Challenge Duration: 3 Weeks

During this period, teams will:

• Develop their idea
• Refine the problem statement
• Design a solution
• Optionally build a prototype
• Prepare their final presentation

Teams will present their ideas to a panel of judges.

• Presentation Time: 5–10 minutes
• Submission Required: Presentation slides (PPT)
• Optional: prototype or project website

Winning teams will be recognized for their innovation, feasibility, and impact.

To ensure fairness and integrity, participants must follow these rules:

1. Original Ideas Only
   All projects must be original work created during the ideathon.

2. No Direct Use of Existing GitHub Projects
   Participants may not submit projects copied directly from existing repositories.

3. AI Tools Are Allowed
   AI tools and generative coding tools may be used. However, teams must clearly explain their solution and demonstrate understanding of their implementation.

4. Team Size
   Teams must consist of 1 to 3 participants.

5. Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Encouraged
   Students from different departments may collaborate on the same team.

6. Idea Improvement Allowed
   Teams may improve or extend existing ideas, but the final solution must demonstrate originality.

7. Code of Conduct
   All participants must follow respectful and professional behavior during the event.

8. Integrity Declaration
   Participants must confirm that their submission represents their own work.

Failure to follow these rules may result in disqualification.

Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria.

• Clarity of the problem
• Importance and relevance
• Understanding of the challenge

• Creativity of the idea
• Uniqueness of the concept

• Practicality of the solution
• Feasibility of implementation

• Impact of the solution
• Value creation
• Cost-based evaluation

• Quality of implementation
• Prototype or Proof of Concept (if available)

• Clarity of communication
• Confidence and explanation of the idea