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Table of content:
- How are hackathons great?
- Upcoming hackathons in 2022 you must look out for!
- How are hackathon competitions a boon for you?
- How to prepare for hackathons?
“Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world.” This fascination to bring innovative changes in the world lures thousands of students into selecting engineering as their career choice. Plus, there is no doubt that engineering opens doors to lucrative and diverse career opportunities for students. So as more and more students drift toward engineering, companies are coming up with innovative hiring strategies to tap the right talent and ‘hackathon’ is the new buzzword on this list.
Let’s delve deeper to know how online hackathons can be an ocean of opportunities for engineering students. Also, find a list of the upcoming hackathons in 2022 on Unstop.
How are hackathons great?
Hackathons have lately become quite popular. These are competitions where passionate professionals, experts, or tech-savvy students come together to find a unique solution to a problem. And believe it or not, hackathons have led to miracles! Many web applications and startups are a result of hackathons.
Fun Fact: Twitter was born out of a hackathon competition!
So the motive behind every hackathon is to foster professional creativity and find a sustainable innovation. If you are an engineering student looking to showcase your skills, below are some hackathons that you must have your eyes on.
Upcoming hackathons in 2024 you must look out for!
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Campaign Name |
Eligibility |
Rewards |
Registration deadline |
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Juspay Hiring Challenge 2024 |
Engineering students pursuing B.Tech/ B.E. degrees (graduating in 2024 and 2025) across branches. Limited to students from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. |
Full-time internship opportunities with a stipend of INR 40,000 pm and possibility for full-time employment with CTC of INR 21-27 lakhs per annum. (+Participation certificates) |
September 18, 2024 |
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Meesho DICE Challenge - Tech Track |
Students from eligible campuses are pursuing their B.Tech or dual-degree courses (B.Tech + M.Tech), graduating in 2025 or 2026. |
Prize pool of INR 3 lakhs and PPI opportunities. |
September 03, 2024 |
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TVS Credit E.P.I.C. Season 6 |
Engineering, MBA, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Students |
Prizes pool (all tracks) of INR 10 Lakhs, PPI opportunities for the summer internship programme, and MT programme. |
August 10, 2024 |
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Flipkart GRiD 6.0 |
Open to students pursuing B.Tech/B.E./M.Tech/M.S. or other engineering programs across all engineering colleges in India. (Batch 2025, 2026, 2027 & 2028) |
Tech Internships and Full-Time job opportunities (Stipend of 1 Lakh p.m./ CTC 32LPA) and cash pool prize of INR 5.25 lakhs |
July 31, 2024 |
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Spark-Wars 3.0 |
Students with BCA, MCA, BTech, MTech, B.Sc. IT, M.Sc. IT & PGDBM (2025 batch), professionals (1-10 yrs experience in Python, Spark, SQL, Data Engineering, Data & AI), data and AI enthusiasts. |
Play Station 5, Databricks Professional Certificate Vouchers worth $600, iPad Mini, Marshall Speakers, and swag bags. |
Jul 24, 2024 |
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Woodpecker's Hackathon |
Open to all. |
Cash prizes worth INR 1 Lakh, internship opportunity and certificates. |
July 06, 2024 |
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Myntra HackerRamp: WeForShe 2024 |
Female students across engineering colleges in India pursuing |
Cash prizes of INR 4 Lakhs, PPIs, Myntra vouchers and certificates. |
June 23, 2024 |
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HackOn With Amazon - Season 4 |
B.Tech/M.Tech/Dual Degree/MCA students graduating in 2025/ 26 from CS, IT, Circuit (electrical/electronics), and affiliated branches. With a 6.5 CGPA and above throughout in graduation. |
Cash prizes worth INR 2.25 Lakhs, certificates, and other exciting prizes for various categories. |
May 25, 2024 |
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SUSTAIN-A-THON 2024: Sustainability Hackathon by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. |
Open for all. |
Cash prizes of INR 6.9 lakhs and certificates. |
April 14, 2024 |
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Flipkart |
All women engineering students pursuing a full-time B.Tech./ B.E. (3rd/ 4th year) or M.Tech./ M.E. (All Years) degrees across branches from the select institutes. |
Opportunity to be a part of the prestigious cohorts. Plus, PPIs and internships for select students. |
March 31, 2024 |
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CodeHers 2024 by Walmart Global Tech India |
Female students across all Indian engineering colleges pursuing full-time BE/ B.Tech., Dual degree, ME/M.Tech degrees in circuit branches (ECE, EE, EEE, IT, CS) with 7+ CGPA, and passing out in 2024-25. |
Cash prize of INR 30k for 15 students from each bach and PPI opportunities with CTC of up to 27 LPA. |
February 18, 2024 |
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ServiceNow Women Code to Win 2024 - India |
Full-time Bachelors / Master’s in Engineering / MCA / M. Sc. women students graduating in 2024/ 2025/ 2026 |
Amazing goodies worth INR 5+ lakhs from brands Service Now, Apple, and Garmin. |
January 19, 2024 |
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Walmart Sparkplug 2024 |
Full-time B.E./ B.Tech., M.E./ M.Tech., Dual Degree students with a 7+ CGPA from select institutions (Batch of 2025). |
100 summer internship offers, with a monthly stipend of INR 1-1.1 lakh. |
January 10, 2024 |
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RateGain Code Rangers - Early Careers (0-3 Years) |
All B.E. and B.Tech. students in their final year of graduation (2023 batch) |
Cash prizes worth INR 2.75 lakh, goodies, and certificates. |
November 08, 2023 |
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Awiros X Intel App-A-Thon 2.0 |
Open for all |
Cash prizes worth INR 5 lakhs, job/ internship opportunities, and exciting goodies. |
October 06, 2023 |
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i.mobilothon 3.0 by Volkswagen Group Technology Solutions India |
Students passing out in 2024 from full-time B.E/B.Tech (CSE, IT only), integrated dual degree course, M Tech, M.E., MSc., MCA. |
Cash prizes, PPI opportunities, and e-certificates. |
October 02, 2023 |
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Mondelez TechEve |
Coders with 0-1 year of work-ex from all branches of Engineering (passing out years 2022 & 2023) |
PPI opportunities for multiple teams and participation certificates. |
September 10, 2023 |
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TechnoThrive |
Open for all |
Cash rewards, mentorship, PPIs, and participation certificates. |
August 18, 2023 |
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The American Express Campus Super Bowl Challenge 2023 |
Final and pre-final year students from B.Tech/B.E, M.E./M.Tech/ Dual-degree courses and 1st/ 2nd year full-time MBA students from limited colleges |
Exciting goodies from Apple. |
August 21, 2023 |
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Xiaomi Ode2Code 3.0 |
Students pursuing B.Tech/M.Tech/Dual-Degree across all engineering colleges in India |
Prizes worth INR 2.25 Lakhs, PPI opportunities, and exciting goodies. |
August 13, 2023 |
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TezAsia Hackathon 3.0 |
Open to all |
Cash prizes worth USD 18,000+, along with internships, PPO/ PPI opportunities, and grants worth USD 100k. |
July 31, 2023 |
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HackRx 4.0 by Bajaj Finserv |
Engineering students in the second/ third/ fourth year of their Engineering degree (B.E/ B.Tech) |
Cash prizes worth INR 2.5 lakhs, internship/ job opportunities, exciting goodies, and certificates. |
July 7, 2023 |
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Tally CodeBrewers 2023 |
Engineering students across all years pursuing full-time B.Tech./ B.E./ Dual-Degree in any branch from select campuses |
Cash prizes, internship opportunities, and direct entry to campus PI. |
July 6, 2023 |
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Code for GovTech 2023 |
Open to all students and working professionals with requisite coding skills. |
PPO opportunities and cash prizes for shortlisted contributors. |
June 9, 2023 |
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The ReneVerse Borderless Gaming Hackathon |
Open to all coders, working professionals, students, enthusiasts, and others. |
Cash pool prize worth USD 3000, and certifications |
May 12, 2023 |
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Namma Yatri Open Mobility Challenge by ONDC |
All students, working professionals, freelancers, and freshers |
PPI opportunities, cash prizes worth INR 5 lakh, and goodies (Mac Air, OnePlus phones, etc.) |
April 30, 2023 |
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Accenture Hack Diva |
Female B.Tech/ B.E. (full-time course in any branch/ stream) students who are graduating in 2023 or have graduated in 2022 |
PPI opportunities and cash prizes worth INR 25,000 |
April 14, 2023 |
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Codegoda 2023 |
Coders of all levels and nationalities |
Cash prizes worth 8,750 USD |
March 31, 2023 |
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Tata Crucible Hackathon 2022 |
Open to all |
Cash prize of INR 70000 for each zonal winner, and INR 1.5 lakh for each national winner |
December 15, 2022 |
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BUIDL for Web3 Hackathon (2022) |
Open to all |
Collective pool prize worth USD 100,000 |
October 15, 2022 |
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| Optum Stratethon Season 4 |
Full-time B.Tech, B.E. students from select institutions |
Pool prize of USD 9700, and PPI opportunities. |
October 10, 2022 |
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DealShare CodeForBillion |
Final-year engineering students from select institutes |
Pool prize of INR 1 Lakh, PPI opportunities for Software Development Engineer profile at a CTC of INR 32 Lakh |
September 29, 2022 |
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EPAM Flip The Script Challenge |
Engineering, Undergraduates, Postgraduates (M.Tech and MCA), Corporate |
Interview opportunity with EPAM, Compensation- INR 6 LPA + benefits |
August 28, 2022 |
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Accenture Next-Horizon Strategy Connect |
Engineering (Select institutes) |
Pre-placement Interview opportunities |
August 26, 2022 |
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NAVI Hackerverse |
Final year engineering students- graduates (M.Tech) and undergraduates (B.E./ B.Tech) from select campuses |
PPI opportunity (location- Bangalore), Minimum salary 28 LPA |
August 21, 2022 |
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Lighthouse Learning Hackathon 2022 |
Corporate |
Job Offer, Minimum salary: INR 15 Lakhs |
August 21, 2022 |
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| Swiss Re ReImagine Challenge | Engineering, MBA, Insurance College students | Interview opportunity, and prizes worth INR 1.5 Lakhs |
August 19, 2022 |
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Lowe's House of Code (Campus Edition) |
Final-year engineering students |
PPIs - Direct entry to the interview round |
July 15, 2022 |
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Sapient Jumpstart |
Engineering |
Entry ticket to Jumpstart engineering event along with prizes. |
July 01, 2022 |
How are hackathon competitions a boon for you?
A recent survey says that India ranks second in hosting hackathons, while the United States of America takes the first slot. Apart from private companies, even the Indian Government has turned to hackathons to find novel solutions for pressing problems by leveraging the power of creative minds. For example, the Smart India Hackathon is one of the most widespread hackathons in India initiated by the Ministry of Education.
So if you are missing out on reaping the benefits of the upcoming hackathons, here are a few points that will help you further understand the importance of such competitions:
1. It’s the fastest way to get hired: If you have the desired skills but don’t want to go from pillar to post, searching for a job, maybe you should consider taking the hackathon coding route. Keeping up with the latest hiring trends, many companies are using hackathons to recruit candidates, even for highly paid positions.
2. Get noticed: While conducting hackathons expedites the hiring process, it also helps the companies to tap the inaccessible talent pool from the tier 3 or tier 4 colleges as well. Hence, for students who failed to make it to the ‘big’ colleges, hackathon competitions provide a level field. As they say, talent is not restricted by the walls of the institute that one studies in!
3. It’s a great learning opportunity: While the tone set for any hackathon is competitive, these offer great platforms to upskill oneself. Participants get to connect with other passionate players and expose themselves to multiple brilliant ideas to solve a single problem. The diversity of ideas adds an extra dimension to innovation. Also, most hackathon competitions provide mentors for the participants who are experts in various domains. They can be a great source of learning too.
4. Pumps up your confidence: Hackathons help you better understand your capability. The competitive setup intended to foster innovation may lead to exploring your hidden potential. This thus helps to build up your confidence.
5. Hackathons for networking: Hackathons provide you with a great space to network with company representatives and know people on a professional level.
6. Sparks the entrepreneurial spirit: Most hackathon & coding competitions are centered around real-world problems. Hence, if you happen to find a working solution to such a problem, you may want to scale it up into a full-fledged business venture! Or if an investor finds your idea exciting enough, you may get some funding to turn your brainchild into a business.
How to prepare for hackathons?
Every hackathon needs you to push your limits and come out with a unique solution to the given problem. Here are a few points that one must remember before starting their hackathon journey:
- Choose your team wisely: When it comes to hackathons (most of them are team events), selecting the right teammates is a crucial step. Hence, look out for people who can contribute constructively towards achieving the objective of the competition. It may be a good idea to work with teammates with diverse skills and ways of thinking so as to get multi-dimensional options of solutions to choose from. But above all, a good understanding between the teammates is a must.
- Focus on communication skills: You may be having the best of the idea but everything is futile if it is not presented well. Hence, make a good presentation and spell out your idea clearly and effectively. Taking the help of graphs and figures make your presentation crisp and effective.
- Understand the structure of the competition well: Before you start your brainstorming session, it is important for you to analyze what the coding competition demands from you. Hence, you must carefully understand the rules and requirements of the hackathon in order to frame a winning strategy. Read: “It Is Important To Trust The Process” - Team AkSiLA from SPJIMR Mumbai, National Winners of Airtel iCreate 2021
Need more help? We have a lot more to offer. Click on the following links to find some useful content that will help you prepare for hackathons 2022.
- Brush up your basics with Unstop Technopedia
- Learn from the winners- Myntra HackerRamp National Winners and Flipkart GRiD National Runner Up
So get ready to up your game!
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