Hackathon Playbook
Agentic AI Challenge
This hackathon evaluates real agentic AI system design, reasoning, and implementation. Move beyond no-code automations toward thoughtful, explainable agent architectures.
Development Rules
⚠️ Very Important - Read Carefully
❌ NOT Allowed
No-code or low-code automation tools are strictly prohibited:
These tools abstract away core reasoning and decision logic, which defeats the purpose of this challenge.
Recommended Tech Stack
Code-first approaches preferred
Build using code-first approaches, preferably in Python, with clear and explainable agent architecture.
Agent Frameworks
LLMs
APIs & Tools
- →Public/free APIs
- →File system tools
- →Email/messaging APIs
- →Free tiers only
Note: Other open-source frameworks allowed if agent logic is clearly implemented and explained.
AI Coding Assistants
Allowed with conditions
Allowed Tools
⚠️ Critical Rules
- •Use for assistance only
- •Must explain all logic
- •No blind copy-paste
This is NOT a "prompt and ship" challenge
Unexplainable AI-generated code may result in disqualification
GitHub & Code Monitoring
Continuous evaluation
Before Start
Share an empty GitHub repository with organizers
During Event
- ✓Regular monitoring
- ✓Frequent commits
Evaluation
- • Commit history
- • Code quality
- • Evolution
Good Practices
- ✓Incremental development
- ✓Clear architectural decisions
- ✓Refactoring & improvements
- ✓Thoughtful commit messages
Bad Practices
- ✗One large code dump
- ✗Vibe coding without structure
- ✗Unexplained generated code
Problem Statement Allocation
First come, first serve
5 problem statements available
Limited slots per statement
First come, first serve allocation
Choose another if full
This ensures diversity of solutions and fair evaluation
Evaluation Deliverables
Three-stage comprehensive review
The hackathon features three stages of evaluation to ensure a comprehensive review of all projects.
First Evaluation
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Focus: Project conceptualization and initial setup
| Deliverable | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Problem understanding | A brief description of the understanding of the problem being solved |
| Proposed Solution/Approach | Initial thoughts and relevance of Solution |
Break Time
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Teams can attend the concert and go through the stalls for snacks near swimming pool area.
Second Evaluation
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Focus: Technical execution and progress towards working prototype
| Deliverable | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Tech stack/architecture | Description about tools used |
| Implementation of proposed solution | Precision of Solution with respect to proposed solution |
Final Evaluation
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Focus: Comprehensive submission and live presentation for top teams
Submission Requirements (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
| Deliverable | Requirement | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Working Product (Bonus) | Deployed link | URL |
| Demo Video | A max 2-minute video demonstrating the project's features | Video file |
| Presentation Deck | Slides outlining the problem, solution, technology, and future scope | PDF/PPT |
Top 10 Team Presentation
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
The top 10 teams will be required to present their projects live to the panel of judges.
Demo
5 minutes for a live demonstration of the solution
Q&A
5 minutes of questioning by the judges
Winner Announcement
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Main Stage
The judges' decision is final.