About the challenge

This is a unique hackathon. As you can probably guess, each submission we receive, we will donate 1 year of water to #TeamWater. 

We do not factor quality of submissions. In fact, a team could *hypothetically* submit jibberish and we will still count it towards the #TeamWater donation. 😉

Batch 09 will provide proof of donation after the hackathon ends. This is our way of giving back to the community. 

There WILL be normal hackathon winners based on merit. 

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Requirements

What to Build

Literally anything. Winners will be selected based on the judging rubric. Open ended. 

What to Submit

Any hardware/software project. A demo video and a description is required for every project. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Certificate
1 winner

Winning Certificate

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Manager

Manager
Organizer

Chirag Kumar

Chirag Kumar
CTO at Lumion Labs (http://www.trylumion.com/)

Nikita Klimov
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester at ADP, Inc.

Premsankar Alwarsamy
Engineering Manager/Docusign

Adel Basli
Data Science & AI team Leader at Label Insight

Zahir Sayyed

Zahir Sayyed
Broadcom/VMware

Jasmeet Singh
Analytics Manager at Walmart

Xueting Lin

Xueting Lin
Tech Product Manager @ Roche Diagnostics

Priyanka Thakur

Priyanka Thakur
Assistance Vice President at Citi

Darshan Kapashi
Co-Founder, Software Engineer @ Socratic AI

Rajitha Pandiniboyini
Vice President, Citi

Praneetha Kotla

Praneetha Kotla
ERP Smartlabs LLC

Gaurav Malik

Gaurav Malik
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Manu Kumar Misra

Manu Kumar Misra
Principal Software Engineer, at Walmart Global Technologies

Archana Rajendran

Archana Rajendran
Meta Platforms, Inc (Youth and Well Being)/Software Engineering Manager

Vikranth Kumar Shivaa

Vikranth Kumar Shivaa
Founding Engineer at Fig

Jyoti Kunal Shah

Jyoti Kunal Shah
Director of GenAI Application Development, ADP, USA

Batch 09

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
    How technically challenging was the project to implement? Use of advanced algorithms, hardware integration, or deep system-level knowledge Novel or effective use of frameworks, APIs, or libraries Non-trivial backend or infrastructure work
  • Innovation & Creativity
    Is the idea original, clever, or implemented in a novel way? Uncommon or unexpected solution to a problem Creative use of technology (e.g., ML in a non-obvious context) Fresh take on a common issue
  • Impact & Usefulness
    Does this solve a real problem? Who benefits? Clear value proposition and potential user base Relevance to current societal, personal, or technological problems Consideration of ethical or accessibility aspects
  • Execution & Polish
    How well-built and user-ready is the project? Clean UI/UX and error-free functionality Thoughtful design decisions, responsive frontend Working demo over theoretical promises
  • Presentation & Clarity
    How effectively did the team communicate their project? Clear, concise explanation of goals and implementation Professionalism in pitch/demo (live or recorded) Visuals, diagrams, or interface screenshots support clarity

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