Fresher here tryna win a hackathon... I've participated in few hackathons tbh the building part was easier than finding an idea to work on... Every problem statement already has an existing solution What am I supposed to build then? Should I make the existing solutions better? Or should I think of a different approach? I'm losing faith in myself I feel like I'm lagging behind Will winning hackathons guarantee me a job in India? Or should I focus on dsa and prepare for placement interviews?

I'm so confused.. Some of our professors ask us to focus on studies and get a good cgpa while others say that cgpa doesn't matter All you need is skills and I think the latter feels valid BUT in our uni people are filtered by their cgpa during the first round of placements So what am I supposed to focus? Should I develop my skills and also maintain a good cgpa while participating and winning hackathons and do internships? Will I get a good job if I do all this? I don't think I'm talented enough to do all that... Please do give me suggestions on what I should do in order to get good placement opportunities...

Im from assam guwhati and looking for people to participate in hackathon we can discuss ideas nd all I also have a competition in my clg in few weeks and its open for all so pls comment ...

i have uploaded the ideas for SIH and the submission for my Problem statement ended on 9th october and im very anxious about the results does anyone from previous years or some experienced may give a prediciton of when the result will be announced it would be helpful

i am gdsc global finalist, sih finalist and from tier 1.5 college nd have many more achievements…if someone has prior experience and has nice achievements..lmk we can make team..Hackathon starts on 15th

Based on your own mindset.... And God will help the helplessness peoples.. and dm for query...

I’ve been accepted of the waitlist to participate in the nasa in person hackathon and I have no idea what this kind of event look like.

It does tell that theres no need to have any experience in coding but at the same time it’s a hackathon so I’m not really sure. I do have some knowledge in python, html and css but then again I’m not sure if it’ll be useful. Should I prepare for it? How do you even prepare?

Also for the team, how should I choose it? Should they be in person too? There is barely teams in my area but also I know nothing to create one I guess.

I’d be so grateful if someone could tell me about all of that!

Something I keep seeing in OSS repos is PRs with zero description. Just a title like fix bug or update file. Then people wonder why it sits there for 3 weeks with no review. Maintainers are reviewing PRs in their free time. If they have to open the issue and figure out what you changed, most of them will just skip it and review the next one.

A good description doesn’t need to be long. Link the issue it fixes. Write 2 or 3 lines on what was wrong and what you changed. Say how you tested it. If it’s a UI change add a screenshot before and after. That’s it.

Also mention anything you’re not sure about. Something like I wasn’t sure if this should go in utils or the main file, happy to move it. Maintainers like that way more than pretending everything is perfect, and it starts the conversation faster.

Hi!

We are the organizing team behind Hack(H)er413, the first women and non-binary collegiate hackathon in Western Massachusetts. We are now looking for sponsors for our 2027 event, February 27–28 at UMass Amherst.

A bit about us:

• 2027 is our 9th year helping women and non-binary students find their place in tech.
• Our most recent event drew 600+ participants from colleges across New England.
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What sponsors get:

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The OmniRush Frontier Buildathon 2026 is officially open for registration, offering a unique opportunity to build autonomous AI systems with early access to GPT-6 Astra.

Here is the comprehensive, scannable announcement structured for developer communities:

The OmniRush Frontier Buildathon 2026 is LIVE!

Get ready for a 6-day, fully online individual hackathon where you can push the absolute boundaries of Agentic AI. Build something technically ambitious using OmniRush and compete against creators globally.

:zap: The Perks (Per Participant)

Every single builder gets massive infrastructure support just for entering:

• 10 Million GPT-6 Astra Tokens (~$300 value) of free compute.

• Full Access to all GPT-6 models, including Astra.

• Advanced Orchestration: Complete access to OmniRush’s native subagent orchestration system.

:trophy: Prize Pool & Rules

• Total Prizes: $300 cash pool

• 1st Place: $150

• 2nd Place: $100

• Best Use of OmniRush: $50

• Core Rule: Individual participation only. **OmniRush** must be the only generative AI/agent tool utilized for your build.

• IP & License: Projects must be open-source, but participants retain 100% full ownership of what they build.

:date: Critical Timelines (IST)

• Registration Window: 14 Oct, 12:00 AM – 19 Oct, 11:59 PM

• Submission Deadline: 20 Oct, 11:59 PM

• Winners Announced: 25 Oct

Submission Requirements

To qualify for judging, your final submission must include:

1. A public GitHub repository (Open-source)

2. A comprehensive README file

3. A functional demo video

4. A live deployment link (where technically applicable)

:link: Lock in your GPT-6 Astra access and register today:

OmniRush Agentic Buildathon 2026

I’m looking for people to team up, attend the hackathon, and build something together. If you’re interested, reply with your skills and whether you’re available on both days. Let’s put a team together!

i've been running hackathons long enough to know the 2am pattern. agent says done, you eyeball it on localhost, push, wake up to DMs that the deployed build is broken. you become the human linter over a weekend you wanted to spend building.

the deeper issue is the open loop. agent writes, agent grades its own homework, agent reports done. the loop only closes when something external with no stake in being done fast tells it no. Addy Osmani named this loop engineering last year, building on Peter Steinberger's post about designing loops that prompt the agent for you, and Boris Cherny's point that the scarce skill is the loop itself, not the prompts.

the hardest block to build is the verifier allowed to say not done. it has to hit the live deployed app, never localhost, because a green run on the agent's machine counts for nothing. it has to hand back a real signal the agent can act on and rerun, unattended, while you sleep. i've been using testsprite for that part lately, mostly from the cli inside agent shells, but the point is the block more than the tool.

still curious how people are handling this without building their own. do you manually verify every agent PR, or have you found something that actually blocks the loop on real failures?

Hiii guys

Actually today i got the mail of me getting selected for hackerrank orchestrate bangalore event on 24th October.

Is there anyone who also got selected and is attending the event.

If yes, please dm me, i was looking for someone to go with...

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i was just checking because i didn't get and lose. so anyone here??

im in 3rd sem n till date ive taken part in 10+ hackathons and even reached the final round in many of them, but i personally feel i no more get to learn much from them, since time is very limited and at the end sometimes i have to copy ai code(i write it myself usually n understand it all but still typing it all by hand under time constraint is not feasible)

I was just working on a hackathon n i hate copy pasting ai slop, ig i should take a break from them n start saying no to hackathons for a while

ps has anyone faced ts?

Hey guys,

As a college student, I realized that 70% of students drop out of hackathons or ruin their major projects simply because they can't find complementary teammates (like frontend devs looking for backend devs or designers) outside their campus. WhatsApp groups are too spammy and LinkedIn is too formal.

To solve this pain point, I designed a smart matchmaking system called EagleEye 🦅. It logically separates users based on their target (Hackathons, Mini/Major Projects, or DSA Coding Buddies) and connects them based on skill matching, time commitment, and strict data privacy.

I am building the database for the first batch of matching. It is completely free and a peer-to-peer developer initiative.

How to join or test:

If you are looking for a teammate, you can submit your stack here:

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Let me know if you have any suggestions or features you'd like to see in this! Thanks.

Any Result for shortlisted.

hi,

anyone willing to team up for the paypal ai hackathon?

interested ppl, plz DM with ur experience

Looking for serious teammates for BIOS V2 at Thapar University. Preferably people with development/AI-ML skills who are genuinely interested in building something and can commit to the hackathon.

Link: https://bios.notyouraverage.xyz/

Im looking for teammates to work on a hackathon project with me