AccroNex 2026 · University of Vavuniya · 5 November 2026
Build beyond
limits.
A one-day hackathon at the University of Vavuniya where student talent meets real-world technology. The finalist teams opened a sealed problem on stage and built live at the Faculty of Technological Studies on Thursday 5 November.
- 1stOutofBonds
- 2ndTeam_4rever
- 3rdKryptonians_404
- 1 day
- of building, Thu 5 Nov 2026
- 7 hrs
- of live coding, 09:20 to 16:30
- LKR 45,000
- in cash prizes awarded
- 3
- faculties in one hall
Sealed until the ceremony. Then opened on stage.
Registration was open innovation: teams pitched any real problem to get in. The finale was different: its problem statements stayed sealed until the opening ceremony and were revealed on stage, in front of every finalist team. Nobody, including the mentors, saw them earlier.
> opened: Thu 5 Nov, 08:50, on stage
> problem statements: revealed to the finalists
> code: 09:20 → 16:30 freeze
> status: winners crowned at 18:00
From sign-up to stage
How the first edition ran, from the theme announcement to the closing ceremony. Every deadline was enforced by the platform in Sri Lanka time.
2 Oct 2026
Theme announced
“Open Innovation: solve a real problem for real people”: teams pitched any real problem to get in. The finale theme stayed sealed in the Vault.
2 Oct 2026 → 10 Oct 2026
Register and pitch
One form per team of 3–4: members, skills, past work and an idea for a real problem of the team's choice. No prototype was needed.
11 Oct 2026 → 14 Oct 2026
Selection
The selection panel read every registration and scored each team's understanding of its problem, its approach and its ability to build.
15 Oct 2026
Finalists announced
Up to 20 teams were shortlisted. Every member received the result by SMS, and finalist teams confirmed their places by 18 Oct.
5 Nov 2026 → 5 Nov 2026
Grand finale
One full day at the Faculty of Technological Studies: the Vault opened at 08:50, teams built until 16:30, then pitched and walked the judges through their code before the awards.
LKR 45,000 in cash, medals and internship opportunities.
Awarded at the closing ceremony on Thursday 5 November 2026.
Runner-up
Team_4rever
LKR 15,000
- Medals for every member
- Certificates
- Champions
Winner
OutofBonds
LKR 30,000
- Winner medals for every member
- Certificates
- Internship opportunities
2nd runner-up
Kryptonians_404
Medals & certificates
- Medals for every member
- Certificates
The winners' surprise Revealed 5 Nov · 18:00
Internship opportunities for the winning team, kept sealed until the closing ceremony.
Every finalist team
Certificate of participation · AccroNex 2026 stickers · Meals and refreshments through the day
Built live, or not at all
We couldn't watch twenty teams for a month, so we designed the finale so that early work was worthless, live work was visible, and the choice of tools was up to each team.
Two-level reveal
To get in, teams pitched any real problem of their choice. The finale problem statements were different, with constraints nobody could guess, and unlocked on stage.
Fresh repo at H-zero
Each team's repository was created inside the AccroNex organisation at the reveal. The first commit was time zero, and the history was the evidence.
Progress checkpoints
Teams shared their progress with mentors at 11:00 and 14:30, so judges could see steady work through the day, not a finished product appearing out of nowhere.
The twist
During the build the Vault opened again with one added requirement. Pre-built solutions bend badly; live-built ones adapt.
Own the build
In the final pitch a judge could pick any part of the product and any team member to walk through how it worked and why.
AI was welcome
ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Lovable: teams used whatever they liked, for anything. Judges looked at what each team shipped and how well it understood the build, not how many lines were typed.
Industry mentors on the floor
Engineers, analysts and educators walked the hall all day, helping teams with ideas, architecture, bugs and prompts. Thank you for giving your time to the finalists.
Mentor
Mathurangan Parameswaran
Project Manager
Accron Revolutions
Mentor
Kirubakaran Karunakaran
Software Engineer
Mammilway
Mentor
Kirishihan Raviendran
Associate AI Analyst
Qoria LK
Mentor
Yathursan Komaran
Associate React Native Developer
Qtechy
Mentor
Varaki Vakeesan
IT Demonstrator
The Open University of Sri Lanka
Backed by people who believe in local talent
AccroNex 2026 was free for every student because these organisations stepped up. Thank you for building beyond limits with us.
AccroNex 2026 is presented by Accron Revolutions.
The technology company behind AccroNex: organiser, platform builder and title sponsor of the 2026 edition.
accronautobot.com
Silver sponsorLuxury Cake
Celebration cakes in Vavuniya, since 2011.
No. 106, Station Road, Vavuniya
Supporting partnerKanga Motors
Backing student builders from Station Road, Vavuniya.
No. 193A, Station Road, Vavuniya
Photo & video partnerWildway Photography
Capturing the day on camera, from the reveal to the awards.
Who's behind AccroNex
Common questions
When and where did AccroNex 2026 take place?
On Thursday 5 November 2026 at the Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya. It was a single-day event: check-in opened at 07:00, the Vault opened at 08:50, coding ran from 09:20 to 16:30, and pitches were followed by the closing ceremony and awards at 18:00.
Who won AccroNex 2026?
OutofBonds won the first AccroNex. Team_4rever were runners-up and Kryptonians_404 took third place. The full podium, with each team's members, is on the winners page.
What were the prizes?
Winner: LKR 30,000, winner medals and certificates for every member, and internship opportunities, revealed at the closing ceremony. Runner-up: LKR 15,000, medals and certificates. 2nd runner-up: medals and certificates. Every finalist received a certificate of participation, AccroNex 2026 stickers and meals through the day.
Who could take part?
Current undergraduates of the University of Vavuniya from all three faculties (Technological Studies, Applied Science and Business Studies) and every academic year, in teams of three or four. Participation and meals were free, thanks to our sponsors.
How were the finalist teams selected?
From the registration form. The screening round was open innovation: each team pitched a real problem of its choice, with its skills and past work. The panel looked at how well the team understood the problem, whether the approach was realistic and whether the team could build it. No prototype or code was needed to apply.
Build beyond limits
The winners.
One day. One stage.
Thursday 5 November at the Faculty of Technological Studies. The Vault opened at 08:50, code froze at 16:30, and the winners were crowned at 18:00.