About

The #HackathonPune is a 24-hour hackathon aimed at encouraging participants to use emerging technology and build creative solutions that positively impact society.

Date: 16^th-17^th November 2019

Rules

• Registration begins at 8:00 AM and closes at 9:00 AM on Saturday 16th November 2019. The event will begin at 9:00 AM.
• All solutions must be aligned to the theme of the #HackathonPune
• Teams must comprise of 1-2 people
• Each team to bring their own laptops and any supporting hardware required to build the solution. Internet will be provided by e-Zest.
• There is no restriction on any technology (frameworks, platforms, tools etc) that you wish to use
• All design elements, code, hardware builds, etc. for your project must be created during the event. You are free to discuss and ideate in advance. Written documents and design sketches are allowed.
• Various rounds of judging will be conducted throughout the event. From among all the competing teams, the judging panel will choose some teams that will proceed to the final round of judging at the end of the event. The decision of the #HackathonPune judging panel regarding the results will be final and binding
• Teams that make it to the final round will be given up to five minutes to present their finished project to a panel of judges
• Any intellectual property developed during the hackathon will belong to the team that developed it
• Certificates of participation will be given at the end of the event, and only to those teams who stay for the entire duration of 24-hours.

Judging Criteria

Our panel of judges will be judging the solutions based on:

• Use Case and its alignment with the theme
• Practical Feasibility of the solution
• Reliability, Security and Ease-of-Use for Masses
• Overall cost of implementation of solution
• Adherence of solution to ‘Ethics in AI’