Challenge your creativity and innovation in this thrilling hackathon, where your idea could become the next big breakthrough in technology!
Participating teams will develop a technological product based on the given prompt. Each team must include at least one female participant.The product may be software-based, such as an app or website, focused on AR or VR, hardware-driven, or even a combination of both for those ready to push boundaries.
The competition will consist of two rounds: a preliminary round and a final round. During the prelims, all teams must present a working demonstration of their concept. From there, five teams will advance to the finals on 5th August.
Finalists will have 6 minutes on stage to pitch their completed product to a panel of judges in a fast-paced, investor-style format inspired by Y Combinator pitches.
A strong problem–solution framework along with well-structured financials will be key to success.
Please note that the prompt for the hackathon will be released on the website on 1st July, 2026.
The Prompt for Shriteq Hackathon 2026 can be viewed on the link below
Hackathon Prompt 2026
Teams will be evaluated on:
- Problem area addressed and potential impact
- Technical accomplishment and innovation
- Financial model and viability
- User interface and experience
- Creativity
- Adherence to the prompt
- Tech stack and overall source code quality for software projects
Good luck and code wisely!
General Guidelines
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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.
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All products must be original or must make some sort of measurable improvement - Plagiarism and cloning are strictly prohibited, see note below.
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All projects should use GitHub for source code, and the public repository URL must be mailed to tsrs.shriteq@gmail.com by 8 p.m. on 30th July for both preliminary the preliminary round. The repository must contain a README detailing the tech stack. The last commit before the deadline will be used for evaluating source code.
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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.
AI Usage Guidelines
Participants may use ChatGPT or similar tools to assist with code writing, and the use of any external pre-built models (LLMs, LMMs etc..) via API keys (e.g., OpenAI, GPT) is allowed. However, the uncreative and unoriginal use of these tools is discouraged and may be penalized. You are encoruaged to build your own models using open-source code during the hackathon.
Round guidelines
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First round - Offline at TSRS Moulsari. This round will primarily focus on the technical aspects of your product. Each team after their YC style video is given 5 minutes for pitching and 6 minutes for a technical Q&A with the judges. Here the judges may request to see your codebase on github where you may guide them through your github repository. However, only the commit before the deadline will be considered. Teams must also have mailed their videos, code and presentation to tsrsmict@gmail.com by 30th July 8pm.
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Second round - Offline at TSRS Moulsari. All pitches will begin with a demo day style video which teams are allowed to update from their first day as long as it is sent by 8pm, 4th August.The top 5 teams from the first round will have 6 minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges followed by a 5-minute Q&A round. This round will be more focused on the viability and success of the product in the real world.
Both rounds may include aspects of the Y-Combinator pitches and participants can expect to face similar questions.
Timeline:
Submission: Sunday, 30th July
Preliminary Round: Tuesday, 4th August
Finals: Wednesday, 5th August