About The Haunted Hackathon

Welcome to Hack-O-Ween, where coding meets the supernatural! Join us for a 24-hour hackathon that will push your creativity beyond the mortal realm.

🎃 When: May 10-11, 2025
👻 Where: GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management
💀 Who: Open to all developers, designers, and creative minds

This year's theme: Digital Nightmares & Tech Terrors

Why Join?

☠️Network with fellow tech enthusiasts
🧟Win spooktacular prizes
🦇Learn from industry experts
🎃Build something terrifyingly awesome

Schedule

Opening Ceremony

Oct 30, 10:00 AM

Welcome to the haunted mansion! Meet your fellow hackers and learn about the challenges ahead.

Location: Grand Hall

Team Formation

Oct 30, 11:00 AM

Find your coding coven and register your team.

Location: Witch's Den

Hacking Begins

Oct 30, 12:00 PM

The clock strikes midnight (somewhere) and the coding frenzy begins!

Location: All Rooms

Workshop: API Dark Arts

Oct 30, 3:00 PM

Learn to summon and control powerful APIs.

Location: Library

Final Submissions

Oct 31, 12:00 PM

Present your creations to our panel of tech necromancers.

Location: Dungeon

Awards Ceremony

Oct 31, 3:00 PM

The best projects will be raised from the dead!

Location: Grand Hall

Prizes & Judging

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1st Place

$3,000

✦Cash Prize
✦Premium Developer Licenses
✦1-Year Cloud Credits
✦Direct Mentorship Opportunities

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2nd Place

$2,000

✦Cash Prize
✦Developer Tools Bundle
✦6-Month Cloud Credits
✦Virtual Mentorship Session

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3rd Place

$1,000

✦Cash Prize
✦Developer Tools Starter Pack
✦3-Month Cloud Credits
✦Tech Conference Tickets

Special Categories

Most Innovative Use of AI

Best Technical Achievement

Best UI/UX Design

Most Haunting Hack

Community Choice Award

Judging Criteria

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Innovation

Uniqueness and creativity of the solution

⚡

Technical

Complexity and technical implementation

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Design

User experience and visual appeal

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Impact

Potential impact and practicality

Haunted Tracks

🎯

Open Innovation

Unleash your creativity with no bounds! Build anything that sends shivers down the spine of innovation. From haunted social platforms to spine-chilling productivity tools.

🌐

Web3

Summon the power of blockchain and decentralization. Create dApps, smart contracts, or NFT experiences that bridge the gap between the mortal realm and the crypto universe.

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AI/ML

Conjure intelligent systems that blur the line between human and machine. From spooky prediction models to AI-powered horror story generators.

Join Our Coven

Become a Sponsor

Join our coven of sponsors and help fuel the next generation of tech innovators. Your support will help create an unforgettable haunted hackathon experience.

Community Partner

Partner with us to expand our reach and build a stronger tech community. Let's create supernatural connections and empower more developers together.

🕯️ 24-Hour Virtual Hackathon 🕯️
Join us online on May 10-11th, 2025 for a day of spooky coding!

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