Vkonex AI, with knowledge partners IIT Patna, IIT Bombay, NITIE, ICSDAI is organizing a hackathon in AI/ML, Bot Development, Web Development, App Development, Cyber Security, Drones, and Robotics. This hackathon is a blend of online virtual sessions and real-world programming challenges to provide a high-engagement learning experience and to help you gain some skills & experience needed in this tech world.

You will work on real-world problems from scratch to build robust programs that generate valuable business insights and predictions. Other than this, you can build anything you want.

This hackathon is specially designed for high-schoolers, undergraduates, and graduates to develop their careers in data science, AI, ML, app development, and web development. Take a giant career leap with this hackathon.

To participate, you should pay the ₹2500 fees per team, register in Devpost, and join the Discord server.

More amazing sponsors coming soon!!

Requirements

The below are the submission requirements:

You can make anything you want (Website, App, Bot), but it should be related to the themes mentioned below.

The project should be in accordance with the themes mentioned.

You should also attach a link to the GitHub repository and the YouTube video.

Your idea should be creative and not copied from someone else.

You should only start working on the project after the hackathon starts (April 20th at 9:30 AM IST).

If the project is a website, it should also be hosted on any hosting site of your choice.

The themes of the hackathon are:

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Drones & Robotics

Cyber Security

Internet of Things

The domains of this hackathon are:

Web Development

Mobile App Development

Bot Development

A registration fee = Rs.2500 per group

Payment link = https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_Hfs9UF1VWt1c0y/view

Official hakathon website= https://hackathon.icdsai.tech/

If you don't follow the submission requirements, your project won't be accepted and you won't be eligible for any prizes except the swag.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

₹ 1,575,000 in prizes

1st Prize (7)

1st prize winners for each domain .

The 1st Place winners will receive: 1) Winning Certificate 2) Cash Prize of ₹1,00,000. They will be given prizes in the International Conference of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (ICDSAI) held in NITIE Mumbai.

Total there will be 7 domains, Each domain will be having 3 winners and also individual prizes based on the performance in the overall hakathon. The winning prizes maybe in the form of cash, vouchers, gift cards, gadgets, or scholarships.

2nd prize (7)

2nd prize winners for each domain .

The 2nd Place winners will receive: 1) Winning Certificate 2) Cash Prize of ₹70,000. They will be given prizes in the International Conference of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (ICDSAI) held in NITIE Mumbai.

3rd Prize (7)

3rd prize winners for each domain .

The 3rd Place winners will receive: 1) Winning Certificate 2) Cash Prize of ₹50,000. They will be given prizes in the International Conference of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (ICDSAI) held in NITIE Mumbai.
Total there will be 7 domains, Each domain will be having 3 winners and also individual prizes based on the performance in the overall hakathon. The winning prizes maybe in the form of cash, vouchers, gift cards, gadgets, or scholarships.

Judges

Dr. Vinay Singh Rajput
IIT Bombay

Rushabh Redasani
Associate Product Manager | Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies)

Alok Yadav
Data Scientist | TCS

Avinash Nahar
Manager of Data Science & BI -

GURU PRAKASH SINGH
Full Stack Software Developer | Full Stack Software Developer

Kampa Hananya
Data Science

Neelkanth Bhavnagarwala
Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Full stack developer

Judging Criteria

Innovation
It should truly be innovative. It should be something new, and not copied from someone else.
Functionality
It should be functional and it should work in the proper way without any glicthes
Design
The program should be easy to use and should have an exceptional UI.
Youtube Video
The YouTube video should be short (max 5 mins). It should be brief and explanatory.
Youtube Video
The YouTube video should be short (max 5 mins). It should be brief and explanatory.
Practicality
Both the idea and the program should have a huge impact on society.