Hackathon

OverviewIdeate. Innovate. Build. Conquer.The ADDOVEDI 2026 Hackathon is a 24-hour continuous software development and innovation competition (NIT Arunachal Pradesh), organised by Coding Pundit, Dept. of CSE. Build a working MVP for the problem statement, then pitch and demo it to the judges. Held on campus, 28-30 October 2026.GuidelinesEligibility: to be announced by the organisers. Carry a valid student ID.Team size: 2 to 4 members. One team per participant.Seats: only the top 25 teams, first come, first served by registration time.Format: 24-hour continuous hackathon, three stages: Idea Pitch, Prototype Development, Final Demo.Problem statement: released by the organisers. A focused, working MVP beats a large unfinished one.Duration: 24 hours. Date, venue and clock times announced by the organisers.Judging: 100 points: problem and solution 25, UI/UX and product 25, technical implementation 25, presentation and Q&A 25.Registration: sign up on the Addovedi website, register for Hackathon to get your Team ID, then register on Unstop with the Team ID + the leader's Addovedi ID.Registration fee: Rs. 50 per member (each team member pays Rs. 50).Prize pool: Rs. 30,000+ (including goodies).RulesAny language, framework, database or API is allowed. Deployment is optional.AI tools are allowed but earn no extra marks. You must be able to explain every important part of your code.Keep a public GitHub repository from the start. Commit regularly. The repository freeze time is strict.Plagiarism, collusion, faking Git history or functionality = disqualification.Do not attack or access other teams' or organisers' systems. Report any vulnerability you find.No secrets or API keys in the repo. Credit major external resources in the README.Arrive on time. Late arrivals may lose build time. Follow organisers, volunteers and judges.Organisers' decisions are final. Material changes are announced to all participants.