shortlisted candidates will attend a mentorship session in June and the finale event at Goldman Sachs campus.

How to Apply?

• Sign up on HackerRank and create your profile (if you haven’t already).

• Complete your profile – Enter personal details, college name, and roll number.

• Select your preferred sections (CS, Quant, or both).

• Review and confirm the declaration before submission.

• Submit your information and receive an invitation for participation.

• Look out for event reminders before the hackathon.

Rules & Eligibility

This is an individual contest, and you are required to register individually. Please note that each participant should have a HackerRank profile to participate.

All students from the following 32 colleges are eligible to participate
 

1. Banasthali Vidyapith University        
2. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani          
3. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - Hyderabad
4. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar  
5. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi 
6. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
7. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi        
8. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay        
9. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
10. Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad      
11. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati     
12. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
13. Indian Institute of Technology, Indore          
14. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur         
15. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
16. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras         
17. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee        
18. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
19. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad        
20. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur    
21. Manipal Institute of Technology
22. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal      
23. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 
24. National Institute of Technology, Calicut
25. National Institute of Technology, Surathkal  
26. National Institute of Technology, Trichy        
27. National Institute of Technology, Warangal
28. Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh      
29. Shiv Nadar University, Delhi  
30. Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore
31. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai   
32. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur