For companies and organisations
Partner with National Quantum Fest 2026
We expect hundreds, if not thousands, of students to take part, with a grand finale on our campus.
- 28 and 29 November 2026 ·
SSIT, Tumakuru, about 70 km from Bengaluru 
Hosted by the Quantum & AI Research Cell at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology
Mohammed Owais, Founder & President, QARC
qarc@ssit.edu.in
Hosted by QARC at SSIT, Tumakuru
The festival in brief
- Dates
- 28 and 29 November 2026
Add to calendar - Venue
- Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, TumakuruSSIT, TumakuruAbout 70 km from BengaluruOpen map
- Format
- Hackathon, talks, workshops, a panel and a sponsor showcase
See the programme - Tracks
- Quantum, AI, software and GPU
See the hackathon - Who takes part
- College teams from across India
- For schools
- A morning of demos and games for classes 8 to 12
Reach college students from across India while they build
SSIT has hosted state-level and national-level events and hackathons before, including Technodea, Saamarthya and Webathon.
Choose a package, or support one part of the festival.
To talk it through, write to Mohammed Owais, Founder & President of QARC, at qarc@ssit.edu.in.
Why partner with us
Set a challenge
Put your platform, API or hardware in students' hands through a sponsored challenge.
Opt-in resumes
Meet finalists who choose to share their resumes with partners.
Find your fit
Meet the finalists
Put your platform in their hands
This list will be updated soon. Our sponsors will be announced soon.
Listed on Quantum Computing Report by GQI, in its Conferences of Quantum Technology list
Partnership packages
One partner only Title Partner The one partner that presents the festival.
Everything in Gold, plus:
- 'Presented by' credit on all festival material
- The largest logo on stage, banners, website and certificates
- An opening address and a jury seat
- A premium stall
Gold PartnerA 30-minute talk or workshop, and a judge or mentor seat.
Everything in Silver, plus:
- Logo on certificates
- A 30-minute talk or workshop
- A judge or mentor seat, and a stall
- Resumes from finalists who opt inResume access is opt-in only. Participants tick a separate consent box at registration.
Silver PartnerLogo on banners and a table at the sponsor showcase.
Everything in Supporter, plus:
- Logo on banners
- A table at the sponsor showcase
SupporterYour logo on the website and the supporters' wall.
- Logo on the website and the supporters' wall
- Swag or flyers in every participant kit
- Thanked on stage at the finale
Title Partner: everything in Gold, plus the largest logo on stage, banners, website and certificates.
Logo size grows with the package on the website, banners and certificates it includes: small for Supporter, medium for Silver, large for Gold and largest for Title Partner. Participant T-shirts carry partner logos. Certificates are printed for finalists and digital for all participants.
Logo size grows with the package on the website, banners and certificates it includes, from small for Supporter to largest for Title Partner. Participant T-shirts carry partner logos. Certificates are printed for finalists and digital for all participants.
Track PartnerName a track or challenge, and judge the entries.
Name a track or challenge, set the problem, judge the entries and present the prize on stage. Cash or in kind.
The tracks are quantum, AI, software and GPU. Qiskit is the main framework for the quantum track, and the GPU track is built around CUDA.
Your challenge may run on your own SDK, simulator or hardware, or on GPUs other than CUDA. Several companies may each set a challenge in the same track.
See the tracksIn-kind partnersSupport in kind, credited on all festival material.
- Cloud and quantum credits
- Software licences
- Swag
- Food and beverages
- Media coverage
Credited on all festival material.
Cloud and quantum credits, software licences, swag, food and beverages, or media coverage, credited on all festival material.
For every partnerLogo files by 1 November 2026, and a report after the festival.
Your logo
Logo files received by 1 November 2026 appear on the printed banners, certificates and kits your package includes. Partners who confirm later appear on the website and are thanked on stage.
Please send a vector logo in SVG, EPS or PDF, with a version for dark backgrounds.
After the festival
Every partner gets a short report with photos, showing where its name appeared, within 2 weeks of the festival.
Packages can be combined or tailored. Contact us for pricing.
Not sure which fits?
Tell us what you would like to do, and we will suggest a package or a mix.
Write to usSmaller ways to support
Each of these is something a partner can provide or fund.
Support does not have to be cash. We welcome in-kind support, speakers, judges and stalls.
Judges and mentors are welcome from any partner. A partner's speaker or judge may join online.
Each smaller way earns
- Thanks on stage at the finale
- Your name on the item, for example "Coffee by your company"
- Your logo on the website
- Your logo on the item where it fits, such as a T-shirt, the shuttle or a prize
Thanks on stage at the finale, your name on the item, such as "Coffee by your company", and your logo on the website and on the item where it fits.
Travel
Prizes
Opportunities
Or sponsor a single moment
- Ask about this: The Quantum for schools morning
- Ask about this: The "India and the world in quantum" panel
- Ask about this: The grand finale
Credited "Supported by your company" at that moment.
Talk to us about partnering
For partnerships
Mohammed Owais
Founder & President, QARC
qarc@ssit.edu.in
Our first reply is a proposal tailored to you. We reply within 2 working days.
Sponsorship prospectus · 2026
The sponsor brochure
The packages and how to reach us, in one PDF you can forward to your team.
Download the brochure (PDF)PDF · 1.5 MB
Questions and answers
Partners
How can my organisation partner with the festival?
There are six packages: Title Partner, Gold Partner, Silver Partner, Supporter, Track Partner and In-kind partners. Packages can be combined or tailored, and start-ups can ask us about a package sized for them. You can also offer a speaker or a judge, or set up a stall. Judges and mentors are welcome from any partner, and a partner's speaker or judge may join online. Download the brochure for the details, and write to qarc@ssit.edu.in for pricing. Our first reply is a proposal tailored to you. We reply within 2 working days.
When do you need our logo?
Logo files received by 1 November 2026 appear on the printed banners, certificates and kits your package includes. Partners who confirm later appear on the website and are thanked on stage. Please send a vector logo in SVG, EPS or PDF, with a version for dark backgrounds.
Will partners see participants' resumes?
Only with consent. Participants tick a separate consent box at registration. Title and Gold Partners receive resumes only from finalists who tick it.
Students
Is any part of the hackathon online?
No. The whole hackathon runs on campus at SSIT, Tumakuru, on 28 and 29 November 2026. Every team hacks on campus, and there is no online round.
Everyone
When and where is it?
On 28 and 29 November 2026, at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Maralur, Tumakuru, Karnataka 572105. That is about 70 km from Bengaluru. We will publish the day-by-day schedule on this site.
How do I reach the organisers?
Write to qarc@ssit.edu.in. The festival is hosted by QARC, the Quantum & AI Research Cell in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at SSIT. Mohammed Owais, Founder & President of QARC, runs the festival's outreach.
Host
Hosted by QARC at SSIT, Tumakuru
Sri Siddhartha Institute of TechnologySSIT
A constituent college of Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education
QARC
Quantum & AI Research Cell, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
QARC is the Quantum & AI Research Cell. It is part of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumakuru.
SSIT is a constituent college of Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education.