About the event
Hacktoberfest, the month-long festival of supporting and contributing to open-source, is back again this year! We are excited to share with you guys that CBIT will be hosting a 24-hour online hackathon as part of it, called CBIT Hacktoberfest Hackathon. Hacktoberfest is a virtual festival to celebrate open source contributions presented by DigitalOcean, Intel and DEV. It is the easiest way to get into open source!
- It is a virtual event hosted on Github and Discord
- We are hosting the Hacktoberfest on the 29th and 30th of October 2021.
Where
When
Judges
Vihar Kurama
Co-Founder Caravel.AI | Ex-President COSC
Revanth Rallabandi
Associate Cloud EngineerAdvanced Technologies at GE Appliances, a Haier company
Schedule
29th October
07:00 PM - Inaugral Ceremony
08:00 PM - Git Workshop
09:00 PM - Problem Statements Release
09:15 PM - Problem Statements Selection
09:45 PM - Coding Starts
30th October
02:30 AM - Icebreaker
12:00 PM - Coding Ends
02:30 PM - Presentation Starts
05:30 PM - Presentation Ends
06:00 PM - Closing Ceremony
Mentors
khush
COSC President
Komali Beeram
COSC Vice President
B. Sai Sanjeev
COSC Secretary
Jaisai Kuntala
COSC Secretary
G. Satvika Reddy
COSC Joint Secretary
Saurabh Challawar
COSC Joint Secretary
Soumya Vemuri
COSC Joint Secretary
G. Greeshma
COSC Joint Secretary
Praneeth Kadampally
COSC Joint Secretary
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who can participate?
All the students from AICTE /UGC/ IIT/ NIIT/ IISER/ IIIT/ Government approved educational institutions and anyone with a zeal to contribute to open source and learn.
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How many members per team?
Each team may consist of upto 5 students.
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Is it compulsory to register as a team?
Not at all! A hackathon is a great place to expand your network and learn new things. You can register as an individual and we will create a team of 5 and contact you.
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Is this event open to beginners?
Absolutely. This is the best place to get started with open source. Our Mentors will be there to guide you throughout the event.
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How do I get started?
Before registering for CBIT Hacktoberfest Hackathon 2021, make sure you have a GitHub and Discord account. Then, register at hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com Once that's done all you have to do is register for our event with the registration link provided above. If you're registering as a team, only one member of the team needs to fill the form.
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Where will event related communications take place?
The virtual event will be hosted on Discord and GitHub. Once your registration is complete we will send you a guide to our Discord server. We will also host a session on setting up Discord and navigating the channels prior to the event.
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What is open source?
Open source refers to source code that is publicly accessible and allows anyone to inspect, modify or learn from it. Open source projects encourage collaboration and the freedom to use the software for any purpose you wish.
Contact Us
Address
Chaitanya Bharathi Intitute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad