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About this hackathon
About Kurukshetra CTF
Organized by: Department of CSE (AI & ML), Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, PuneIn association with: AiMSA & IEEE
Event Type: Two-round Cybersecurity & AI Challenge
Prize Pool: ₹20,000
Team Guidelines
Team size: 2–4 members
Intercollege teams allowed
Valid Student ID Card mandatory for all participants
No individual can be part of multiple teams
Team composition is final once registered
Participants must bring their own laptops
Use of AI/LLM tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) is permitted
Round 1: LLM Jailbreak (Online)
Date: Saturday, 3rd October
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Extract a hidden key from three RAG-based LLMs using creative prompting. No prior AI/LLM experience needed — this round tests how well you can craft prompts to bypass a model's restrictions. Scoring is based on speed and accuracy.
Only the top 20 teams on the leaderboard qualify for Round 2.
Round 2: Capture The Flag (Offline)
Date: Sunday, 11th October
Venue: Architecture Hall, PCCOE
Schedule:
Time
Event
9:00 AM
Reporting & ID Verification
9:30 AM
Final Call (latecomers disqualified)
10:00 AM
CTF Begins
4:45 PM
Final Submission
6:00 PM
CTF Ends
Spread across 10 domains, each with 2–3 sub-questions to be solved in sequence. Covers logic, decoding, file/website analysis, and core cybersecurity concepts — beginner-friendly with increasing difficulty.
Key Rules
All queries only via official Kurukshetra CTF channels
Any attempt to manipulate results/bypass evaluation → immediate disqualification
Judges' decisions are final; no appeals
Winners announced only if minimum score threshold is met
Rules/timelines subject to change at organizers' discretion