EY GDS Hackpions 3.0

Idea stage

The following judging criteria will be applied to the ideas:

1. Concept
   • Is it creative, novel and innovative?
   • Has the relevance of the pain points been addressed?
   • Does it have a proposed architecture or system design?
2. Impact
   • Does it have the potential for practical usability?
   • What is its viability at a global scale?
   • What is its relavance to the masses?
3. Scalability
   • Does it encompass ease of implementation?
   • Is it easy to understand with an elaborate design?
   • Have all the associated assumptions and constraints been addressed?

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Semi finale: Prototype stage

Prototypes will be judged, based on the following non-technical criteria.

1. Adaptability
   • What is the ease of solution adaptability like?
   • How well does the solution solve the theme?
2. Agility
   • Is the solution agile enough to accommodate further enhancements?
   • Is the solution flexible to support global standardization?
3. Sustainability
   • Is the solution proposing a sound business model?
   • Will the solution be able to sustain in the long-term?
4. Value impact
   • Is the solution creating a value impact and disruption in the industry?
   • What financial value and impact is the solution creating?
5. Presentation and Q&A
   • How well was the solution articulated? Were the questions answered correctly?
   • How well was the presentation time-limit managed?

Prototypes will be judged, based on the following technical criteria.

1. Code
   • What is the quality and level of code?
   • How well have the coding standards been followed?
   • Is the usage of algorithms, APIs, logic, frameworks and external libraries in code appropriate enough?
2. Design
   • Does it include an optimal design, user experience and use of latest technologies?
   • Is the solution scalable enough to support high volumes of data?
   • What is the feasibility of the solution’s portability into an Azure environment?
   • Has the maturity of open-source technologies or frameworks been used?
3. Overall usability
   • What percentage of the desired functionalities have been covered?
   • Is the output of the solution, relevant to the problem described?
   • Does it bring in any additional return on investment (ROI) in terms of reporting dashboards, additional savings and other such features?
4. Prototype build
   • Has the minimum viable product for implementation been created?
   • Have relevant metrics and coding practices been taken into consideration?

Evaluation criteria for semi-finale and grand finale phases will be updated soon.

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Idea submission guidelines

Please follow these fields mandatorily during submission:

• Provide a detailed description of the solution.
• Update the idea submission template. Click here to download the template.

Semi-finale: Prototype submission guidelines

Please follow these fields mandatorily during submission:

• Provide a detailed description of the solution.
• Update the prototype submission template. Click here to download the template.
• Provide a demo link or share the link of your working project.
• Provide source code.
• Provide the instructions to run the same.

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