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✨ EPIC AI HACKATHON

Manthan

Where ideas meet reality.

A chance to spark new ideas, push boundaries, and shape the future. The Manthan Hackathon dares you to harness Krutrim's proprietary models and infrastructure for groundbreaking AI solutions. Let your imagination run wild!

Attractive Prizes

Winner

₹15 Lakh

1st Runner Up

₹10 Lakh

2nd Runner Up

₹5 Lakh

Notable Mentions

Up to 5 winners (₹1 Lakh each)

Event Timeline

Round 1: Submit a concept note

Tue, Apr 1 - 11:59 pm

Last date to submit entries

Fri, Apr 4 - 10:00 am

Shortlisted entries will be announced

Round 2: Pitch your idea

Mon, Apr 7 - 10:00 am onwards

Shortlisted teams will present to the jury

Tue, Apr 8 - 5:00 pm

Hackathon participants will be announced (upto 25 teams)

Round 3: Get Hacking

Thu, Apr 10 - 10:00 am

Hackathon Begins

Fri, Apr 11 - 12:00 pm

Hackathon Ends

Awards & Closure

Fri, Apr 11 - 4:00 pm

Prize Distribution

Rules and Criteria

Rules

  • Form a multi-disciplinary team to develop applications using Krutrim Cloud, Maps, or Krutrim AI Models.
  • Each team must have 3 to 5 members, with equal collaboration among all participants.
  • The project must align with one of the announced themes.

Submission Criteria for Concept Note

Objective & User Persona

Clearly state the primary goal of your project and define the specific user persona(s) it targets.

Key Outcomes & Impact Metrics

Outline the desired results and any quantifiable metrics you plan to use to measure success.

Technical Architecture

Describe how various components will interact, including frameworks, libraries, or external services.

Infrastructure Requirements

Specify the resources needed, such as hardware, cloud instances, or specialized tooling.

External Services

If your project relies on any third-party APIs or services, provide relevant details about their role.

Team Member Roles

Identify each contributor's responsibilities, such as frontend, backend, data science, product or design.

Project Origin

Indicate whether the project is an extension of existing work or entirely new, and clarify if it integrates with an existing codebase.

Open-Source Stack

If you plan to use any open-source components, list them here and note how they fit into the overall architecture.

Themes for Hackathon

Hackathon Entries

Pitching Your Idea

15 Minutes

Per team presentation

5 Criteria

For judging submissions

Expert Panel

Of judges and mentors

Presentation Format

Teams will be invited to present the ideas to judges in close group (15 min each)

Judgement Criteria

Technical innovation25%
Business impact25%
Integration with existing cloud services20%
Implementation completeness15%
Presentation quality15%

Hackathon Day

Support & Resources

Mentor Allocation

Participants will be given support from Infra and AI team

Infrastructure

Free Credits to be provided as per Infrastructure requirement to each team

Continuous Support

Judges & Mentors to interact throughout for continuous judging & elimination

Judges and Mentors

Chandra Khatri

Chandra Khatri

Founding Head of AI at Krutrim

Dr. Rajkiran Panuganti

Dr. Rajkiran Panuganti

AI Engineering Lead

Dr. Ashish Kulkarni

Dr. Ashish Kulkarni

LLM Training Lead

Nitin Kashyap

Nitin Kashyap

VP, Product

Nikhil Nautiyal

Nikhil Nautiyal

Sr. Director, Product

Kumar Deepak

Kumar Deepak

Sr. Director Engineering

Anirban Das

Anirban Das

Product Lead, Ola Electric

Sunit Singh

Sunit Singh

SVP, Product

Navendu Agarwal

Navendu Agarwal

Head of Business

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