Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam
Last date 5 January 2027, 05:29 IST
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What Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam is
Build an open-source autonomous agent harness on a Google-sponsored model to solve structural, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering tasks; Kaggle Writeup then hidden-test evaluation; $400,000 main track
Who can apply
anyone 18 or over with a Kaggle account, in any year or branch, solo or in a team of up to five; India is eligible (the rules bar only sanctioned regions); engineering and CS students suit it best; needs coding-agent and LLM skills, no licensed-engineer background required
The organiser's rules Open Kaggle hackathon: registered Kaggle account holders aged 18 or over, worldwide except sanctioned regions; teams of up to five; one Kaggle Writeup (up to 2,000 words) plus a public GitHub repo per team
What it pays
“Main Track · $400,000 First Place $250,000 Second Place $100,000 Third Place $50,000”
Important dates
- Last date
- 5 January 2027, 05:29 IST
- Checked
- 14 November 2026, on Google (Google Cloud AI Research) / Kaggle's own page
The receipt
Copied word for word from Google (Google Cloud AI Research) / Kaggle's own page, so you can check it yourself:
“January 5, 2027 - Final Submission Deadline. All Kaggle Writeups and committed GitHub repositories (with dev-set artifacts/) must be submitted by this date.”
Desk notes
Hackathon format started 9 Nov 2026; the timeline prints NO separate Entry Deadline, so the final submission deadline is used (11:59 PM UTC, = 05:29 IST on 6 Jan). Hosted by Google, shown as a Featured Hackathon on kaggle.com/competitions, 25 teams at check. Prizes go to the top 3 systems on the Stage 2 performance-cost Pareto frontier with a mean Stage 2 score of at least 0.138. Does not award Points or Medals. Rules page read 14 Nov: 18 or over, open worldwide except sanctioned regions, maximum team size five, one submission per team.
FAQ
What is the last date to apply for Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam?
The last date is 5 January 2027, 05:29 IST. Google (Google Cloud AI Research) / Kaggle's own page says: "January 5, 2027 - Final Submission Deadline. All Kaggle Writeups and committed GitHub repositories (with dev-set artifacts/) must be submitted by this date."
Who can apply for Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam?
anyone 18 or over with a Kaggle account, in any year or branch, solo or in a team of up to five; India is eligible (the rules bar only sanctioned regions); engineering and CS students suit it best; needs coding-agent and LLM skills, no licensed-engineer background required. In the organiser's words: Open Kaggle hackathon: registered Kaggle account holders aged 18 or over, worldwide except sanctioned regions; teams of up to five; one Kaggle Writeup (up to 2,000 words) plus a public GitHub repo per team.
How much does Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam pay?
Google (Google Cloud AI Research) / Kaggle's page says: "Main Track · $400,000 First Place $250,000 Second Place $100,000 Third Place $50,000."
Where do I apply for Kaggle: Google: Agent Harness on Physical-Engineering's Last Exam?
On Google (Google Cloud AI Research) / Kaggle's own site: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/physical-engineerings-last-exam. The Deadline Desk links only to the organiser's page, never an aggregator.