About Hackathon

HARD-WAR is an international hardware hackathon that allows undergraduates to showcase their innovative spirit through large-scale projects, ranging from a driver-exhaustion monitor, to a toaster that prints your morning news. The HARD-WAR provides a fast-paced structure and produces an atmosphere of creativity and collaboration as makers work in teams of up to four to create their product. HARD-WAR provides cutting edge technology, tools, materials, and mentorship, empowering students to turn their crazy ideas into reality. This event is proposed to held in Blended Mode.

The proposed event will be held in four phases.

• The first phase is registration phase where all the students looking to participate in the event will get themselves registered in the form of team.
• The second phase is design phase where all the registered teams are required to submit their following documents:
  – Proposed solution to the problems based on the theme shared by the event organizers.
  – Budget planning document.
  – Design document.
  
  On the basis of the proposed ideas and other necessary documents submitted, the expert panel committee will shortlist 15 teams.
• In the third phase, the selected teams will implement their suggested solution.
• In the fourth and last phase, the implemented solution will be demonstrated to the expert committee. Finally, expert panel members will judge the creations and announce the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd prize).

Important Dates

HARD-WAR Themes (Click to view details)

Registration

There is NO registration fee for participation in the event. The students are encouraged to participate in a team. The size of the team can vary from minimum 2 members and maximum 4 members. All the undergraduate/postgraduate students are welcomed to participate.

Register Your Team Here

No Registration Fee

Prizes

We are planning to give prizes to the teams who will be judged as first, second and third winners by the expert committee. The certificates will be issued to all the members of the shortlisted teams that will make to design phase.

First Prize: Rs. 100,000

Second Prize: Rs. 75,000

Third Prize: Rs. 50,000

For international teams, equivalent amount in dollars will be provided. Few industry sponsored awards are also planned and in process

Downloads

Format for the submission of proposed solution.
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Expert Panel

Event Committees