AIT Pune to host Innerve Hackathon 2018
September 25, 2018, Pune: Army Institute of Technology (AIT) is conducting its annual Hackathon “InNerve” on 1st, 2nd and 3rd October 2018 at their Dighi Campus, Pune. Hackathon is a marathon of intense work to build solution from scratch within 24 hours. This year being the institute’s silver jubilee year, InNerve is bigger and better than ever before.
Students from across the country will be participating in the Hackathon competition at AIT. Record number of 250 entries have been received this year for the same. As a part of the three-day competition the winners will receive a cash prize amounting to Rs 3 lakh with all the incentives included.
The main theme for AIT InNerve Hackathon 2018 is “Smart Cities” with an aim to start informed deliberations around Smart City initiatives. Other themes that are included this year will also focus on automation, healthcare, wellness, block-chain, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and security Applications, etc. Participating teams are from diverse backgrounds with a mix of students and professionals.
The competition is divided into two phases- the first part will be the idea pitching phase wherein on the opening day the students will have to introduce their project to the judges and the next part will be the 24 hour implementation phase. Out of the teams registered only 15 participants will make it to the final round where they will bring their idea to life.
On the final day which is also named as the “D- Day”, projects will be judged and the winner will be declared. The first prize is worth Rs 100,000/- (One Lakh) and the second price is Rs 50,000/- (Fifty Thousands). The event is sponsored and powered by Zebronics, Twilio, Bluebricks, FT42 and AIT alumni association. The participants have a chance to win Zebronics goodies and Twilio credits worth $2,500. The top two teams will get an internship opportunity at BlueBricks.
Speaking on the occasion Brig Abhay Bhat (Retd.), Director, Army Institute of Technology said, “Hackathon is more than a competition where a small idea becomes reality. Breaking out of the day to day routine, the main motive is to reinvigorate students and inspire them to build and work on futuristic technologies and solutions which benefit the society. Hackathon is an ideal platform for students to demonstrate innovation which is not just an option but is the only survival method in this fast growing world of technology.”
Apart from the coding sessions, InNerve will also have JAM sessions and tech talks for the participants as a stress buster and other fun activities to keep the participants entertained and motivated. Regular supply of energy drinks and snacks by the food sponsors will keep the participants’ hunger pangs at bay.
An event not to be missed and if missed there will only be regrets. “Nation calls for innovation and Innovation leads to progress.”
