New Horizon Council for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (NHCIIE)
In Association with
is proud to present Regional Round of
Hackfest Registrations begin on 8th March, 2024
Last date for Registration is 10th May, 2024
[ Event Schedule ]
[ Prizes and Awards ]
- ₹ 2,50,000/-
- ₹ 1,50,000/-
- ₹ 75,000/-
[ Themes ]
Problem statements and ideas will be derived from the following domains.
- Crowd Sourced Disaster Management
- Green Credit Management
- Revolutionizing Tomorrow: Harnessing the Power of Renewable Energy
[ Guidelines ]
Regional Round:
- Teams may consist of 4 to 5 participants (min and max)
- Participants should be pursuing B.E, B.Sc., BCA, M.E, M.Tech, MCA, or MSc degrees, regardless of their semester/year of degree.
- Participants do not need to be from the same college, field of study, or academic year.
- Each team is allowed to register only one idea; any duplicate or additional submissions will be disregarded.
- During the Regional Round, only ideas will be evaluated; having a working prototype is not mandatory.
- Teams should possess a clear understanding of user needs, implementation strategies, scaling plans, and potential benefits.
- Idea pitches should be slide-based; paper-based presentations are not permitted.
- Each team will have 10 minutes to pitch their idea and 5 minutes for a question-and-answer session.
Regional Round:
- The final round of the Hackathon will be held at PSGiTech, Neelambur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
- During the final Hackathon, teams will be required to implement and showcase their working prototype.
[ FAQ ]
Participants should belong to B.E, M.E, M.Tech, BSc., BCA, MCA, or MSc and should be studying in any stream and any semester/year.
Yes, you will get a mail after registering successfully.
The first prize is ₹2.5 lakh,
The second prize is ₹1.5 lakh,
The third prize is ₹75 thousand.
Team can consist of 4 to 5 Participants.
No, it is an offline Hackathon.
You will have the following benefits by participating in the hackathon: Learning new skills, networking with peers, winning cash prizes, working as a team, and meeting industry experts.
The idea of the project and the plan for the implementation should be presented.
The prototype of the project should be demonstrated.
Teams are selected based on their ideation, market product fit, and technology.
Teams are selected based on their ideation, market product fit, and technology.
Winners are selected based on their:
(i) code and design,
(ii) innovativeness and desirability,
(iii) usability,
(iv) demo and presentation.
Yes, accommodation will be provided at PSG iTech campus, Neelambur, Coimbatore, with a nominal fee of ₹450 per participant per day, including food.
Industry veterans from corporate partners and experts from academic partners will evaluate.
The cost for the regional round will be ₹250 per team.
The cost for the final round is ₹2500 per team.
There is no reimbursement for travel.
[ Contact Us ]
[ Faculty Coordinator ]
Mrs. Neha Jadhav
Assistant Professor, ISE Department
Ph: 9949366846
[ Student Coordinators ]
Mr. Aadiseshan
ISE Department
Ph : 9945311255
Ms. Deepika
ISE Department
Ph: 7760574194
Mr. Akshaj Gupta
ISE Department
Ph : 6363543413
Mr. G Chathurya
ISE Department
Ph : 8197107237
Mr. Kaushik JT
ISE Department
Ph : 8147813247
[ Conveners ]
Dr. Piyush Kumar Soni
Prof. & Head-IIE
Dr. Sanjeev Sharma
Dean-QAIIE
Dr. Manjunatha
Principal, NHCE