Credx Hiring Challenge 2.0

The CredX Hiring Hackathon 2.0 is a hiring-focused hackathon designed to evaluate real-world software engineering skills through team collaboration and individual problem-solving. Participants will compete in two rounds, building production-ready applications and demonstrating their individual coding abilities. Outstanding performers will have the opportunity to earn hiring opportunities and exclusive rewards. Schedule Event Date & Time Kickoff Call Friday, 17 July • 8:00 PM IST Round 1 Begins Friday, 17 July • 10:00 PM IST Round 1 Ends Saturday, 18 July • 4:00 PM IST (16 Hours) Round 2 (Shortlisted Participants) Sunday, 19 July The problem statement will be revealed during the Kickoff Call. Tech Stack While participants are free to use technologies of their choice where applicable, this hackathon is primarily focused on Full Stack Web Development. Participants with experience in the following technologies are highly encouraged to participate: Angular (Frontend) Spring Boot (Backend) Experience with Angular and Spring Boot will be appreciated, as the evaluation and problem statements are designed around real-world full-stack development scenarios. Round 1 — Team Coding Challenge Team size: 1–4 members Inter-college teams are allowed Build a complete solution based on the revealed problem statement Judging Criteria Functionality Code Quality UI/UX Architecture Innovation The best-performing participants will advance to the next round. Round 2 — Individual Engineering Challenge Shortlisted participants will compete individually. Each participant will receive: A partially built codebase Development instructions Missing features and existing bugs to complete and fix Evaluation Criteria Individual coding skills Debugging ability Problem-solving Code ownership Engineering best practices Rewards Pre-Placement Interviews (PPI) Full-Time Offers (FTE) Letter of Recommendation (LOR) Certificates Goodies Eligibility Open to all college students Inter-college teams are permitted Team size: 1–4 members Important Information Attendance in the Kickoff Call is mandatory. The problem statement will only be shared during the kickoff. Plagiarism, use of unauthorized code, or any unfair practices will result in immediate disqualification. The decision of the organizing team and judges will be final and binding.