Web Hackathon

Eligibility: Open to all college students. Participants may register individually or in teams of up to 4 members. General Rules: This is a completely offline 24-hour hackathon; all participants must be physically present at the venue. The hackathon theme and problem statement will be announced at the start of the event. All development must take place within the hackathon duration; pre-existing projects are not allowed. Use of third-party libraries, APIs, frameworks, and AI-generated assets is permitted only if properly disclosed and credited. Team Formation: Each team must designate a team leader for communication with the organizers. Participants cannot be part of more than one team. Teams cannot merge or split after registration. Development & Coding Guidelines: Projects must be original and built entirely during the hackathon. Use of boilerplate code (e.g., UI templates) must be disclosed. Plagiarism, offensive content, or unethical practices will result in immediate disqualification. Submissions must be functional; non-working projects will not be evaluated. Submission Requirements: Submissions must be completed before the deadline. Each team must submit: A working demo (hosted or locally runnable) A GitHub repository with proper documentation Slides (maximum 5) explaining the idea, tech stack, and implementation Team details and member roles Late submissions will not be accepted. Late Submission Policy: Late submissions will be accepted with penalties applied as follows: Up to 2 minutes late: 10% penalty Up to 5 minutes late: 25% penalty Further delays will incur progressively higher penalties, as decided by the organizers. Git Commit Policy: Git commits made after the allotted submission time will not be accepted. Any commits pushed after the deadline will be ignored, and penalties will be applied according to the late submission policy. Judging Criteria: Projects will be evaluated on: Innovation & Creativity – 20% Functionality & Execution – 30% Technical Implementation – 25% UI/UX Design – 15% Adherence to Theme – 10% Code of Conduct: All participants must maintain respectful and professional behavior. External help, outsourcing, hacking, or cheating is strictly prohibited. Any concerns should be reported to the organizers immediately. Hardware & Internet Usage: Participants must use their own devices. Cloud services may be used if disclosed. Organizers are not responsible for hardware failure or data loss. Intellectual Property: Teams retain ownership of their projects. Organizers may showcase submissions for promotional purposes. Prizes: Winners will be announced after evaluation. Total Prize Pool: ₹20,000 Venue: UHL, IIT Bhubaneswar Point of Contact: Rohith Marpina 9848482121 ️ events.pravaah@iitbbs.ac.in