HackAP Hackathon - Tools for Tribals
TiE Vizag, ā hub (AU Incubation Center), Ratan Tata Innovation Hub Visakhapatnam and Alcove Partners are happy to announce the seventeenth HackAP series of hackathons. The theme this time is “Tools for Tribals”.
Details
Venue: AU Incubation Center (ā-Hub)
Registration Start Date: 29 September 2025
Registration End Date: 9 PM, Saturday 4 October 2025
Participation Fee: Free
Theme: Tools for Tribals
Team Size: Minimum 2 to a maximum of 4 members per team
Eligibility: Open to all
Area of Focus: Digital divide, financial inclusion, agricultural development, healthcare access, education, and legal empowerment.
Awareness Session: Tentatively scheduled for 9:15 PM, Saturday 4 October 2025
Prizes
  • Trophies. Total cash prizes worth Rs. 6,000.
  • Potential patents, go-to-market support, internships, etc.
  • Winners may also be offered incubation support in the form of space, mentoring, access to investors and more.
Facilities
  • Workspace for participating teams on Saturday, 11 October 2025 from 9 AM
  • Wi-Fi access (participants may also want to bring their own dongles in case they find the Wi-Fi speeds to be slow).
  • Refreshments and lunch.
Schedule
12 October (in-person at the ā hub):
  • 8:45 AM: Report to the reception desk of ā hub
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Demonstration of solutions to the panel of judges
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Valedictory including prize distribution
Rules
  • The hackathon begins from the moment teams register. So, the sooner your team registers, the more time you will have to work on the problem statements. Once the submission deadline ends, depending on the quality of the solutions, the top 15-25 teams will be invited to appear for the finals.
  • Please make sure that you keep a copy of the PoC submission link which you will see in the confirmation notice on completing your team registration.
  • All teams invited to the finals should report in person to the AU Incubation Center (ā hub) at 8:45 AM. Late comers may lose their spot to standby teams or face space limitations.
  • The problem statements: Link (PDF).
  • Participating teams are to find a solution to any one of the problems. For this edition teams can submit their solutions to up to two problems. Participants should submit prototypes or a functional simulation of their solution.
  • The solutions must be the own work of participating teams.
  • Participants should have their own equipment and consumables to help them develop a solution.
  • In phase 1 of the hackathon, teams will submit their presentation and a video demonstrating their solution. This must be completed by the registration deadline as ONLY the top 15-25 teams selected in the first round will be invited to the finals.
  • At the finals, the invited teams will present their solution in person to the judges. This will involve a live demo of the solution. Each team will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to present their solution.
  • NOTE: If the judges do not believe the proposed MVP/Prototype/PoC of a team is up to the mark, they will NOT invite such teams to the finals. Hence the range of “top 15-25 teams”.
  • ONLY participating teams that are present for the valedictory will be awarded certificates of participation.
  • You can join the HackAP Hackathon group to receive notifications for this and other hackathons.
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