Innovate-A-Thon 3.0

Overview:

• INNOVATE-A-THON 3.0, East India’s biggest Web3 hackathon, is a national-level event empowering student innovators to build decentralized solutions for real-world wartime and crisis challenges — all for a grand prize pool of ₹1,50,000
• Presented by our Title Sponsor, SUD Life Insurance, and Prime Sponsor, Coinbase, the event features an online submission round followed by an electrifying on-campus finale
• To elevate the experience, we’re also hosting exclusive sessions with two of India’s most popular and inspiring figures.
• Get ready to learn, build, and make history.

Guidelines:

Eligibility & Teaming:

• Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students across India
• Students from any stream or specialization (technical or non-technical) can apply
• Team size: 2–3 members
• Inter-college teams: Allowed
• Inter-specialization teams: Allowed
• Solo participation is not permitted

Hackathon Format & Timeline:

Round 1: Online Idea Submission:

• Mode: Online
• Teams must submit a 5-slide PPT proposing their solution for one of the provided problem statements
• Slide Requirements:
• Introduction – Team details, , etc.
• Problem Statement – What problem are you solving?
• Proposed Solution – Your unique approach
• Tech Stack – Which technologies will you use?
• Closing Slide – Impact, scalability, and any final thoughts
• Last Date to Submit PPT: 20th August 2025
• Result Announcement: 22nd August 2025
• Finalists will be selected based on clarity, innovation, feasibility, and relevance

Round 2: Offline Build and Demo Round:

• Dates: 29th–31st August 2025
• Venue: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
• Finalist teams will develop their proposed solution in 36 hours, with access to mentors and tools
• The participants will also be allowed to attend the special sessions with two of India’s most popular and inspiring figures.

Note: A token fee of ₹250 per participant will be collected in the final round to confirm on-campus attendance.

Judging Criteria:

• Innovation & creativity
• Relevance to theme and problem
• Technical depth and execution
• Impact & scalability
• Demo quality and presentation
• Note: Participants are allowed to use LLMs, but make sure the solutions are unique and scalable.

Themes & Problem Statements:

• Participants will choose 1 out of 7 problem statements, including:
• Simplified DeFi Aggregator: Build a user-friendly dashboard that automatically finds and invests in the best DeFi yield farming options using smart contracts
• Tokenized Real Estate: Create a platform for fractional ownership and trading of local landmarks using NFTs and smart contracts
• Dynamic NFT Tickets: Design event tickets as evolving NFTs that change based on user participation and offer loyalty benefits
• AI DeFi Agent on Base: Develop an AI agent that understands natural language commands and performs DeFi transactions autonomously using Coinbase tools
• AI Smart UPI for Web3: Build a payment system that uses AI to execute intent-based, conditional, or recurring crypto payments like "Smart UPI"
• Digital Identity for Refugees: Create a dApp for displaced civilians to generate a tamper-proof digital identity using wallets and encrypted data
• Decentralized Aid Distribution: Develop a blockchain-based platform to track, verify, and transparently manage the distribution of aid during crises

Participants can also access the problem statements in detail from this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lI_YH2T3B1aaMFyDUwMbpVKovJzyFoXRvAm-HZ37Bvg/edit?tab=t.0