CIRCUITAVISHKAR 2.0
Date: 27th February 2026, 9 AM to 28th February 2026, 2 PM
Venue : REVA University, Bangalore
Last Date of Registration : 22nd Februrary 2026, 6 PM (IST)
Registration will be Closed after First 200 Registrations (~50 Teams)
What is CircuitAvishkar?
We are excited to invite you to CIRCUITAVISHKAR 2026, a two-day flagship hackathon that celebrates innovation in circuit design, embedded systems, and electronics. The event will be held on 27th and 28th February 2026 at REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka.
CircuitAvishkar is organized by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CAS), Bangalore Chapter, in collaboration with leading academic and industry partners. This year’s edition is set to be bigger, better, and more impactful, with enhanced problem statements, deeper industry involvement, and increased internship and apprenticeship opportunities for top-performing teams.
Grab your Opportunity!
Win Exciting Prizes
Rs. 2.5 Lakh Total Prize Money
Eligibility
Prefinal year students (B.Tech/M.Tech) from ECE/EEE/CSE/AI-ML related branch – graduating in 2027
with no backlogs
Get Internship Offer
Get a chance to grab a 11 months internship offer
Why Join Infineon?
Shape the Future. Power the World.
At Infineon, we don’t just make semiconductors—we engineer the invisible force behind a cleaner, smarter, safer planet.
From powering electric vehicles to enabling renewable energy systems, from securing billions of connected devices to advancing industrial automation—our chips are at the heart of decarbonization and digitalization.
Infineon India: 25+ Years of Engineering Excellence
- 2,500+ engineers working on cutting-edge R&D
- End-to-end innovation—chip design, embedded software, systems engineering, testing & applications
- Global impact—your work here shapes products used worldwide
What You’ll Work On: Power electronics. Microcontrollers. Security solutions. Connected systems. Technologies that make EVs run longer, solar grids smarter, and devices more secure.
Why Infineon? Because your code, your circuit, your innovation won’t just sit in a lab—it’ll drive the energy transition and secure the connected world.
Ready to engineer what matters?
Opportunity for winners
Description of Apprenticeship:
Apprenticeship for duration of 11 Months effective from 1st July 2026 till end of June 2027. Identified & selected students will be working on live projects of R&D and other depts. Like Automotive, Post Silicon validation, Connected Secure System, Power Sensor System, Design Enabling Services and IT focusing on Embedded Systems and Securities, VLSI, ADAS, AUTOSAR, Low level Device Drivers, Bluetooth, Wifi, Analog, Digital design and verification, USB, Sensors, Power electronics, Java card, System C, etc..
Eligibility Criteria:
Eligibility for the program requires M.Tech students (Batch 2027) to have completed the 2nd semester, with a 70% aggregate in X, XII/Diploma, and B.Tech/BE. B.Tech/BE students (Batch 2027) should have completed/attending the 6th semester with a 70% aggregate in X, XII. Eligible disciplines include circuit branches like Computer Science, Ai-ML, EEE, ECE, Information Technology, Instrumentation & Control Systems, Embedded Systems, VLSI, and Power Electronics.
CIRCUITAVISHKAR 2.0 [TRACK INFO]
FAQs
Prefinal year students (B.Tech/M.Tech) from ECE/EEE/CSE/AI-ML related branch – graduating in 2027
with no backlogs
No, This Internship is offered by companies without any payments from students.
Yes, selected candidates would be getting stipend/salary from Infineon.
No, Only team registration are allowed. Individual can form a team of four members (Max) before registering in the link. One person (Team Lead) can register adding the name of other three participants.
The team size is a maximum of 4 members. If fewer, mark “n/a” for the respective member entry in the registration form. The minimum team size is 2, and teams are open to merging with others of similar size.
Yes, teams can have members from different institutions, but individual approval letters for apprenticeship applications must be provided from their respective colleges.
Students already having apprenticeship offers cannot participate in this hackathon. Please exclude them before forming the team
Yes, travel allowance of Rs. 3000 ( Max per student) would be provided to students travelling more than 1000 km and Rs. 1500 (Max per student) for those you are traveling within 1000 km . Please note that the allowance is strictly based on reimbursement based on actuals and would be provided after the event upon producing the Bus/train tickets/boarding passes. The above mentioned reimbursement amount would be credited to their bank account post event. No travel reimbursement would be provided against local travel at Bangalore.
Yes, free accommodation will be provided only on February 27th. If you need extension please inform in advance and mail to ieee.cas.bangalore@gmail.com . Separate accommodations for girls will be provided. Participants are requested to bring their own blanket & pillow.
Participants must arrange their own transportation; there will be no pick-up or drop-off services.
Yes, free food will be provided during the event days (27th -28th February). Participants can also purchase food from the canteen.
The fee is per team, and there are no discounts if the number of members is less than 4.
No preselection criteria other than the mentioned eligibility criteria.
The first 200 registrations will be auto-confirmed.
Review the basics of circuit design and embedded systems.
The number of offers depends on the performance of the participants and company policy.
If one team member drops out, the team can continue if minimum 2 members are there in the team. If all three cancels and one of you would like to continue, then drop an email, if there is possibility of merging you with another team single person can continue. No refunds will be issues to any teams that decides to drop.
No, the apprenticeship duration is 11 months.
The approval letter is mandatory for all the students who are applying. Its a confirmation that your institute allows 11 months internship and also confirms that you don’t have any other internship offer.
REGISTRATION FEE
IEEE Member
Per Person (4 Member Team)
Non IEEE Member
Per Person (4 Member Team)
Note
• Please download the approval letter provided below and obtain your university’s official signature. This document must be presented on the day of the hackathon to confirm your team's eligibility and avoid disqualification.
• Choose one of the tracks mentioned above when you register. Please decide thoughtfully, as track once selected cannot be changed later.
Gold Sponsor
Hosting Sponsor
Academic Sponsor
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Sumantra Sarkar
Organizing Chair
Suman Dwivedi
Organizing Co-Chair
Jayesh Tanwani
Steering Committee
Hariprasad Bhat
Steering Committee
Kiran K R
Finance Chair
Prabhavathi P
Organizing Co-ChairIndustry
Dr. Sarfraz Hussain
Organizing Co-ChairAcademia
Dr. Abhishek Deshmukh
Publicity Chair
Daksh Pankaj Patel
Webmaster
Sonali Ghode
Content Curator
Vishal R
Design Head
Jaya Bindra
Director Applications Engineering, Infineon
Bala Raj Munjuluri
Senior Principal Engineer, Infineon
