Hack For Change is a hackathon/ideation where developers, software engineers, and other like-minded individuals, focused on solving real-world problem statements that impact the society in a positive way, using emerging technologies.
MAX TEAM SIZE -> 4 MEMBERS
Schedule
6th April 2022
- 10:00 am onwards - Opening Ceremony & Team Building
- 11:00 am to 11:30 am - Intro to devpost and orientation
- 11:30 am onwards - Hacking Begins
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Lunch
- 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm - GDSC Design Sprint
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Mentoring Round 1
- 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Break
- 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm - Dinner
- 9:00 onwards - DJ Nights
7th April 2022
- 9:00 am to 10:00 am - Morning Orientation and Breakfast
- 10:00am to 11:00am - Mentoring Round 2
- 11:30 am to 12:30 am - Spark AR Events
- 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm - CDS Event
- 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm - HC event
- 5:00pm to 6:00pm - Mentoring Round 3
- 7:00 pm onwards - Judging Round 1 (Soft Deadline)
- 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm - Dinner
- 9:00 pm onwards - DJ Nights
8th April 2022
- 10:00 am to 11:00 am - Orientation and Breakfast
- 11:00 am onwards - Final Judging Round (Hard Deadline)
Pitching Session
4:00 pm Hackathon Wrapup - Closing Ceremony
Requirements
- We require all teams to submit a 2 minute or less demo video.
- Your video must be created the weekend of the hackathon.
- Your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
- We do allow you to submit your project to other hackathons (this weekend only) as long as the other hackathon also allows this.
- If you're continuing work on an old project, you MUST specify in your Devpost what was worked on 1) before the hackathon and 2) during the hackathon.
- If u are targeting the best Idea Pitch Category a completely working prototype is not required.
Prizes
₹ 25,000 in prizes
Schwags and Prizes
Schwags and Prizes
1 winner
Exciting Stickers
Exciting Stickers
1 winner
Certificates
Certificates
1 winner
Other perks
Other perks
1 winner
• Selected projects may get mentoring from start up cell
• Selected projects may get funding from start up cell
• There are special sponsor prizes
Cash Prize
Cash Prize
1 winner
Wolfram One Personal Plan + Wolfram Alpha Pro
Wolfram One Personal Plan + Wolfram Alpha Pro
6 winners
Top 6 Teams Win 1 Year Subscription of Wolfram One Personal and Wolfram Alpha Pro, Valued at 375$ (₹28000) Individually
Digital Ocean Credits
Digital Ocean Credits
8 winners
Top 8 Projects Win Digital Ocean Credits Worth 1000$
Judges
Srinivasa challa
CTO Rishab Software
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Innovative Quotient
How creative was the hack? -
Scalability
Future expansion of the project -
Market Viability
Whether the designed product or service is adaptable by the market. -
Financial Feasibility
Revenue generation and cost to profit margin of the product
Questions? Email the hackathon manager