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Web challenge with prizes
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Web challenge with prizes

Hey r/hackathon 👋

The A3 Web Design Challenge has officially started. It’s a 48-hour online challenge where participants build and deploy a creative web project in one of 4 categories:

🎨 One Color Challenge — build a full website around one dominant color

😵 Worst UX Challenge — intentionally create the most painful user experience possible

🎮 Web Game Challenge — build a playable browser game

🧑‍🚀 2126 Portfolio — create a futuristic personal website that feels 100 years ahead

You can participate solo or in a team of 2. AI tools and templates are allowed, as long as the final result is meaningfully modified and original.

All projects must be deployed on A3, but no blockchain knowledge, wallets, or tokens are needed — just build and deploy like a normal frontend project.

Join here: https://a3icp.com/challenge/discord

u/gigabul — 18 hours ago
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Looking for a techy + nerdy => You'll make money with ME

Hi, I'll keep this short. I need someone with backend knowledge + know how to handle scaling of application (database, loads, everything)

Apply only if you can handle !!

DM if interested with some proof of work, be it anything :)

About Me:
- 15x hackathon winner
- building a startup
- I'll handle marketing, you just handle tech
- we'll make money iff you are committed

Bye...apply fast !!

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u/Present_Crab_6206 — 14 hours ago
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UPDATE: Still Looking for Teammates (Registration closes in ~10 hours) ⏳

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Yo everyone,

I posted earlier regarding the Zuup hackathon but most people either disappeared after DMing or stopped replying 😭

So yeah, still solo rn and looking for genuinely interested people to join.

## About the Hackathon

• Top 5 teams → Fully sponsored Japan trip ✈️🇯🇵

• Round 1 → Remote submission

• Finals → 24-hour offline hackathon in Delhi

• 10k+ registrations already

## Looking For

• Web/App Devs

• UI/UX Designers

• PPT/Presentation person

• Builders who can actively contribute

You don’t need to be perfect.

Just be someone who’s serious and willing to build together.

I’m more focused on forming a strong team with good execution + teamwork mindset.

## Important

Registration closes in around 10 hours, so if you were thinking about joining, now’s the time.

And please only DM if you’re actually interested and won’t ghost midway 😭

If interested, DM me 🚀

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u/Traditional_Try5611 — 1 day ago
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Hello

If anyone already has a team/group for the Zuup hackathon and still needs members, I’d be happy to join as well 🚀

I can help with:

• Web Development

• AI/Automation

• Product flow & ideation

• Frontend/backend stuff

• Rapid building using AI tools

Been freelancing for around 1 year and can actively contribute throughout the hackathon.

I’m mainly looking for serious people who actually want to build and not disappear after forming the team 😭

Registration closes in around 10 hours, so if your team still has space, DM me.

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u/Traditional_Try5611 — 1 day ago
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Rejected my only campus offer at NIT, now unplaced, graduated last week with no job ...... is my 90 day 0 to JOB plan realistic?

>Final year student at NIT (good one), thought the NIT tag alone would carry me, so I spent years chilling in sports, gym, events, and life instead of building actual skills. Now I’m trying to go from almost zero tech skills to employable within the next 90 days.

I was in a 5-year integrated science course. Since day one I was deeply involved in college life .... 2–3 sports teams, events, gym, organizing stuff, networking, etc. Honestly, I became kind of the “golden child” in class. Professors liked me, people knew me in campus, and I genuinely did well in extracurriculars and had the plan to grind 1-2 months with code and get a tech job (high paying thats why)
guess what your boy got into a relationship in last year and wasted the time with chick which truely is a headache sometimes .

Also got 2 on campus offer ( one was of sales 6 lpa BLR and other one was business associate of some shit 8 LPA BLR )

I thought lets grind DSA (my btech friends all were in CSE and got placed with little to no skills even reaching upto 30+LPA u/Visa) , but guess what my branch never was allowed to sit in any tech companies and dont know what the fuck i did those days and from evening hanged out with my girl

My gf got placed in an supply chain role for 12 lpa and I didnt appeared in that interview because didnt wanted that job (this was during sept i was still delusional)
after jan 2026 , panic kicked in i was applying randomly everywhere and still got no call and then got depressed and though reliance would come at last and ill get that , guess what , due to this war and oil stuff , those mf also didnt came!!!!

now my SITUATION ,
i have 2 papers published but i want to get a tech job , i got HARKIRATS SINGH'S course and now my daily timeline looks like
6-10 basketball + breakfast + morning stuff
10-12 study
12-2 lunch and yt
2-6 study
6-8 dine and fam time
8-10 yt and random stuff
10-11 chill and scrollllllll

Main Internal Problem:

  • procrastination (the timetable above you see rarely gets into action)
  • doomscrolling
  • fear ( i dont know , i feel to d*e and think im just a useless shit who has broken the family hopes and wtf im doing withh my life)
  • overthinking ( making and making plan just never to do them and act on them)
  • lack of execution

TODAY IS MAY 21ST 2026 ...... TILL AUGUST ( GOAL )

  • get a job or start earning atleast 1L/month
  • get mom+dad that fitbit air
  • get them a good vacation

also

  • Supportive family
  • Father sole breadwinner
  • No generational wealth
  • Time pressure
  • Late start

Questions

  • realistic roadmap?
  • projects to build?
  • freelancing realistic?
  • how to stop wasting time?
  • will i reach and make my fam proud?

I know I messed up. I’m not looking for sympathy ....... I want honest advice on the fastest way to turn this around

u/bigdickenergy1601 — 2 days ago
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Looking for team mates for WeMakeDevs Coral Hackathon (10k usd in prizes)

Hey everyone!

I've been a long time lurker here. I don't generally participate in hackathons, but this one seems like a must-participation.

I've previously worked at WeMakeDevs, and their hackathons were already pretty good, but this one is the best they have ever organized. It's basically 10,000 USD in prizes.

I'm looking for some team mates to participate with. I'm a web developer + can work with AI very well. Looking for someone all-around + good with demo presentations.

You can hit me up if you're interested.

Check more about the hackathon here: https://www.wemakedevs.org/hackathons/coral

u/inclinedadarsh — 2 days ago
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My friend cheated in ET AI Hackathon 2.0

I am preaty frustrated bec I studied really hard for the test and it went kind of just 'ok' for me, while my friend just cheated in the test.

And it wasent even some high IQ cheat, he just opened two different browser so tab switching wont be detected.

I thought the cheating system was strong enough that this wont happen, but now like what is the point of even preparing for the exam?!?

I am really frusted, like ofc 70% of indian eng are unemployable, since people can just cheat and dont need to actually develop skills.

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u/Regular_Hippo_8158 — 2 days ago
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Searching for Teammates for One of the Biggest Upcoming Hackathons

Yo everyone,

There’s a hackathon being organized by Zuup where the top 5 teams will get a fully sponsored Japan trip ✈️🇯🇵

Before that, there’ll be a Round 1 remote submission, where we’ll need to build a project around a given problem statement. From all submissions, only 100 teams will get selected for the final round.

And yeah… competition is already crazy because apparently 10k+ registrations have already happened 💀

So I’m looking for a few genuine people to build a solid team with.

About Me

I’m 20 years old.
I do:

  • Web Development
  • AI Automation
  • Freelancing (last 1 year)

Currently solo rn.

Looking For:

1. Web/App Developer

Someone who understands flow & ideation.
Using AI tools is totally fine, but you should actually understand what you're building.

2. UI/UX Designer

Someone who can make clean and smart designs. Doesn’t need to be “Mr Perfect”, just should have good design sense and teamwork mindset.

3. Presenter / PPT Guy

Need someone who:

  • isn’t camera shy
  • can present confidently
  • knows basic tech
  • can make good PPTs

Because at the end, presentation matters a LOT.

4. Another Builder

Someone experienced in web/AI/vibe coding who understands product flow and can contribute actively.

One important thing:
I’m NOT looking for perfect people.
If someone gets stuck, we’ll help each other. Teamwork matters more than knowing everything.

And honestly, even if we don’t win the hackathon, I at least want to build a strong team/network out of this.

Hackathon Format

  • Round 1 → Remote Submission
  • Finals (if selected) → Delhi, 24-hour offline hackathon

Also please don’t DM if you’re the type who disappears at the last moment 😭
Need people who are genuinely interested.

Registrations are closing in around 36 hours.

If interested, DM me 🚀

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u/Traditional_Try5611 — 3 days ago
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Looking for Government/Civic-Tech Based Hackathon Project Ideas

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for Government/Civic-based hackathon project ideas. I want to build something useful for real-world problems using AI/ML or GenAI or any kind technology is okay .

If anyone has unique or valid project ideas, please drop them in the comments 🙌

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u/Rash_Fushigami — 2 days ago
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Looking for 2 teammates! Odoo Hackathon 2026 (₹5L prize pool) + FAR AWAY 2026 (Top 5 fly to Japan, fully sponsored)

Hey everyone,
Looking for 2 people to join our team for two hackathons this summer.

The hackathons:

Odoo Hackathon 2026 : 24-hour coding marathon, Rs. 5 Lakh+ prize pool, hiring offers up to 8 LPA on the table for strong performers. Problem statements are revealed at the start and judging is heavy on UI quality, real-time data, and clean execution.

https://hackathon.odoo.com/hackathon/event/odoo-hackathon-2026-33

FAR AWAY 2026 by Zuup : India's biggest international youth hackathon (ages 15–25). Three rounds: online, in-person in Delhi, then a fully sponsored grand finale in Tokyo (flights, hotel, meals covered) for the top 5 teams. Open innovation theme.

https://unstop.com/hackathons/far-away-zuup-1677472

Who we are:

Currently two of us me and a PM.

Me! final year student at a T1 uni, working as an AI engineer. Been doing remote internships for about 2 years, about 1 year into proper AI engineering work — agents, production ML systems, high-velocity projects. GSoC contributor '25 and mentor '26. Won Smart India Hackathon. Attended YC Startup School and placed 4th at the first-ever YC Hackathon out of 2,500+ applicants as a college student, losing only to people 3 teams 2 of them had dev with 3–7 years of experience.

Portfolio: https://chiruu12.github.io

Our PM 1 YOE, currently working remotely at a US-based startup. She handles product-market fit, decks, and pitching. Judges notice when a team can actually present.

Who we're looking for:

A strong frontend dev with a good eye for UI/UX. Odoo judges on this specifically — layout, responsiveness, color consistency. If you can ship something that looks and feels polished under time pressure, that's the role.

A generalist full-stack dev who knows how to deliver. Someone who's been in crunch situations before and figured it out.

If you're interested, drop a comment or DM with something you've built. Both hackathons require being in India and under 25 for FAR AWAY eligibility.

Let's actually compete to place.

u/Junior_Bake5120 — 3 days ago
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how to get hackathon sponsors

hey so i’m part of a hackathon org/marketing team and i’m pretty new to getting sponsors on board. any guidance/approaches as to how i can get good sponsors for the hackathon? the target amount to be raised acc to our budget is ₹2 lakh approx.
this hackathon is based in hyd, telangana.

or if you could drop some startup/local tech companies/consultancies who regularly willingly sponsor good amount

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u/st4rash — 3 days ago
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GS 2026 this weekend.how to prepare?

People who have taken part in the previous years’ goldman sachs india hackathons please help. What kind of stuff is asked in the hackathon?it says there will be 3 questions
Thats all the site mentions

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u/Modeiz12 — 3 days ago
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idk if it’s just me but every time I try to move a convo from chatgpt to claude or gemini it just falls apart

copy paste works… but not really. formatting breaks, long threads get messy, and you lose half the context anyway

i got annoyed enough that I hacked together a small chrome extension that just exports the whole chat properly so I can reuse it in another AI

been using it for a bit now and it actually makes switching models way less painful, especially for coding stuff

wasn’t really planning to share it but figured I’d drop it here in case it’s useful to someone

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-chat-exporter-transfer/oodgeokclkgibmnnhegmdgcmaekblhof

Would love to know the views of others.

u/RefrigeratorSalt5932 — 4 days ago
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Guys plz participate in the event you will be getting the amazing giveaways

🚀 TEAM CYCLOPS presents HackerRank Coding & Debugging Challenge 🚀

Greetings everyone!

Get ready for an exciting coding event organized by Team Cyclops from NIC Club, designed to improve your problem-solving, programming, debugging, and logical thinking skills through real-world HackerRank challenges. 👨‍💻🔥

📅 Date: 24 May 2026
⏰ Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Platform: HackerRank (Online Event)

💡 Event Highlights:
• Beginner-Friendly Python Challenges
• DSA & Logical Thinking Problems
• Cybersecurity & Networking Questions
• AI/ML Oriented Tasks
• Debugging Challenges
• Real-Time Leaderboard Competition
• Hands-on Coding Experience

🔥 What Participants Will Experience:
Solve coding & debugging problems based on Python, DSA, AI/ML, networking, cybersecurity, databases, and web development concepts in a fun competitive environment designed for both beginners and intermediate coders.

🎯 Who Can Participate?
• Beginners interested in coding
• Students preparing for placements
• Programming enthusiasts
• Anyone interested in problem-solving challenges

🏆 Event Format:
• Coding Contest
• Debugging Round
• Live Ranking & Scoring
• Fun-based Coding Challenges

🎁 Exclusive Rewards:
🏆 Winners will receive exclusive gifts and exciting recognition certificates.

📌 Important:
⚠️ Complete the tasks within the given time limit
🚨 Event will be conducted online
⚡ Unlimited Slots Available

🔗 WhatsApp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/J1AxjAWUintEOzyjpVLULP?mode=gi_t

🔗 HackerRank Event Link:
www.hackerrank.com/cyclops-1

🔥 Join now and showcase your coding skills with Team Cyclops! 🔥

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u/Alphamax--- — 4 days ago
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Workshop by ex-GSoC mentors

Hey everyone, we are a team of ex GSOCers looking to give back to the community. If you're interested in open source and/or making a career out of software engineering.

Join https://discord.observal.io/ and message the admin, we're also giving out gemini/claude/kiro keys to those who can get more than 5 PRs merged.

We are conducting biweekly workshops to help beginners get started with open source.

Requesting everyone to upvote the post so that more people can benefit off of it.

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u/wallphaser231 — 5 days ago
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Got this “Full Stack Internship” interview message from Internshala — legit or suspicious?

Got this message through Internshala for a Full Stack internship and honestly it feels a bit weird to me.

They directly asked me to WhatsApp “YES I AM COMING” and send my CV there without any prior technical screening/interview.

Message I received:

“Dear,
We would like to schedule your interview for the Full Stack profile through INTERNSHALA at our Noida office. Please confirm your availability by replying ‘YES I AM COMING’ and attach your CV on this number.

Interview Schedule:
Available Dates: 20th May 2026
Timings: Between 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: [REDACTED]

Best Regards
[Company Name Hidden]”

A few things that felt off:

  • Generic automated message
  • Asked to send CV on WhatsApp
  • No recruiter email/company domain
  • No screening round before calling onsite
  • Mass-hiring type vibe

Has anyone else received similar messages from Internshala listings?
Is this normal startup hiring behavior or a possible scam/low-quality internship?

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u/barneystinson6951 — 4 days ago
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Looking for Team Member for Amazon HackOn

Before anything my expertise -

  1. I have done app development

  2. i have deployed server on amazon aws ec2 & lambda function

  3. I have worked with gen ai, agents, STT, TTS.

  4. I have done full DSA (except DP that is ongoing) and crossed 350 questions on LeetCode.

Things i am looking for : -

You should know DSA and be capable enough to handle either

  1. Development (Web/app) - i can handle gen ai + aws

  2. Gen Ai + aws - I can handle the app development.

Dm if you are interested with your details, and if you want to ask for mine then too feel free!!

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u/official_risssu — 5 days ago
▲ 7 r/hackathon

Okay, so how to fix FOMO?

I am not even joking or exaggerating, whenever I am opening Internet, I see a new competition, program, event...

Now you may say that these are some random events, competitions, programs, but no, they are extremely prestigious which are participated by tens of thousands of hackers and students, many are backed by reputed firms (big techs or quant firms), many are backed by prestigious universities, many have extremely huge award, etc.

So the thing is, how can I even fix the fomo?

Are there any ways to track these competitions or getting the list of events or programs which are hosted or sponsored by specific companies or universities?

I have tried using platforms which like unstop, hackerearth, devfolio, etc - even after using all these, I often see a completely new competition out of nowhere (not random competition, but the competition backed by #1 uni, open to everyone, backed by extremely reputed firms, etc)

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u/Lucky_Creme_5208 — 4 days ago
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How to crack internship in 2nd year of BTech CSE?

How to crack internship in 2nd year of BTech CSE?

I am starting my 2nd year soon and want to get a good internship in tech.

Currently learning DSA and web development.

Can seniors guide:

- What skills should I focus on?

- How much DSA is enough?

- Are projects more important or coding questions?

- Best platforms for internships?

- Any mistakes to avoid?

Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks!

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u/codingbouy — 7 days ago
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In 2025, around 266 million people across 47 food-crisis countries/territories faced high acute food insecurity.

In 2025, around 266 million people across 47 food-crisis countries/territories faced high acute food insecurity.

Somalia has around 6 million people facing high acute food insecurity in April–June 2026. Sudan has nearly 19.5 million people facing acute hunger.

But the root problem is not only food shortage.

The real failure is late prediction, broken supply chains, weak aid targeting, climate shocks, affordability crisis, and no local job creation.

I’m building FoodShield AI.

It is an agent-based hunger intelligence and local economy activation system.

Not a normal AI chatbot. Not a donation app. Not just a dashboard.

The prototype will use AI agents to:

detect hunger risk early

reason why the risk is increasing

generate country/district risk scores

suggest emergency action plans

identify a country’s natural advantages

recommend local job-creation models

The goal is to detect hunger before it becomes an emergency and connect crisis response with local economic recovery.

I have previous national level hackathon experience. My last selection reached Top 100 / Top 25% stage, and I worked as a team leader. I have certificates and proof from that journey.

This time, I want to build a stronger prototype with a serious team.

AI Integration / Backend

Frontend / Dashboard

Pitch / Design

I will handle research, country analysis, root-cause logic, strategy, revenue model, and overall project direction.

Further rounds may include Delhi and Japan depending on qualification and competition process, so physical availability matters. If selected for sponsored rounds, the team should be ready to travel according to the official rules.

This is not for certificate collectors or one-day excitement.

If you are serious about AI, global problems, hunger, climate, economy, development, and real-world execution, message me.

Send:

your role or skill

past project or work

weekly time commitment

portfolio, GitHub, or design work if available

why you want to join

Only serious builders.

u/Secure-Nose970 — 5 days ago