Oak Codefest 2020

85 Registered Allowed team size: 2 - 5
85 Registered Allowed team size: 2 - 5

This campaign is over.

idea phase
Online
starts on:
Nov 26, 2019, 12:30 AM ()
ends on:
Jan 12, 2020, 12:29 AM ()
hackathon
starts on:
Jan 18, 2020, 06:00 AM ()
ends on:
Jan 19, 2020, 06:00 AM ()

FAQs


  1. Do I need to pay any money to register for the Hackathon? No. You do not have to pay anything to anyone to register yourself for any Hackathon on HackerEarth. But to participate in the hackathon itself you need to pay Rs.400 per participant

  2. Do I need to have any specific qualifications to be a participant for the Hackathon? If you love to code, you are more than welcome to participate in the Hackathon.

  3. How do I submit what I have made for the Hackathon? You have to develop the application on your local system and submit it on HackerEarth in tar/zip file format along with instructions to run the application and source code.

  4. Do we need to have the entire idea fully working? The entire idea need not be fully implemented however, the submission should be functional so that it can be reviewed by the judges.

  5. How is the environment? Will your environment support any language? Will you provide any IDE and DB for us to work on ideas? You have to develop the entire software application on your local system and submit it on HackerEarth in tar/zip file format along with instructions to run the application and source code.

  6. Does one have to be online and available for the entire duration of the Hackathon? No, one does not need to be logged in on HackerEarth or be online for the entire duration. You can develop the application on your local system based on the given themes and then submit it on HackerEarth, on the specific challenge page.

  7. Since there is no specific technology mentioned, are there any restrictions on using number of pre-built libraries? The only restriction on the use of technologies is that MIT App Inventor, and other drag-and-drop based applications. Apart from such softwares, there is no restriction to use any language, technology stack, or libraries. You can use any of them to create your product.

  8. Do I need to give a demo for the product that I have built? If you want you can submit a small presentation or video that demos your submission, however it's not mandatory, and only good to have. In case you are one of the winners, you might be invited to demo your application at a physical event, details of which will be shared with sufficient advance notice.

  9. A fully developed application need to have a solid backend for data storage like SQL, SharePoint etc. since its online, is it accepted to show only the proto type of it? Yes it's absolutely fine to submit just the prototype. If you use any database like MySQL or PostgresSQL you can also submit a database dump along with your submission. However you are allowed to submit just the prototype.

  10. If it is a team submission, does that mean all team members will have access to work at the same time? Yes, all team members can login from their account and do application submission on HackerEarth.

  11. Who will own the IP(Intellectual Property) Rights to the product that I have built? The developer/developers of the web/mobile application will have all rights and own the IP of the product. However, all code needs to be in the public domain (open source) so that it can be evaluated by the judges.

  12. Is accommodation only provided for students? Where is the accommodation? Accommodation is only for participating students and only during the event, not before or after. The accommodation is at the venue school where there will be beds to sleep and areas to work, rest and game.

  13. Is accommodation provided for accompanying parents as well? Accompanying parents cannot be at the school due to security reasons but can come to watch the opening and closing ceremony.

  14. What are the timings for the event? The event is from 9:30 AM on 18th Jan 2020 (Saturday) to 3:30-4:00 PM on 19th Jan 2020 (Sunday)

  15. When would I receive confirmation that I have been selected? The students select the themes on HackerEarth. We will confirm the teams which have been shortlisted by the 9th of January 2020.

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