Welcome to the

AEROHACK 2025

A Collins Aerospace Initiative

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About AeroHack Competition

At Collins Aerospace, our passionate purpose drives us to innovate and excel. We are creating safer, more connected systems and solutions for our customers by combining the expertise of our people with cutting-edge technology. We are committed to earning and elevating the trust of our customers, employees, and partners every day.

Introducing AeroHack 2025, a seamless blend of engineering and innovation, designed to inspire the brightest candidate of today. Participants in AeroHack 2025 will have the opportunity to explore the vast landscape of aerospace, both present and future.

Collins Aerospace is proud to announce the inaugural edition of AeroHack 2025, a competition aimed at supporting and promoting STEM education in India. AeroHack 2025 seeks to encourage engineers from mechanical, computer science, electronics and aerospace backgrounds to explore these fields as potential career paths and discover their limitless possibilities. This competition provides a platform for students to showcase their creativity and develop innovative engineering solutions and ideas that can be practically implemented

Eligibility Criteria

  • This is an individual entry competition.
  • Open to all engineering students from the Computer Science, Electronics, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering branches.
  • Only final-year undergraduate students (4th year) and final-semester master’s students (2nd year) are eligible to participate.
  • Open to all colleges located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
  • Participation in this competition is restricted to Indian nationals only.
  • A mandatory six-month internship with Collins Aerospace if shortlisted.
Eligibility Criteria

Process

First Flight

First Flight

An online assessment round to test both technical ability of your domain and logical reasoning.

Design Challenge

Design Challenge

A technical design challenge aimed at assessing engineering conceptual understanding and practical application skills.

Face Off

Face Off

This stage will sight a one-on-one meeting of the Jury with the finalists which will lead to identifying the AeroHacks of 2025.

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX Business, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions in the global aerospace and defense industry. The company provides a wide range of products and services, including electronics, displays, flight control systems, interior products, and information management systems, among others..

Collins Aerospace has dedicated capabilities, a comprehensive portfolio, and the expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. Our customers include original equipment manufacturers, engine manufacturers, airlines, airports, business aviation owners and operators, defense ministries, government agencies, and contractors.

Today, Collins Aerospace has systems and equipment on nearly every aircraft platform – from avionics to landing gear, nacelles to cabin seating, fuel systems to connectivity, and much more. We have substantial content on various UAVs, satellites, and ground and maritime vehicles. About 60 million messages travel across our secure global air and ground network every day, enhancing communication, efficiency, and safety for airlines, pilots, flight crew, and more. Our communications systems transmit nearly 70 percent of U.S. and allied military airborne communication. Our pioneering innovations – from space suits to GPS, Wi-Fi to synthetic vision, propellers to propulsion – have helped define our industry and the greater world for generations.

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Timeline

Timeline

Registration

10 - 20 July, 2025

Timeline

Online Test

22 - 23 July, 2025

Timeline

Design Dexterity Challenge

24 July - 3 Aug, 2025

Timeline

Face Off

18 Aug, 2025

Timeline

Winners Announcement

19 Aug, 2025

Prizes

Winners will
receive a cash
prize of up to 
INR
1 Lakh
 

Prizes

All Runners Up
of the final round
will receive an
Smart
Watch
 

Prizes

All Finalists
will be
awarded an
Internship at
Collins Aerospace

Prizes

FAQs

Go to the ‘REGISTRATION LINK’ mentioned at the top of this page and select the stream as per your background.

  • This is an individual entry competition.
  • Open to all engineering students from the Computer Science, Electronics, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering branches.
  • Only final-year undergraduate students (4th year) and final-semester master’s students (2nd year) are eligible to participate.
  • Open to all colleges located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
  • Participation in this competition is restricted to Indian nationals only.
  • A mandatory six-month internship with Collins Aerospace if shortlisted.

The date and other details will be communicated to the candidate via email.

The results of every round will be communicated to the candidate via email.

No. The candidate doesn’t have to pay any fees to register.

No. The competition is for Indian nationals only.

No. A candidate can register by themselves, not as a group.

You will receive a one-time winning prize of 25,000 upon joining as an intern. The remaining 75,000 will be disbursed upon your conversion to a Full-Time Employee (FTE), subject to confirmation of your conversion.

Yes, a mandatory six-month internship with Collins Aerospace is required if shortlisted.

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