List of hackathons in India in 2017

From antibiotics to wearables, innovations in the Health and Wellness sector have sparked revolutions. In the 21st century, only technology can answer the complex challenges faced by the Health and Wellness industry.  At 3Pillar Global, we believe that the best way to tackle these challenges is by inviting technological innovators like you to brainstorm and build solutions. That’s why we are launching the first ever 3Pillar Hack Fest, a hackathon for the Health and Wellness industry. Mentored by business leaders and solution experts, you will ideate, collaborate, and build solutions that propel the Health and Wellness industry to the next level. Click https://goo.gl/dnYjms to register now! Prizes: Winner - ₹ 50,000 Runner Up - ₹ 20,000  The Hack Fest is divided into two phases: • Online idea submission phase (Last date to register is 21st July 2017) • Onsite Hack Fest at 3Pillar Global’s Noida office (On 29th and 30th July 2017) Click https://goo.gl/dnYjms to register now!

Get. Set. Hack.  EY is hosting a Blockchain Hackathon in Mumbai, powered by Zone Startups India. Under the guidance and mentorship of EY India Leadership, the hackathon will provide an excellent platform for participants to discover and develop real solutions leveraging the Blockchain technology. The EY Blockchain Hackathon aims to bring together some of the nation’s best developers vying to build ingenious solutions leveraging Blockchain technology, using any DLT fabric– ethereum, hyperledger, among others. Participants are encouraged to leverage cloud platforms on offer, provided by IBM and Microsoft, or even go completely open source to build some leading-edge Blockchain prototypes.  Suggested Prototype Areas: Banking, Insurance, Telecom, Government Services and Power and Utilities, Manufacturing, etc.Nonetheless, if you have some other ground-breaking ideas and applications, feel free to develop and compete. Who can attend?Any Blockchain enthusiast, professional developer, technology enthusiast, analyst and system developer who wants to try his or her idea in action. You are expected to be aware of some programming language however, it is not mandatory. You can form a team with fellow participants and can get down to action real quick, if you have worked on prototyping Blockchain solutions in the past.  Important Dates Registration: Closes on Wednesday, 26 July Webinar: Wednesday, 26 July (An opportunity to learn about the hackathon expectations from EY Subject Matter Experts) Workshop: Friday, 28 July (An opportunity to learn about IBM & Microsoft’s Blockchain platforms, and network with EY Leadership and fellow participants) Hackathon: You can start hacking from 20:00 pm on Friday, 28th July! Day-1: Saturday, 29 July (Introductory Pitches, Meet Your Mentors, Continue Hacking)Day-2: Sunday, 30 July (Mock Pitches, Pitch Submission, Hack Demo, Winners Announcement)Winners will also receive a never before opportunity of showcasing their prototype to a group of EY Leaders during a special Leadership event.  What is made available for prototyping at the EY Blockchain Hackathon?  Access to Blockchain Developer Platform (IBM & Microsoft) Access to Cloud Infrastructure  Internet Access F&B, running tea, coffee and other energy drinks Bean Bags and Mattresses to relax and rest REGISTER HERE : http://www.ey.com/in/en/services/advisory/ey-blockchain-hackathon

An app development MarathonCode Adventure is an App development Marathon, organized by Riidl. It is a new concept in which student teams will come and create an app in 30 days time (opposite to hackathons in which they have to create in a day or two). Launch Date: July 22, 2017.

Come see the Digital Masala Challenge hackathon pitch competition hosted by Bollywood actor/comedian Vir Das in New Delhi! Five teams of creative Indian talent working on their projects in a creative hackathon will pitch a pilot for a Facebook-hosted video series that explores the threat of polarization and presents a way to reconnect communities and counter violent extremism. Get a chance to also listen to some of the top minds in the media industry, who'll be a part of the challenge as judges and mentors. Play an active role in supporting the participants - this can make a big difference especially today when we are experiencing a tumultuous period of global divisiveness which is driving violent extremism and hate. Misinformation, narrowcasting, and community insularity has made it easier for violent extremists to dehumanize and disconnect people from one another. Let's counter this together - come together on July 19 and get your friends along! Seats are limited, so register today!

Professionals and students in and around Bengaluru who can code! Are you interested in the use of technology for social good? Jain University's JUincubator invites you to participate in the ‘JUincubator Hackathon for Social Good’. You'll be challenged to create an innovative app that can bring positive societal impact, improve citizen engagement, or benefit the social good for rural & urban India.

The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to support and collectively lead the open source Mozilla project. The event is an Overnight Hackathon to meet, learn, develop, publish Firefox Add-ons into the Add-on marketplace and making it available to millions of Global audience. Agenda for the night 18:00-18:30 Registration and Introductions 18:30-18:50 Browser Add-ons and WebExtensions 18:50-19:20 Building your first and second browser add-ons 19:20-20:00 Deep dive into Webextension API's and anatomy of Webextensions 20:00-20:30 Q&A, Ideation, Teaming up 20:30-21:00 Guest talk by Caitlin Neiman, Add-ons community Manager 21:00-07:30 Hackathon 07:30-08:00 Publishing add-ons to the Marketplace 08:00-09:00 Demos and Announcing winners 09:00-10:00 Interactions, Swag distributions Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript PS: We got food covered.

Want to participate in or run a hackathon? Come and attend HackTalks. You'll learn everything you need to know about how hackathons work. Find out about problem creation and development, as well as how to maintain and create hackathon resources. You'll also get to meet like-minded hackathon enthusiasts and the local coder community.

Hackers in and around Mumbai! Blueocean Market Intelligence invites you to sign up to participate in the Blueocean Hackathon. In this programming based challenge, you'll test and showcase your skills by solving a real-time scenario that is presented to you!

Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in Hyderabad! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: Hyderabad. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. You're not limited! You could build an app that delivers positive value to your community, a web site satisfying an unmet financial need, a virtual reality game, or whatever your imagination can conceive.

Coders, designers and entrepreneurs in Jaipur! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Global Hackathon Series: Jaipur. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. You're not limited! You could build an app that delivers positive value to your community, a web site satisfying an unmet financial need, a virtual reality game, or whatever your imagination can conceive.