Prompt Engineering Competition
The Prompt Engineering Competition challenges participants to design precise, creative, and impactful prompts that effectively utilize generative AI tools in the context of digital banking and financial innovation. The event promotes critical thinking, linguistic precision, and technological insight to create intelligent and context-aware AI solutions.
Objectives
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To explore the role of prompt engineering in AI-driven banking solutions.
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To enhance creativity and problem-solving skills through effective prompt design.
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To promote understanding of AI-human collaboration in financial technology.
Eligibility
Open exclusively to students from the Department of Banking Technology.
Venue
Round 1 - Department of Banking Technology, PU
Round 2 - CCC, PU
Date
Round 1 - 24th February 2026
Round 2 - 27th February 2026
COMPETITION FORMAT
Round 1 - Preliminary Test
A Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) test consisting of 20 questions to be completed within15 minutes.
Based on performance, the top 6 groups will be shortlisted for the Final Round.
Round 2 - Final Round(On Dias)
The shortlisted 6 groups will participate in the finals conducted on the dias.
Each group will be given three levels of questions:
1. Lower Level 2. Medium Level 3. Difficult Level.
Performance across all three levels will determine the winners.
EVENT GUIDELINES
Participants will be given a reference image related to artificial intelligence, technology, or digital banking. Using only text-based prompts, participants must recreate the image as accurately as possible within the allotted time.
COMPETITION RULES
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On-spot registration (First Come, First Served basis).
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Open to all BancQuest ’26 participants.
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Two participations only.
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only Only text-based prompts are allowed.
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No copy-pasting from external sources or pre-written prompts.
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Only AI tools approved by the organizers may be used.
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The decision of the judges will be final and binding
Scoring Criteria
Note: Precision matters more than prompt length. Well-structured prompts focusing on style, lighting, composition, and mood often yield better results.
