The Vakathon is an all inclusive 8 hour hackathon open to all levels of programmers whether they are advanced or fully new to the activity. Participants can work individually or in teams, with a maximum team size of 4 people. Participants need to also bring their own laptops, chargers, and any specific hardware they plan to use. The Vakathon allows for learning, networking, and building something cool from scratch in a collaborative environment.
Discord: https://discord.gg/9bzmjFqrsJ
Requirements
What to Build: Code to make a positive impact in your community.
What to Submit: A product that would have an impact in the real world in our community, something unique.
Prizes
First place
50% Scholarship for YRI Fellowship
1-on-1 research consultation session with a YRI PhD mentor.
Codecrafters 2-year VIP membership
Second Place
Codecrafters 1-year VIP membership
Third Place
Codecrafters 6-month VIP membership
($4k+) Other Awards
(Other Groups *Judges choice*)
credits and subscriptions to other websites/programs.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Chintan Mehta
CIO at Wells Fargo
Vasuki Uday Kiran Vudathala
Engineer at ServiceNow
Brajesh Shrivastava
Director level Sr. Staff Engineer in Nutanix, San Jose
Lokesh Kank
AI Engineer at Beckman Coulter
Sandeep Gandhi
Founding CTO → 150-Person Global Org | AI-Native Infrastructure Architect | Scaling FinTech & Identity Platforms from 0 to Enterprise | Agentic AI | MCP | 99.999% Uptime
Tarun Arora
MarTech, Operations & Analytics Practitioner | Passionate about Crossing The Chasm Between KTLO and Innovation | Coach & Mentor
Judging Criteria
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Impact to the community
Make a product that is actually useful to a lot of people and increases the convenience of everyday life.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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