H7Tex · 3rd Edition · International CTF

H7CTF 2026

Organized by H7Tex, India's #4 ranked CTF collective. Jeopardy qualifier — Attack-Defense finals at SRMIST Chennai.

Quals · Sep 26–27 · Online · 36h Finals · Oct 24–25 · SRMIST Chennai
5,500+Participants
25+Countries
#4India · CTFTime
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5,500+ Participants · 2024–25 ◆ 25+ Countries ◆ $1.7M+ Awarded in 2025 ◆ #4 India · CTFTime ◆ 3rd Edition · 2026 ◆ SRMIST Chennai Onsite ◆ A/D Finals Format ◆ 36h Quals Window ◆

About

India's most
unserious CTF.

H7CTF is organized by H7Tex, an elite cybersecurity collective ranked #4 nationally on CTFTime. Two editions. 5,500+ participants. 25+ countries. $1.7M+ awarded in 2025. 2026 goes further — attack-defense finals, onsite at SRMIST Chennai.

h7ctf@srmist — info
$ h7ctf --info 2026
edition H7CTF 2026 (3rd)
organizer H7Tex [CTFTime #4 India]
quals Sep 26–27, 2026 · 36h · Online
finals Oct 24–25, 2026 · SRMIST Chennai
format Attack-Defense ← a/d-finals
status REGISTRATION_OPEN
$

Format

Two stages.
One champion.

Stage 01 · International Qualifier

Online Quals

September 26–27, 2026 · 36 hours · Open to all

A 36-hour jeopardy-style CTF open to any team globally. Solve challenges across multiple categories. Top performers earn their spot at the onsite finals.

  • Open to all teams, no restrictions
  • Jeopardy format, multiple categories
  • Continuous 36-hour window
  • Top teams advance to Chennai finals
Eyes Only · Quals Finalists
Attack–Defense · New 2026 Stage 02 · Onsite Finals

Finals @ SRMIST

October 24–25, 2026 · Chennai, India

H7CTF finals go Attack–Defense. Teams simultaneously defend their infrastructure while exploiting opponents'. Real offense, real defense, under pressure.

  • Live attack-defense format
  • SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai
  • Largest prize pool yet

Schedule

Mark your
calendar.

Q2 2026
Registration Opens
Team sign-ups go live. Assemble your squad early.
Sep 26, 2026 · 03:30 UTC
Quals Begin
36-hour jeopardy CTF goes live globally for all registered teams.
Sep 27, 2026 · 15:30 UTC
Quals End — Finalists Announced
Scoreboard locks. Top qualifying teams are invited to SRMIST, Chennai.
Oct 24–25, 2026
Onsite Finals — Attack & Defense
The grand finale at SRMIST, Chennai. Defend your flags, capture theirs. All the blood, all the glory.

Categories

Every frontier
covered.

Competition-grade challenges spanning the full spectrum of offense and defense.

🕸️Web
⚙️Pwn
🔑Crypto
🔬Reverse
🔭OSINT
🩻DFIR
🎯Misc
🔗Blockchain
⚔️Boot2Root
☁️Cloud

Past Editions

Built on
two editions.

2nd Edition
H7CTF 2025
3,500+Participants
25+Countries
₹14Cr+Prize Pool
1stVavval Squad — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (₹3L + ₹25K)
2ndr00t_R3bE1z — SRM Valliammai (₹1.9L + ₹15K)
3rdlibbabel.so — IIT Kharagpur (₹1.8L + ₹10K)
4thPrivateUser — SRMIST (₹1.65L)
5thNOVA — Kumaraguru College (₹60K)
1st Edition
H7CTF 2024
2,000+Participants
₹3.5LPrize Pool
Online
1stBITSkrieg
2nd0bug
3rdCryptonite
Onsite
1stmu5k3733r5
2ndH4CK_077
3rdMoriarty

Sponsors

Backed by
the industry.

Platinum Partners · H7CTF 2025
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& Certification Parrot CTFs Hands-on CTF
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Monitoring Platform EC-Council World's Largest
Cybersecurity Certifier
Gold Partners · H7CTF 2025
OtterSec Web3 Security & Blockchain Audits Altered Security Advanced Offensive Security Training
Silver Partners · H7CTF 2025
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Labs Caido .XYZ
SecLance

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compete?

Registration opens soon. Follow H7Tex for updates — or don't, and find out the hard way.

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