Registration & Check-In
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM- Participants arrive at the venue and check in at the registration desk.
- Teams confirm their presence and collect ID cards, which must be worn throughout the event.
- Organizers verify registrations and ensure teams are complete.
- Participants are directed to their seating areas.
Welcome Address & Event Introduction
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM- Opening speech by faculty coordinators and organizers.
- Event overview: Explanation of hackathon rules, judging criteria, and the problem statement format.
- Q&A session: Participants can ask last-minute questions regarding logistics, submission process, or judging.
Hacking Phase
10:45 AM - 03:00 PM- The problem statements are revealed, and teams start brainstorming and formulating their approach.
- Mentors and organizers walk around to assist teams with technical doubts and guidance.
- Teams begin building prototypes and implementing initial versions of their projects.
- Regular reminders and progress check-ins by organizers to ensure smooth progress.
- Teams work on the UI/UX of their projects, focusing on presentation and user experience.
- Participants start documenting their projects (README files, GitHub descriptions, etc.).
- Organizers circulate to remind teams about submission deadlines.
- Teams prepare for their demos, ensuring their projects run smoothly for presentations.
Shortlisting of Teams for Final Round
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM- Teams submit their projects via the provided submission link.
- Organizers conduct an initial screening of all submissions based on the judging criteria:
- Innovation & Creativity
- Impact & Problem-Solving Approach
- Functionality & Technical Implementation
- Design (UI/UX)
- Top 10 teams are selected to move forward to the demo round.
- Announcements are made, and selected teams are given 6 minutes to set up for their presentation.
Team Demos & Presentations
03:30 PM - 04:45 PM- Each of the 10 shortlisted teams presents their project for 6 minutes:
- 2 minutes for live demo of their project.
- 2 minutes to explain their problem statement, solution, and implementation.
- 2 minutes for Q&A with judges.
- Judges evaluate teams based on presentation clarity, innovation, feasibility, and technical depth.
- Live feedback is given to teams to highlight strengths and potential improvements.
Judges' Deliberation & Award Ceremony
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM- Judges deliberate on the final rankings of the projects.
- Announcement of top three winning teams and distribution of awards:
- Closing remarks from faculty and organizers.
- Group photo session and farewell note.
