Since 2020, EW Project Challenge has become the most trusted stage for engineers, makers, and hardware creators to showcase their innovation. We will continue to inspire the next generation of hardware design.
This year, it’s your turn.
The Challenge
The EW Project Challenge 2026 invites engineers, makers, and dreamers from around the world to build a hardware that solves a real-world problem, improves efficiency, or creates a meaningful impact.
Technology has the power to solve the world’s most critical problems.
Design the boldest solution you can imagine. Use any board, sensor, or hardware you love. Your creativity is the only limit.
Themes
- IoT & Edge AI
- Environment & Sustainability
- Healthcare & Assistive Tech
- Robotics & Automation
- Smart Agriculture
- Open Innovation (Your Idea)
Prizes Worth ₹500,000+
🏆 Judges’ Choice Awards
Creative Project Prize
 | The top 10 projects will get a prize of ₹10,000 each. |
Goodies
 | First 65 valid submissions win Exclusive Goodies |
Certificate
 | Every successful project submission will receive a certificate |
How to Participate?
- Sign Up / Log In
- Click “Register as Participant”
Submit your project!
(You can submit more than one — each will be evaluated separately)
👉 Don’t forget to check: How to create a high-quality project
Connect with the Community (WhatsApp Group)
Stay updated with the latest announcements, discussions, and project guidance.
👉 Click here- Join the Official EW Project Challenge WhatsApp Group
This Year's Exclusive Goodies 🎁
Every great project deserves recognition. The first 65 valid submissions win limited-edition EW Project Challenge 2026 merchandise. (T-shirt and Notebook)
Judges
 | Balajee Seshadri Balajee Seshadri is an electronics engineer with over 40 years of experience spanning board design, VLSI, and embedded systems. He has worked internationally for more than a decade across the USA, Germany, and Canada. A dedicated mentor and educator, he has trained thousands of students in the field of embedded systems. |
 | Venu CK Venu CK has been a Technical Engineer at Mouser Electronics since 2018, where he takes care of Technical aspects and discussions regarding the product. He has a total of 15 years of IT industry experience and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from VTU University. |
 | Ganesh Khomane Ganesh Khomane has over 13 years of experience in embedded systems and IoT product design. Through his previous venture, VisionMachine, he delivered 50+ products across industrial control (IIoT), automotive engine monitoring, and energy monitoring solutions. Driven by his passion for electronics, he founded ElectronicWings- a hardware developer community with 100K+ engineers- and EWskills, a platform for industry-focused skill building. Ganesh is passionate about strengthening India's electronics innovation ecosystem. |
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Sponsored By
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Mouser Electronics, is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit https://www.mouser.com.
