Participation: 1 Team of 5 participants
Put your creativity and ingenuity to the test in the hackathon, as you build what could be the next billion-dollar tech startup! Participating teams will build a technological product based on a given theme. The product can be software-based, such as an app, or website; in the field of AR or VR; or hardware-based - or both if you’re daring!
The hackathon will consist of a preliminary round and a final round. All teams will provide a working demonstration of their idea in the preliminary round. Five teams will be shortlisted for finals, in which they will present their finished product to a panel of judges onstage in a ‘Shark Tank ’-style format.
Teams will be evaluated on:
Template-based or drag-and-drop builders are not allowed for both software or hardware-based projects and all products must be code-based. External libraries are allowed. Site builders like Webflow and Wix are not allowed.
All products must be original or must make some sort of measurable improvement - plagiarism and cloning are strictly not allowed, see Note below.
All projects should use GitHub for source code, and the public repository URL must be mailed to tsrs.shriteq+hackathon@gmail.com by 8 p.m. on the day before the presentation (for both preliminary and final rounds). The repository must contain a README detailing the tech stack. The last commit before the deadline will be used for evaluating source code.
Judging of source code will be done separately for the preliminary and final rounds
Note: All source code used for software-based projects must be shared by the deadline as well to ensure integrity. Code, sites, and major assets such as logos will be checked for plagiarism and any blatant stealing of code. Any such plagiarism will result in an instant disqualification from the competition.
First round - Offline at TSRS Moulsari. Teams will have 10 minutes to pitch their product to a panel of judges. This round will primarily focus on the technical aspects of your product.
Second round - Offline at TSRS Moulsari. The top 5 teams from the first round will have 8 minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in a Shark Tank-style format followed by a 10-minute Q&A round. This round will focus on the business-oriented aspect of your pitch.