Student IT Architecture Competition 2026
Registration is now open
Registration is now open
Join the vibrant Community of IT Architecture Practitioners, innovators, and students collaborating to shape the digital landscape through knowledge sharing, annual events, and groundbreaking competitions.
About CITAP
Community of Information Technology Architecture Practitioners
Mission
Help and promote IT architecture knowledge/practices in the information technology community, engage young minds into their career to become future technology leaders.
What We Do
CITAP is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization. We are a group of volunteers passionate about IT architecture and strive to promote the art and skill into the student community to help develop technology leaders of the future. We do this by engaging with the student community through various events and programs designed specifically with student audience in mind.
Join us at our upcoming events to connect with fellow architects, learn from industry leaders, and stay ahead of the latest trends in IT architecture.
Harnessing AI to design IT Architectures
Our flagship annual one of a kind competition, SITAC is a one of it’s kind IT architecture competition open to all undergrad and graduate full time students.
Why Participate:
Develop systems thinking for real-world challenges
Explore cutting-edge use of AI in architecture design
Learn skills for integrating diverse technologies
Network and access internships
Win prizes and recognition
When: Mid-Dec '25 - End of Apr '26
Participation: Open to all undergrad and grad university students
When: Jan 2026
Where: Virtual Event
Calling all students! Showcase your architectural brilliance in our annual competition. Compete for substantial prizes while gaining recognition from industry leaders and potential employers.
"An architect is like an airline pilot, who might not look busy all of the time but use decades of experience to constantly monitor the situation, taking immediate action if they see or hear something out of the ordinary."
A group of senior IT professionals got together in 2015 to create a competition that is a one of a kind opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students. Find more information and details on the SITAC Registration page. Additional FAQs for students, mentors and volunteers available here.
The experience of the past several years of the competition have shown that the competition adds valuable job skills to the student's repertoire. Teams compete to develop an architectural solution for a real world problem, guided by practicing professionals from the industry.
SITAC 2026 will bring into focus the impact of AI in the designing of product and solution architectures. AI is rapidly transforming IT architecture design by enabling data-driven decision making, rapid scenario evaluation, and smarter aligment with organizational objectives. An AI assisted IT architecture design workflow leverages AI at each stage from requirements through deployment for efficiency and insight
Visit the SITAC Past Events and Media Gallery pages for a peek into previous year's competitions.
Timeline*
Registration Opens Nov 09, 2025
Deliverable #1 submission deadline Mid-Feb. 2026
Deliverable #2 submission deadline Mid-Apr, 2026
Grand Finale May 03. 2026
* Deliverables and Finale timelines are tentative and will be finalized in Jan 2026