🔥 About the Challenge

DevIgnite is more than just a coding competition—it's a spark that sets innovation ablaze. This challenge is designed to push developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts to their limits as they build creative, impactful solutions under pressure.

Whether you're a solo dev ready to light up the leaderboard or a team aiming to set the tech world on fire, DevIgnite is your chance to showcase skills, solve real-world problems, and ignite new possibilities.

Participants will:

  • 🔧 Tackle unique, high-impact challenges

  • 🚀 Compete against top talent

  • 🧠 Learn from mentors and tech leaders

  • 🏆 Win prizes, recognition, and growth opportunities

Ready to spark something great?
Let’s build, burn bright, and code the future—together.

Requirements

🔨 What to Build

DevIgnite challenges you to think big and build bold. This is your chance to craft tech-driven solutions that make a real impact on the world. Whether you're coding solo or with a team, your project should be innovative, technically sound, and purpose-driven.

You can build projects around one of the following impact themes:

  • 🌱 Sustainability
    Build solutions that promote environmental responsibility, renewable energy, waste reduction, or climate resilience.

  • 🏥 Healthcare
    Create tools that enhance accessibility, streamline diagnostics, support mental health, or improve patient care.

  • 🌾 Agriculture
    Develop tech to support farmers, optimize crop management, reduce food waste, or enable smarter farming practices.

  • 🏙️ Smart Cities & Infrastructure
    Design systems that make cities more efficient, safe, and connected.

  • 🧠 Education & Skill Building
    Innovate learning platforms, tools for educators, or AI tutors that personalize the learning journey.

  • 💼 Open Innovation
    Got something groundbreaking that doesn’t fit the categories? Surprise us with your creativity!

You can build:

  • 🚀 Web or mobile applications

  • 🤖 AI/ML-powered tools

  • 🛠️ Developer utilities or APIs

  • 🌍 Social-impact platforms

  • 🧩 Creative uses of emerging tech (e.g., blockchain, AR/VR, IoT)

This is your moment to code with purpose. Build something that burns bright—and lasts.

📦 What to Submit

Your submission should clearly explain what you built, why you built it, and how it works. Here's what you'll need to include:

  1. Project Title & Description
    A concise overview of your project and its purpose.

  2. Demo Video (2–5 mins)
    A screen recording or live demo walking us through the key features and functionality.

  3. GitHub Repository or Code Files
    Include well-documented code that judges can review and run.

  4. Deployment Link 
    If your app is live, share the URL so we can interact with it.

  5. Team Information
    Names and roles of everyone who contributed.

Optional but encouraged:

  • Design mockups or wireframes

  • Any API keys or credentials needed to test the app

  • Pitch deck or presentation

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

3 non-cash prizes
1st Place: GrandTech
1 winner

40% of prize pool + Certificate

2nd Place: TechRunner
1 winner

30% of prize pool + Certificate

3rd Place: ChillGuy
1 winner

20% of prize pool + Certificate

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ashwini Joshi

Ashwini Joshi
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Warner Bros Discovery

Damodhara Reddy Palavali

Damodhara Reddy Palavali
Software Engineer ,Social Security Administration (USA)

Madhusudan Nagaraja

Madhusudan Nagaraja
Technical delivery Manger ,Esystes

Suneetha Pothireddy

Suneetha Pothireddy
Senior technical lead ,Infinite Computerslotuions

Badal Bhushan

Badal Bhushan
Distinguished Engineer, Cybersecurity , Walmart

Kacper Michalik

Kacper Michalik
Software Engineer at @screenstudio

Siddhant Jadhav

Siddhant Jadhav
Business Engineer at Meta. Role description: AI, software engineer for Consumer Ads Targeting and Business Marketing

Gaurav Malik
Associate - Information Security Manager at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Vamshi Krishna Jakkula.

Vamshi Krishna Jakkula.
Sr. Software Developer , Company : Code Ace Solutions Inc

Raveesh Nayar

Raveesh Nayar
Staff Software Engineer, Figma

 Mayank Gowda

Mayank Gowda
Software Engineer, Everlaw

Preetham k

Preetham k
Glassdoor

Jeet Mehta

Jeet Mehta
Senior Software Engineer, Netflix

Anirudh Pathe

Anirudh Pathe
Senior Director, Data. Company: Glassdoor

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation & Creativity
    Is the idea original and impactful?
  • Technical Execution
    How well is the solution built? Is it functional and reliable?
  • User Experience & Design
    Is the solution intuitive, accessible, and visually engaging?
  • Impact & Relevance
    Does it solve a real-world problem aligned with one of the challenge themes?
  • Presentation & Clarity
    Is the submission well-documented and clearly explained?

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