Venue PHDCCI, New Delhi — Oct 24–25, 2026. Open in Maps →
CRACCON 26 Logo
CTF Competition

This is not a competition. It's a live Cyber War.

A three-stage tournament that takes qualified participants from a solo jeopardy CTF to a full-stack, identical-enterprise live-fire exercise — AD, Linux, Windows, web, SIEM and EDR all in play, together.

3Tournament Stages
1500Participants
5–8Per Team
Register for Stage 1
// Tournament Format

Three stages. One escalating marathon.

STAGE 01 26 SEPT 2026

Qualification

An individual Jeopardy-style CTF, open to all. This ensures every team starts the war with a baseline skill floor.

  • Individual jeopardy format
  • Top 300 qualify, or 2+ yrs pro experience
  • 4–5 hour window
STAGE 02 14 OCT 2026

Team Formation

Bring your own squad or get placed into a 5–8 person team built from qualified participants, spanning offense, defense and response.

  • Pre-built or assigned teams
  • 5–8 participants per squad
  • Top 300 qualify, or 2+ yrs pro experience
STAGE 03 24 OCT 2026

Live Cyber Range

The tournament proper. Every team is handed an identical enterprise network and the war begins — for real.

  • Full enterprise stack, live
  • Red vs Blue, on the clock
  • On CRACCON's main floor
// Assemble Your Squad

Eight seats. One mission.

Teams of 5–8 participants enter Stage 3 together — bring a pre-built squad or get assigned one drawn from qualified Stage 1 competitors.

A typical roster spans both offense and defense, so the team can attack, defend and investigate at the same time.

1×Team Lead
2×Blue Team
2×Red Team
1×Threat Hunter
1×SOC Analyst
1×Incident Response
// The Battlefield

Every team gets an identical enterprise.

Active Directory
Linux Servers
Windows Servers
Web Application
Database
APIs
VPN
SIEM
EDR
Email
Internal Users
// Awards & Recognition

Recognition spread across the field.

CRACCON 2026 trophy
RUNNER-UP
Runner-up Team
2
CHAMPION
Champion Team
1
THIRD PLACE
Third Place Team
3
// OffenseBest Red Team
// DefenseBest Blue Team
// AcademiaBest Student Team
// SpeedFastest Blood
// DocumentationBest Incident Report
// ChanceLucky Draws (10 winners)
Beyond the Podium

What every winner walks away with

// Total prize pool
₹5,00,000
Five lakhs, distributed among the winners

Cash rewards, training vouchers, certification exams and hardware — split across the podium, category leaders and lucky draws.

Cash rewardsPodium finishers
Training vouchersLabs & courses
Certification examsPaid vouchers
Merch & hardwareWinner-only kit
Quals are mandatory26 Sep · 12:00 PM ISTFinals on site24–25 Oct · New Delhi

// Every finisher receives a digital certificate, a verified skill badge, and exclusive practice-lab access. Award details to be announced.

// First 100 Registrations

Early Participants get more.

Event T-Shirt Stickers Hacker Challenge Coin Digital Badge Sponsor Swag Private Discord Role Bonus Practice Labs

Qualification opens 26 September.

Register for Stage 1