CSAIC Hack-AI-Thon is a five-day online AI hackathon for school students across India. Teams of 1-3 build AI-powered projects that tackle real problems in one of three tracks. Use any language, framework, model or API you like. AI coding assistants are allowed, as long as you mention them in your write-up.
Requirements
What to Build
An AI/ML-powered project that fits one of our three tracks:
- AI for Education: tools that help students learn, teachers teach or schools run better.
- AI for Environment: projects on climate, energy, waste, water, agriculture or cities.
- AI for Society: health, accessibility, inclusion, and local or civic problems.
What to Submit
- A project write-up on Devpost: what it does, how you built it, and which tools you used
- A 60 second demo video (YouTube or Vimeo, public or unlisted)
- A link to your public code repository (e.g. GitHub)
- Your chosen track
Prizes
Overall Winner
₹5,000 Amazon gift card + 1:1 with an AI industry leader
Best in Education Track
₹1,000 Amazon gift card + $5 OpenAI credits + mentorship with a Y Combinator-backed/AI-startup founder
Best in Environment Track
₹1,000 Amazon gift card + $5 OpenAI credits + mentorship with a Y Combinator-backed/AI-startup founder
Best in Society Track
₹1,000 Amazon gift card + $5 OpenAI credits + mentorship with a Y Combinator-backed/AI-startup founder
Best Beginner Team
$5 OpenAI credits + sponsor prizes
Most Creative Use of AI
$5 OpenAI credits + sponsor prizes
Judges
Nirvaan Duggirala
Saketh Kollipara
Tara Pratapa
Tanav Yedlapalli
Judging Criteria
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Impact
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Use of AI/ML
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Technical Execution
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Design, Demo, and Functionality
Questions? Email the hackathon manager