Skill-A-Thon 1.0

1. Do I need to pay any money to register for the Hackathon?
No. You do not have to pay anything to anyone to register yourself for any Hackathon on HackerEarth.

2. Do I need to have any specific qualifications to be a participant in the Hackathon?
If you love to code, you are more than welcome to participate in the Hackathon.

3. How do I submit what I have made for the Hackathon?
You have to develop the application on your local system and submit it as per directions provided prior to submission. Submission guidelines and procedures for each challenge will be provided during the hackathon.

4. Where do I submit my solution?
You’ll have to submit your solutions in designated formats, in designated link/form/site/platform. The format and location shall be shared prior to the submission deadline.

5. Do we need to have the entire idea fully working?
The entire idea need not be fully implemented; however, the submission should be functional, full stack and interoperable on the network so that it can be reviewed by the judges. Minimum criteria for evaluation, including technical and functional aspects of each submission will be provided prior to the hackathon

6. How is the environment? Will your environment support any language? Will you provide any IDE and DB for us to work on ideas?
You have to develop the entire software application on your local system and submit it as per directions provided prior to submission.

7. Does one have to be online and available for the entire duration of the Hackathon?
No, one does not need to be logged in on HackerEarth or be online for the entire duration. You can develop the application on your local system based on the given themes and then submit it as per directions provided prior to submission.

8. Since there is no specific technology mentioned, are there any restrictions on using a number of pre-built libraries?
There is no restriction to use any language, technology stack, or libraries. You can use any of them to create a web/mobile application.

9. Do I need to give a demo for the product that I have built?
If you want you can submit a small presentation or video that demonstrates your submission, however, it's not mandatory, and only good to have. In case you are one of the winners, you might be invited to demo your application, details of which will be shared with sufficient advance notice.

10. A fully developed application needs to have a solid backend for data storage like SQL, SharePoint, etc. since it's online, is it acceptable to show only the prototype of it?
Yes, it's absolutely fine to submit just the prototype. If you use any database like MySQL or PostgreSQL you can also submit a database dump along with your submission. However, you are allowed to submit just the prototype.

11. Is there a specific programming language required for the hackathon?
There is no specific language required, participants can use any programming language they are comfortable with.

12. Will there be any technical support available during the event?
Yes, technical support will be provided throughout the event to ensure a smooth experience for all participants.

13. Are there any restrictions on what kind of projects can be submitted?
Projects should be related to the theme of the hackathon and should not contain any offensive or illegal content. Submission guidelines and procedures for each challenge will be provided during the hackathon.

14. Who will own the IP(Intellectual Property) Rights to the product that I have built?
Participants retain ownership of all intellectual property rights (including moral rights) in and to their submissions to this hackathon. Keeping in mind the spirit and the vision of EkStep & NDEAR, You agree that any & all of your submissions to this hackathon will be made available as public goods under an Open licensing framework such as (i) all knowledge under the Creative Commons Licensing Framework; and (ii) software and documentation files under an OCI-approved license or any similar license for “free,” “publicly available” or “open source” software, including the GNU General Public License, the Lesser GNU General Public License, the Apache License, the BSD License, Mozilla Public License (MPL), the MIT License or any other such license, to facilitate its use, re-use, adaptation, translation, improvement and distribution for non-commercial and commercial purposes subject to the applicable laws of India. At the same time, participants will be acknowledged for their submissions and contribution by way of rewards and recognition as outlined in these terms.