About this hackathon
Race the clock across three rounds — from MCQ screening to a live on-stage coding finale. Swing through algorithms at lightning pace.
Building Rules
Carry your college ID card at all times inside the venue
Entry is restricted to registered participants, volunteers, judges and faculty coordinators
No food or beverages inside the venue — water bottles are permitted
Sit at your allotted system; swapping seats without permission isn't allowed
Maintain silence during Rounds 1 and 2
Winning Criteria
Correctness of Output Is the Primary Criterion Every Round
Submission Time Is the Tiebreaker when Scores Are Equal
Rounds 2 and 3 Use Points-Per-Problem Scoring with A Time Penalty for Incorrect Submissions
Code Efficiency Counts as Bonus Points in The Final Round
Highest Cumulative Score After Round 3 Wins
General Rules
Open to All Registered Students — Solo or Team of 2
One Entry per Person, Across Teams
Report to The Venue at Least 15 Minutes Before the Start
Round Cutoffs Are Announced Before Each Round Begins
The Event May Run 2 Rounds Instead of 3 if Registrations Are Low
Event specific
Round 1 — Screening: Mcq Only, 20–25 Minutes; Top 40–50% Advance
Round 2 — Core Coding: 45 Minutes, 3 Problems of Increasing Difficulty; Top 5–8 Advance
Round 3 — Finale: Live, On-Stage, with A Projected Leaderboard and A Possible Live Debugging Challenge
Languages Allowed: C, C++, Java, Python
Code of Conduct
No Internet Access During Coding Rounds Except Official Documentation, if Specified
No Ai Coding Tools of Any Kind, at Any Point
No Code Sharing or Plagiarism — Finalists Undergo Manual Review
Any Malpractice Means Instant Disqualification, with No Prior Warning
Venue & Timing
I11 — Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Loyola College Campus, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034
9:30 Am – 12:00 Pm