ABOUT HACK-O-PITCH 2.0
Hack-O-Pitch is back with a bang!! We are organizing a Hackathon to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among the BS community. Our Hackathon consists of 3 rounds: Ideation Round, Prototyping Round (online), and a 36-hour Grand Finale at IITM Campus. Shortlisting after each round. We have a variety of pre-hackathon learning sessions in different domains.
The Ideation Round- This includes analysing real-world problems and their idea pitching.
The Prototyping Round - The Jury will analyse submitted ideas and select projects for the Grand Finale Round. Each team will have 10 minutes to present its prototype online. Following that, selected teams will receive mentoring to develop products based on their ideas.
Grand finale-Top teams from the Prototyping Round will compete at the IITM campus. Teams will be selected to showcase their projects based on business potential and scalability. IIT Madras members and industry experts judge the competition, and the top three teams will be announced as winners. Jury might become the first people to invest if they really love your product app and find it interesting.
GLIMPSES
THEMES TO HACK
AGRI-TECH
HERITAGE & CULTURE
WORK FROM HOME
HEALTH, FITNESS & SPORTS
BLOCKCHAIN & CYBER SECURITY
SMART AUTOMATION
SMART EDUCATION
OPEN INNOVATION
PRIZES & PERKS
Prize worth 3.5 Lakhs INR, veiw details.
Swags, Merchandise & Coupons for Participants
Internship & Referral opportunity
JUDGES & EVALUATORS
Rishav Agrawal
CEO Founder
Picxele
Ayon Roy
Executive Data Scientist
NielsenIQ
Venkatakrishnan K
Software Engineer
Daksh Miglani
Founder & CTO
Diffusion Labs
MENTORS
Ayon Roy
Executive Data Scientist
NielsenIQ
Deeksha Sharma
SDE
Hardik Agrawal
SWE
Joban Singh
Software Engineer
Microsoft Azure
Krishna Sharma
Co-founder
Communiti
Navneet Anand
Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Rishav Agrawal
CEO Founder
Picxele
Shashwat Sahoo
Quantitalive Analytics Specialist
Wells Fargo
Shumbul Arifa
Software Engineer
Microsoft
Yeshwanth Chintaginjala
SDE II
Microsoft
Somya Verma
Software Engineer
Anand Didwania
SDE II
Microsoft
TECH FACILITATORS
Ankit Singh
Smart India Hackathon Winner
Masai School
Sachin Singh
Uttrakhand Police Hackathon
Diffusion Labs
EVENT SCHEDULE
Event Announcement - Poster launch
Form filling for learning sessions
Pre-Hackathons Learning Sessions starts
Learning Bootcamps by mentors start
Pre-Hackathons Learning Sessions ends
Learning Bootcamps by mentors end.
Registration (Ideation Round) Starts
You can register for the ideation round youself by visiting Devfolio Platform
Registration (Ideation Round) ends
Last date for event Registration.
Ideation Round Results
Ideation round results will be announced.
Prototyping round starts
Your prototype or simulation of your project will be considered in a meet. It will be done according to your given slots.
Prototyping round ends
Last day of presentation of your Prototype or Simulation.
Prototyping round results
Final Result announcement of last filtering round releases.
Grand Finale
A 36-Hour Hackathon. Top teams from the Prototyping Round will compete at the IITM campus. Click Here to view the detailed Schedule for the Grand Finale.
EVENT SPONSORS
API SPONSORS
Social Media Partner
PLATFORM SPONSORS
Testimonials
Winner
Hack-O-Pitch | Paradox'22
Runner Up
Hack-O-Pitch | Paradox'22
2nd Runner Up
Hack-O-Pitch | Paradox'22
FAQ
No, It’s absolutely free of cost.
Form a team, comprising of minimum 1 and maximum 4 members (Only IITM BS Students are allowed).
Don't worry, we've got your back! We have a networking session and you can find your future team mates in our Telegram group.
Of course you can! Experience does not matter till the time you have the zest to change the world. New comers are most welcome!. We are also providing Bootcamps on different domains.
Yes. In order to promote gender equality and diversity, we have a special prize money for the best All-Girls team.
The hackathon is offline (24th - 25th May 2023). Only the Top 20 teams will be invited for this hackathon at IIT Madras Campus. These top-20 teams will be selected via two online rounds. i.e: Ideation & Prototyping Rounds
That is not a problem! A great way to learn how to code is by attending a hackathon. You always need to find out what new skill you might pick up! You can also ask specific questions to our mentors and in the Telegram group, where people are there to help. Plus, we have planned numerous workshops and talks for you guys to improve the learning process.
There will be prizes from multiple sponsors to build a hack on top of their APIs or platform. Keep an eye out on the hackathon website, where we'll be adding more ideas to hack as we get closer to the event
You can reach out to us on our Telegram group or our Email.
Cash Prizes for winners, Swags for top 10 teams, certificates and many more...Our website manager couldn't fit it in! Phew!
Yes, there is a pre-hackathon learning session that is designed to provide participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the event.
No, only the ideation and prototyping rounds will be held online. The grand finale round will take place in the campus of IIT Madras.
The projects will be judged based on a variety of criteria, including originality, feasibility, market potential, and presentation.