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Largest web 3.0 conference in India
IBC Hackathon 1
LEARN MORERegistrations closed
Our goal
1 MILLION DEVELOPERS
IBC Hackathon prize breakdown
Showcase your skills and ideas on the Polkadot blockchain with defined problem statements.
THEMES
An open-ended hackathon, you can choose your own problem statement and build on the following blockchains:
Binance, Cardano, Avalanche, Polygon, Solana, Algorand, Cosmos, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric
THEMES
Build innovative tools and technologies for Chingari.
THEMES
Build smart solutions for Robonomics’s smart home implementation
THEMES
Keep checking this space. More prizes coming soon!
IBC-HACK-1 SCHEDULE
STAGE
ACtivity
Start date (2022)
End date (2022)
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Registration
30th Jul 2022
30th Sep 2022
1
Idea Submission
30th Jul 2022
30th Sep 2022
2
Idea Vetting by IBC
20th Aug 2022
3rd Oct 2022
3
Mentors assignment
4th Oct 2022
6th Oct 2022
4
Prototype building
4th Oct 2022
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5
MVP pitch submission
5th Nov 2022
16th Dec 2022
6
Shortlisting for Demo day
9th Dec 2022
20th Dec 2022
7
Pitch Review & Feedback
17th Dec 2022
26th Dec 2022
8
MVP Pitch resubmission
17th Dec 2022
30th Dec 2022
FINAL STAGE
Demo Day (Track wise)
3rd Jan 2022
5th Jan 2022
Participation Guidelines
Team Formation:
The participants are free to form their own teams with minimum two
members and maximum 5 members in each team.
Submission of more than one problem statement:
Hackathons are open knowledge events and the organizers cannot take
any responsibility of protecting the idea, codebase or any other information
shared during the course of this hackathon or later.
Notifications:
Hackathons are open knowledge events and the organizers cannot take
any responsibility of protecting the idea, codebase or any other information
shared during the course of this hackathon or later.
Stages:
The stages of participation, resubmission , shortlisting and
selection shall be the prerogative of the organizers and may be
changed based on requirements.
Support:
The organizers shall try and support with some reference material,
workshops etc. However, the organizers are under no obligation to do
any kind of hand-holding or tutoring. This is a competition and the
participants are expected to be prepared in the required skill set.
Incentives:
The organizers and sponsors reserve the right to cancel incentives if
they are not satisfied with the quality of submissions
Intellectual Property:
Hackathons are open knowledge events and the organizers cannot
take any responsibility of protecting the idea, codebase or any other
information shared during the course of this hackathon or later.
Decision of Jury:
The decision of Jury in shortlisting/selection is final and irrevocable
and cannot be challenged whatsoever.
Timelines:
The timelines of the hackathon, the stages may change based on
several internal and external factors.
Shortlisting and Selection Criteria:
The shortlisting and selection criteria from one stage to next and final
stage shall be notified as and when required. The criteria may change
based on relative competition, number of submissions, discretion of
mentors and jury.
Tech Stack:
The details of tech stack, programming language and other technical
details shall ne followed as per guidelines notified with the specific
hackathon track and problem statement. If no specific guidelines are
given, it shall be deemed open choice by participants.
Dynamic changes:
In the course of this hackathon, the sponsors, mentors, partners, jury,
incentives, shortlisting criteria, timelines and other things may change
due to unforeseen circumstances. The organizers are under no
obligation to inform or explain the same to participants.
FAQ
The Hackathon is centred around Web 3.0 and Blockchain broadly. Multiple sponsors and technology companies have created hackathon tracks. Some tracks are open ended while other tracks have problem statements defined.
The current hackathon – IBC-HACK-1 is an online Hackathon. However, select teams from this hackathon will be invited to a Mega hackathon which will be an offline hackathon in the main conference.
The event registration will start from 30 July, 2022 for IBC-HACK-1 and the application will be closed by August 25, 2022.
Participation is FREE for IBC Hackathon
Everybody is welcome and can apply. Whether you are an entrepreneur or a student you are welcome.
The minimum size of the team is 2 and maximum size 5. However, we would recommend a team size of 3-4 members.
The prize pool of IBC-HACK-1 is $45,000 + other prizes from our sponsors including: opportunity to meet best-in-class mentors, connect with investors etc.
The jury panel composition will be announced closer to the date of the hackathon demo day.
Our partners and sponsors regularly share material, conduct workshops and AMA sessions. Keep checking your email and keep visiting the platform to get the latest updates.
You can get details of the timeline at ibc.media
Some tracks are open ended while other tracks have problem statements. If you are choosing a track which has problem statements defined, you have to pick one of the problem statements listed. If you are choosing a track which does not have problem statements, you can have your own problem statement.
You can choose only 1 problem statement to work on. For the purpose of this hackathon.
You are welcome to use any library, component etc provided you are following the guidelines. Do not share anything that cannot be shared on a public forum as per the licensing guidelines by the owner of those components /libraries.
The choice of technology stack, programming language, etc is entirely your choice.
Yes. You can be part of another team as well during the application process. However, after the process of application shortlisting is completed, you would not be able to change teams.
The members are expected to record a video pitch with the recording of the demo and be present online to answer the questions of the jury.
Hackathons are open competitions and we do not bear any responsibility of protecting the IP as it will be reviewed by multiple mentors and also peer reviewed. Do not share anything that cannot be shared on a public forum.
Please mail us on [email protected] and we will update this list as well so that everybody profits from the answer.
