The DevForge - Hackathon

“Exploit the Code. Forge the Future.”

Description:

The Devforge is a 24-hour coding marathon where teams of 2–4 developers brainstorm, design, and build innovative solutions to real-world problems under pressure. Collaborate with your squad, tackle challenges, and race against the clock as you turn bold ideas from concept into working solutions — a true test of creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and technical skill.

Eligibility:

• Open to college students across India

• Inter-college teams are allowed

• Inter-specialization teams are allowed

• Team size must be between 2 to 4 members

Rules & Regulations:

• Participants must bring their own laptops, chargers, and devices.

• Internet access will be provided.

• Pre-built projects are not allowed. All code must be written during the hackathon (libraries/frameworks permitted).

• Teams must present a working prototype at the end.

• Participants are required to stay on campus for the duration of the hackathon(Food will be provided in the campus)

• Teams must adhere to all guidelines and submission formats

• The judges’ decision will be final.

• Code Freeze: Submission deadline for Day 1 code freeze (09:00 AM) is absolute; no further commits will be considered for Round 2 evaluation.

Registration Process:

Note:

• The hackathon will consist of 2 rounds.

• Problem statements of the hackathon will be released during the Round 1 registration period.

• Participants must select one of the provided problem statements and base their Round 1 submission on the selected problem statement.

• The Round 1 submission must demonstrate how the team intends to approach and solve the selected problem statement.

• Shortlisted teams will proceed to the 24-hour offline hackathon at the Scaler School of Technology (SST) campus.

• The final shortlisted teams will compete in the Grand Stage Finals through live presentations and working product demonstrations.

Round 1:

• Register online with team details through Unstop.

• Select one problem statement from the problem statements released for Round 1.

• Submit a Plain-text / Markdown / PDF document addressing the selected problem statement and covering:

• Proposed System Architecture

• Technical Implementation Strategy

• Chosen Tech Stack & Tooling

• Anticipated Challenges & Risk Mitigation

• Expected Deliverables

• Presentations/PPTs are not accepted for Round 1.

• Teams will be evaluated based on the quality, technical depth, feasibility, and…

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