Agents that act. Systems that answer. | Free Virtual Agentic-AI Hackathon

About the Hackathon:Anyone can build an AI demo that works once. Agents that act. Systems that answer. is about what happens when it goes wrong. It's a free, 3-day virtual hackathon for student builders, hosted by StudentChakra and co-hosted by Priyanshu Agarwal (founder of NextMove, organiser of Hackorizon).What You'll Build:An agentic AI system for a real person with a real task. Start with a person, not an industry: who are they, what do they hate doing, what does your agent do for them, and where does it break? Solo or in a team of up to 4. No experience required.How Projects Are Judged:We judge how your project behaves when things go wrong:Failure modes: how does it break?Human oversight: who stays in the loop?Intervention: can someone stop it?Reversibility: can a mistake be undone?Plus usefulness to a real person and the quality of your working build.Prizes:$680 in prizes: 1st place about $500 in Apify credits; 2nd and 3rd place Cursor subscriptions.Judges:Experts from AI governance, cybersecurity, venture and OpenAI, including Dr. Esona Fomuso (formerly VP of Technology, JPMorgan Chase), Dr. Aleem Khalid Alvi (Professor of Cybersecurity & Software Engineering, Sheridan College), Kunal Kapoor (Venture Continuity, Katha) and Priyanshu Agarwal (ChatGPT Lab, OpenAI India).Key Dates:Registration closes: Nov 27Hackathon: Nov 28–30 (virtual)Final results: Dec 8Who Can Join:Students worldwide, solo or in teams of 1–4. Free.