Greetings from Xavier Institute of Polytechnic and Technology!
Another opportunity has come to your doorstep. NASSCOM FutureSkills and IBM are jointly conducting a National Online Hackathon, ‘Crack the COVID - 19 Crisis’, and invite STEM students across India to participate in this hackathon. The objective is to solve India’s biggest challenge in the present construct, the national socio-economic crisis caused by COVID- 19 pandemics. Students are encouraged to build practical and effective solutions using technologies such as Cloud, Data & Artificial Intelligence. Up to 30 student participants, along with 1 mentor/ faculty, per academic institution will be encouraged.
Credit equivalence for participant students as per the AICTE’s Internship guidelines.
Registration: Participation is FREE of cost. Registration is presently open vis-à-vis https://bit.ly/crackcovid, or https://beatest.in/hackathon/
Important Timelines:
Individual Registration Starts | 20th April 2020 | Team Registration Starts | 23rd April 2020 |
Registration End Date | 08th May 2020 |
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Technical Workshops | 11th May 2020 Onwards |
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Hackathon Submission Starts | 14th May 2020 | Hackathon Submission Ends | 20th May 2020 |
Winner Announcement | 29th May 2020 | ||
For more details Single point of contact from NASSCOM: Ms. Sridevi Sira ; Mr. Udaya Shankar
In view of the above, AICTE has requested to spread the message among faculty and students to offer the opportunity to actively participate in this online hackathon.
Happy Learning & Stay Safe
XIPT