Hackbells 3.0

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from recognized colleges across India All engineering branches allowed Must be currently enrolled (college ID required) No working professionals or dropouts Team Rules: Team size: 2 to 4 members Inter-college and inter-branch teams allowed No team changes after final submission Hackathon Structure: Round 1 – Shortlisting (Online) Submit PPT (max 10 slides) with: Problem statement Proposed solution Tech stack Expected impact Round 2 – 24 Hour On-Site Hackathon Build a working prototype/MVP Submit you working prototype Registration Fee: ₹2,000 per team Pay only after shortlisting No payment during initial registration Shortlisting: Shortlisting will be done through an initial screening round. Registered teams will present their ideas as part of this round Based on the overall performance in the screening round, 17 teams will be selected for the final hackathon. Event Duration: 24-hour continuous on-site hackathon Followed by final presentations Rewards: First Prize: 1 Lakh Second Prize: 50K Certificates will be provided to all finalists/participants General Rules: All code must be written during the hackathon Open-source libraries/APIs allowed No pre-built projects Plagiarism = disqualification Late submissions not accepted Maintain proper conduct IP remains with the team Note: ₹2,000 per team will be collected only after shortlisting for the second round. No payment is required during initial registration.