Comfest26' Hackom

Overview: Number of Participant(s): 4 Maximum Time Allotted: 24 Hours + 3 Hours (Presentations) — Begin: 09:00 AM, 16th October, 2026; End: 09:00 AM, 17th October, 2026 Device Allowance: Yes In the first thirty minutes of the Hackathon, teams will be briefed, through video conferencing, about the general topic around which their ideas have to be based. The main agenda is to develop a working project. It can be a website/web application, an Android/iOS application, or any other computer-built structure that is presentable to the jury. You are also expected to present the idea to the jury and be prepared to answer any questions during the entire course of the event. Teams can use open-source libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects, given that no licensing violations occur. Using these is allowed and teams will not be judged on that. If you choose to do this, the project should not completely be based on an existing idea or project: you are expected to modify a pre-existing structure in a way which is logical and useful. Evaluation criteria will include novelty, clarity, practicality of the idea and technical implementation. Participants will have to present their ideas in front of the jury in under 20 minutes. The participants will be expected to create a slideshow explaining different aspects of their project such as the architecture and the resources used etc. The slideshow should contain concise and to the point information which will be helpful in explaining the project to the jury. Hackom will be an open event for any team of school students to participate. However, external teams from schools that are not participating in Comfest will need to go through a screening and application process to be selected for the event. The organizers will regularly be releasing more information regarding the event and additional details through social media pages and the website. Participating schools must register their teams by 25th September on Unstop.