Important Dates
- Opening Ceremony: Aug 8, 2025 — 7:00 PM (GMT+3) / 12:00 PM (EST)
- Submission Deadline: Aug 10, 2025 — 7:00 PM (GMT+3) / 12:00 PM (EST)
- Closing & Awards Ceremony: Aug 15, 2025 — 6:00 PM (GMT+3) / 11:00 AM (EST)
How to Participate
- Register on this Devpost page to officially join the competition.
- Fill out our registration form so we can learn more about you.
- Join our Telegram channel, which will be the main hub for announcements, updates, and support.
Requirements
The official theme will be announced during the opening ceremony. Expect something that challenges your creativity and pushes you to think deeply about the world around you.
General Track:
If you're not sure where to start, the general track is your playground. Build anything that solves a real problem—whether it's related to education, productivity, accessibility, mental health, or something totally unique. What matters is that you build with purpose.
Prizes
Best Overall Project
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
Most Innovative
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
Best Design
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
Beginner Breakthrough
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
Community Choice
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
Impact for Good
Free access to Make X.
Certificate of achievement.
All Participants Prize.
Mentioned and honored on Telsem's official pages.
All Participants
350 XYZ domains.
Certificate of participation.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Jiten Sardana
SDE-II / Amazon
Tanmay Kejriwal
Founder / MakeX
Nikita Klimov
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester / ADP, Inc.
Arun Reddy
Sr Cloud & Database Engineer / Costar
Nitin Kumar
Director of Data Science / Marriott International
Jay Nankani
Software Developer / Redfin
Akshata Bhat
ML Engineer / Amazon AGI
Naveen Nalajala
Senior Software Engineer / Dell
Mantas Eringis
Software Engineer / Blockdaemon
Venkata Vemuri
Senior Principal Software Developer / Oracle
Suhas Holla
Senior Software Engineer
Igor Rudenko
Software Development Engineer in Test
Ganesh Nerella
Seasoned Professional
Omkar Ashok Bhalekar
Technological Professional in Autonomous Vehicle Industry / Tesla Motors
Taran Goel
Senior Frontend Engineer / Amazon
Vivek Banerjee
Enterprise Integration Architect
Sravanh Reddy
Software Developer / SAP
Naveen Kolli
Vice President and Enterprise Business Intelligence Lead / Bank of America
Venkataram Poosapati
Senior Data Engineer / Meta
Karl-Gustav Kallasmaa
Kacper Michalik
Full-Stack Developer
Ram Joshi
Staff Engineer / The Climate Corporation
Anisha Nainani
Senior Data Engineer
Ashwini Joshi
AI/ML Professional
Abhijit Nayak
Senior Data Scientist / Cognizant
Haoyuan He
Software Engineer / Netflix
Niyati Prajapati
AI/ML Specialist / Google
Mahendran Chinnaiah
Healthcare Applications Architect
Arjun Mullick
Engineering Manager / Meta
Taran Goel
Judging Criteria
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Creativity & Originality
Does the project introduce a fresh idea or approach a known problem in a unique way? Is it inventive and imaginative? -
Impact & Relevance
How meaningful is the problem being addressed? Does the solution have the potential to benefit real people or communities? -
Technical Execution
How well is the project implemented? Does it function as intended? Is the technology used effectively and appropriately? -
Presentation & Communication
Is the demo video clear and engaging? Is the project well-explained on the Devpost submission? Can someone understand the purpose and how it works? -
Ambition & Challenge Level
Considering the team’s experience, how ambitious or technically challenging was the project? Did they push themselves to learn or do more?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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