about 2 months ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the Suvidha AI Virtual Hackathon gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 2 months ago
Winner Announcements
Hi everyone,
Judging for the Suvidha AI Virtual Hackathon 2026 is now complete every submission has been reviewed by our panel.
We're now completing eligibility verification (ages 13–19, per the official rules) before results are finalized. Once that's wrapped, we'll announce winners and share next steps for prize distribution.
We'll follow up with results shortly. If we need to confirm anything with you, we'll contact you directly.
Thank you for participating the quality of the submissions this year was genuinely impressive.
Best,
Arav Parikh
2 months ago
Submission Requirements
Hey everyone! Submissions close Friday, August 21. Here’s exactly what you need in before the deadline.
Every submission must include:
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Live demo link — your project must be deployed on the cloud and publicly accessible. Local-only projects (localhost, “clone and run it yourself”) will not be evaluated. Free tiers are fine: Vercel, Netlify, Render, Railway, Hugging Face Spaces, Streamlit Community Cloud, Fly.io.
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Public GitHub repository — must be public. Private repos will not be reviewed, and we will not be accepting collaborator invites. Include full commit history do not squash everything into one commit or upload a zip. We…
2 months ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Suvidha AI Virtual Hackathon.
2 months ago
Read this before you submit: the one pager is not a paragraph, and videos won't be watched
Every submission needs three things on Devpost: a live demo link, a public GitHub repo with a README, and a one pager. That third one is the piece most teams underestimate.
Example one pager → https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ndBuPs2hGgJD6e0fBQA3XHjL94dFM2GH/view?usp=sharing
That's a demo for a fictional team, not a template. Notice what it does in one page: names one specific person it was built for, names the one barrier being removed, shows how it works in three steps, and is honest about what's fully built vs. mocked plus disclosures.
Why it matters: judges read your one pager first, before they open your demo…
2 months ago
Eligibility Clarifications
Getting a lot of questions about this if you're a first-year college student and 19 or younger, you're eligible to compete in the Suvidha AI Virtual Hackathon 2026.
The 13–19 age range is what matters, not whether you're in high school. Freshmen who fit that window are in.
Registration is still open and free. Submissions close August 22.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
2 months ago
Opening Ceremony Recording Link
Missed the opening ceremony? No problem the full recording is now available.
Watch here: https://zoom.us/rec/share/R3bGF0Q7iUaYI0qUw53QKbV7VmxrPcfCuXRpSrmCnSQAV7azjn2tEEugEN056b__.kDjriF2dfxRdI1j1
Passcode: g#1VhA1%
In it we cover:
- How the hackathon works and what to expect over the week
- The theme and what we're looking for in submissions
- Judging criteria and our judging panel
- Prizes, including $250 cash + $300 in Featherless AI credit for 1st place, and $25 in Featherless AI credit for every participant
- Submission requirements and deadlines
If you're just joining us, watch this first, then check the participant handbook for the full details. Submissions close August 22. Go build something.
Questions?
If…
2 months ago
The prompt is live handbook and your next steps!
Hi everyone,
Thanks to those who attended the opening ceremony. The build window is officially open and closes Friday, August 21 at 11:59 PM Pacific.
THE PROMPT
Build something that makes learning accessible to someone who is currently locked out of it.
That's the whole thing. It's the intersection that matters, not education in general, not accessibility in general. Name the person you built for, and show what changed for them. A working prototype that removes one narrow barrier beats an ambitious demo that removes nothing.
RESOURCES
Participant handbook
The handbook is the source of truth for rules, the rubric,…
2 months ago
Opening Ceremony NOW!!
JOIN OPENING CEREMONY NOW!!
📞 Kickoff call — August 15th at 1:00 PM PT
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/92784390464?pwd=gMPNi2oPlL83IlTtR8Su5AEgWog5aJ.1
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
2 months ago
Featherless AI Sponsorship + Kickoff Link
We've got a sponsor: Featherless AI
Big news Featherless AI is officially sponsoring the Suvidha AI Hackathon.
Every participant gets $25 in free credits, which means serverless access to thousands of open-weight models (Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek, Mistral, GLM, and more) through a single OpenAI-compatible API. No GPUs, no hosting, no setup.
Setup steps, API docs, and video walkthroughs for building agentic systems will be sent today.
📞 Kickoff call — August 15th at 1:00 PM PT
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/92784390464?pwd=gMPNi2oPlL83IlTtR8Su5AEgWog5aJ.1
Meeting ID: 927 8439 0464
Passcode: suvidha
Huge thanks to the Featherless team for backing this. Mystery prompt…