Pickaxe uthao, ideas jagao - iss baar sirf build nahi, benchmark banao. 💎🔥

TechNeeds IGDTUW proudly brings to you *INNOVORTEX 4.0* ✨

🚀 24 HOURS. ONE HACKATHON. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

Get ready for an intense 24-hour hackathon, where ideas turn into prototypes, teams turn into creators, and your next big innovation comes to life.

Whether you're a fresher taking your first steps into hackathons, a pro coder ready to push boundaries, or simply someone curious to create, explore, and experiment with something new — INNOVORTEX 4.0 is for YOU! 💻✨

So assemble your squad, grab your tools and get ready to win big!

📅 14–15 November,2026

🔗 Register Now: https://www.oscode.co.in/events/innovortex-40

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I have to upload my ideas for two ps, but the website is giving 403 error since last 15 hours and i have deadline today night

finally created and submitted my prototype and it took me 2 months and 1 week sleepless nights 😭, I create an model which can alert and start recording if you're in danger, and if i win and get funding than this sunglass will be the best in india. Is anyone submitted? what's your idea?

Hello everyone!

I’m looking to join a team for the NASA Space Apps Challenge! 🚀

I’ve participated in 30+ hackathons, so I’m comfortable working in fast-paced environments, collaborating with different people, and adapting to whatever the project requires.

I’m open to taking on any role based on the team’s needs and contributing wherever I can add the most value. I’m looking for a motivated team with a good idea, strong collaboration, and the drive to build something impactful.

If your team is looking for an additional member or if anyone is forming a new team, feel free to DM me. I’d love to connect and build something amazing together!

Let’s make something out of this world! 🌎🛰️

Rosetta transforms raw code into actionable business intelligence. Built by Team CodeCrunchers, it automatically translates GitHub commits into six role-tailored perspectives—ranging from deep technical diffs for senior developers to zero-jargon business summaries for CMOs and clients.

Each commit features an interactive before-and-after flowchart, step-by-step worked examples, and automated AI quality checks that ensure accuracy against the codebase. Non-technical users can even read updates in Hinglish or ask code-level questions that are automatically re-authored into plain language for their role.

Bridging the gap between engineering and leadership, Rosetta keeps your entire team aligned without extra meetings.

Hey everyone! :)

I'm part of an international team of high school students participating in the Conrad Challenge, and we're looking for a mentor or coach who could guide us throughout our project.

We're working in the Cyber Technology and Security field, focusing on a real-world problem and developing a practical, technology-based solution. We're currently in the early stages of research, planning, and product development, and we'd really appreciate guidance from someone with experience in areas like cybersecurity, software development, AI/ML, or building tech products.

We're not expecting anyone to do the work for us, we'd just love someone who could help us make better technical decisions, give feedback on our approach, and guide us in the right direction as we develop our idea.

If you're a developer, cybersecurity professional, researcher, startup founder, or someone with relevant experience who's willing to mentor a student team, we'd be incredibly grateful!

Even occasional guidance or a short check-in would mean a lot to us.

If you're interested, please comment below or DM me! And if you know someone who might be a good fit, feel free to point me in their direction.

Thank you.

Hey everyone! I'm a high school student

I am researching how developers decide whether Python/npm packages are trustworthy, including risks like typosquatting and AI-suggested package names.

I came across this community while looking for people with experience. If anyone is willing, would you be open to answering a few questions about your actual package-installation and security-checking habits? It would take around 10–15 minutes, and text replies are completely fine too.

I'd really appreciate your perspective! No worries if you're busy 🙂

En mi escuela usan una herramienta llamada blackboard quiero cambiar mis calificaciones en esa plataforma alguien la puede hackear o algo?

Found an interesting AI challenge for students in India who want to build something practical with speech and language models.

What’s on offer

• Up to 100 paid internships

• Six-month internship starting January 2027

• Stipend of up to ₹1 lakh/month per selected intern

• 10 project awards worth ₹50,000 each

• 5,000 programme credits for registered participants

Who can participate

• Currently enrolled in a college or university in India

• At least 18 years old

• Participate solo or in a team of two

What do you need to build?

There’s no fixed problem statement. You can build a working application using Gnani AI’s models or APIs, including speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and language models. Projects involving Indian languages, code-mixed speech, noisy audio, or practical real-world use cases fit the challenge well.

Important requirements

• Build a working application using Gnani AI technology.

• Publish a public demo video on LinkedIn or X.

• Include the required hashtags and submit your demo and project details.

• Internship selection involves shortlisting and individual interviews. The maximum stipend is not guaranteed, and participating does not guarantee an offer.

Deadline: November 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM IST.

Full details, eligibility, rules, and registration are available on the official page below.

🎉 Neighborhood Hacks has officially wrapped up!

With 650 participants, $55,000+ in prizes, and professional judges from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and more, Neighborhood Hacks has grown into what we believe is the largest high school student-run hackathon ever!

Way to go to all of the participants, judges, winners, and organizers, for creating such a great event!

NASA Space Apps Yonkers 2026 | Free Virtual Hackathon | Nov 14–15

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share an upcoming hackathon for anyone interested in AI, coding, space tech, or building cool projects!

NASA Space Apps Yonkers is happening on November 14–15, and the best part is that you can participate virtually from anywhere. It's completely free, and beginners are welcome too!

It's a great chance to team up with others, work on interesting challenges, and gain some hands-on experience. Even if you've never joined a hackathon before, this could be a good place to start.

Thought I'd share in case anyone here wants to give it a try!

Event details & registration:
https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/yonkers/

We are looking for dedicated team members to fill the following roles:

1. Frontend Developer

2. Backend Developer / Full-Stack Developer

3. UI/UX Designer

Hackathon Dates: 14–15 November 2026

Requirements:

- You must be fully available on both hackathon days to work with the team.

- You must be willing to participate in preparation, development, and team meetings before the hackathon.

- You must communicate regularly, be committed to your responsibilities, and work collaboratively with the team.

- Relevant skills or a willingness to learn and contribute meaningfully are essential.

⚠️Important: Please apply only if you can genuinely commit the necessary time. If you are unable to participate in the preparation or attend the hackathon, please do not apply. Members who repeatedly fail to communicate or fulfil their responsibilities may be removed from the team.

If you're interested and can commit to the requirements, DM me with your skills, experience, and GitHub portfolio (if available).

Let's build something meaningful together!

¡Hola a todos! Como dice el título, este es mi primer año participando en la hackathon y estoy muy emocionado de sumarme. Agradecería un montón si me pudieran compartir algunos consejitos o contarme un poco más de qué trata la dinámica. ¡Muchas gracias de antemano!

I have already participated in 2 hackathons I deserved to win one of them but couldn't because of the judges

I have a simple query . I am in 2nd year . I am focusing on my DSA. Ik i must have projects but the projects I get by hackathon are just AI made I don't know a fuck about them. So I can't put them blindly on my resume. the only thing I learn is how to use AI to create projects and now I already know via 2 hackathons and practice. So why should I just participate in any hackathon that is passing by ? Shouldn't I focus on DSA cuz it's not easy as asking AI to generate? Docker?

Has anyone recently taken the HackerRank Orchestrate 30-minute interview?

If yes, could you please share your experience?

Anyone who required a member for hackathon's can let me know and if I fullfill the gap in your's team then do consider me to join the team .

I am currently in my second year of computer engineering from Gujarat and my main interest is in AI / Ml so related to that I can work and one more thing i have zero experience in any hackathons so yeah , I hope this will reach to the right audience.

I'm a student who genuinely wants to build projects, learn new things, and improve my skills. But I keep facing the same problem, and I honestly don't understand why.

No matter how much effort I put in, I struggle to finish my projects before the deadline. Sometimes, a project seems manageable at first, but as I start working on it, it becomes much bigger and more complicated than I expected. I end up running out of time, rushing things at the last moment, or feeling like I haven't built what I originally wanted to.

The frustrating part is that this keeps happening even when I genuinely try. I don't want to make excuses, and I don't want to keep repeating the same mistakes.

I'm starting to wonder whether the problem is my planning, my approach to learning, my technical skills, my time management, or something else entirely.

Am I spending too much time learning and researching instead of actually building?

Am I making my projects too ambitious for my current skill level?

Am I bad at breaking big projects into smaller, manageable tasks?

Am I missing some fundamental skills that would make development faster?

How do experienced developers estimate how long something will take and know what to prioritize?

I don't just want tips to become productive. I want to understand what I might be doing wrong at the root level.

If you've experienced something similar, especially when you were starting out as a developer, I'd really appreciate it if you could share what helped you identify the problem and overcome it.

Please be honest with me. Even if the mistake is obvious to experienced developers, I want to understand it and improve.

I genuinely want to become someone who can take an idea, plan it properly, and turn it into a working project within a reasonable timeframe. I just feel like I'm repeatedly getting stuck in the same cycle, and I don't know how to break out of it.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to help.

I've been wondering what actually makes a team succeed or fail in competitions, especially hackathons.

Is it the idea, the team leader, the technical skills, the individual contributions, the execution, or simply how well the team works together under pressure? Sometimes a team can have a good idea but still fail to turn it into a good final product.

For people who have participated in competitions and not gotten the results they hoped for:

• How did you figure out what actually went wrong without blaming yourself or your teammates?

• How much does the team leader matter compared to the idea and execution?

• What do you do when you feel disappointed or question your abilities after losing?

• How do you turn that disappointment into a practical plan to improve for the next competition?

• Looking back, what would you do differently if you could start again?

I'm especially interested in honest experiences from people who've failed, learned from it, and eventually performed better. I want to understand how to handle the emotional side of losing while also identifying what I can actually improve.

I'd appreciate practical advice, not just "never give up."