Hackcache '26

HACKCACHE ’26 — 48-HOUR ONLINE HACKATHON
CACHEDINFO × GCET JAMMU

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🔥 USE CODE GCET100 TO GET ₹100 OFF

🏆 ₹1.22 LAKH+ TOTAL VALUE
💰 ₹80,000 CASH PRIZES
💼 ₹15,000 PAID INTERNSHIPS
🏔️ FULLY FUNDED 2-DAY MCLEOD GANJ TRIP
👥 TEAMS OF 1–3
💻 100% ONLINE
🎓 OPEN TO COLLEGE + SCHOOL STUDENTS
🌎 OPEN TO ALL BRANCHES & BACKGROUNDS

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📅 KEY DATES

Registrations Open: 24 August 2026
Registration Deadline: 20 October 2026

Problem Statements & Resources: 22 October 2026
Hackathon: 23–24 October 2026
Duration: 48 HOURS

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🎓 WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM ANY COLLEGE OR SCHOOL.

• All branches and specialisations
• Engineering & non-engineering backgrounds
• CS, ECE, Mechanical, Commerce, BBA, MBA, Arts & Humanities and more
• Freshers and first-time hackathon participants
• High school students
• No specific programming language required
• No prior hackathon experience required
• No specific technical background required

TEAM SIZE: 1–3 MEMBERS
SOLO PARTICIPATION: ALLOWED
INTER-COLLEGE TEAMS: ALLOWED
INTER-BRANCH TEAMS: ALLOWED

You can build a team with students from different colleges,
branches or academic backgrounds.

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💡 HACKATHON THEMES

1. REIMAGINE GOVERNMENT
Simplify how citizens interact with government websites
and digital services.

2. SOCIAL IMPACT
Build solutions for accessibility, education, healthcare,
sustainability, communities and everyday problems.

3. BANKING & FINANCE
Reimagine how people save, spend, invest, borrow and
manage money.

4. OPEN INNOVATION
Bring your own idea and build something useful,
innovative or unexpected.

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🧩 PROBLEM STATEMENTS

Problem statements will be released to registered teams
on 22 October 2026 — one day before the hackathon.

You then get the FULL 48 HOURS to build your solution.

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📦 WHAT YOU NEED TO SUBMIT

Every team must submit:

1. PUBLIC GITHUB REPOSITORY
2. LIVE WORKING PROJECT URL
3. 5-MINUTE DEMO VIDEO
4. SHORT PITCH DECK

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🤖 AI IS ALLOWED — AND ENCOURAGED

Use AI coding assistants, generative AI, no-code tools
and other resources while building.

You should still be able to UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN
what you have built.

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🧰 BEGINNER-FRIENDLY RESOURCES

EVERY PARTICIPATING TEAM GETS:

• AI Prompt Packs
• Problem-Solving Playbooks
• Ideation Guides
• Curated Technical Resources
• No-Code Tool Resources
• Pitch Deck Templates
• Support Resources During The Hackathon

The goal is to reduce the experience gap and help you
focus on solving problems and building useful products.

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⚖️ JUDGING

EVERY SUBMISSION IS EVALUATED USING THE SAME 50-POINT SCORECARD.

Innovation — 10
Technical Execution — 10
Design & UX — 10
Impact — 10
Presentation — 10

TOTAL: 50 POINTS

Scores from the judges will be averaged to determine
the final ranking. No single judge can independently
determine the result.

The judging panel includes professionals and academics
from Metropolis Healthcare, Thapar Institute of Engineering
& Technology, GCET Jammu, Aditya Birla Capital,
Sharda University and C-DAC India.

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🏆 PRIZES & OPPORTUNITIES

HACKCACHE ’26 HAS ₹1.22 LAKH+ IN TOTAL VALUE,
INCLUDING CASH PRIZES, INTERNSHIPS, TRAVEL,
EXPERIENCES AND OTHER BENEFITS.

🥇 1ST PLACE — WINNING TEAM

• 3 PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
• ₹5,000 PER PERSON
• ₹15,000 TOTAL INTERNSHIP PAYOUT
• FULLY FUNDED 2-DAY MCLEOD GANJ TRIP
• TRIP WITH THE CACHEDINFO FOUNDERS
• FREE MOCK INTERVIEW
• RESUME-BUILDING SESSION
• RECOMMENDATION LETTERS FROM JUDGES
• HACKATHON T-SHIRTS

INTERNSHIPS ARE REMOTE AND FLEXIBLE.

🥈🥉 2ND & 3RD PLACE

• FREE 1-ON-1 MOCK INTERVIEW
• RESUME-BUILDING SESSION
• RECOMMENDATION LETTERS FROM JUDGES
• HACKATHON T-SHIRT

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🎁 EVERY TEAM THAT SUBMITS

EVERY TEAM THAT COMPLETES A VALID SUBMISSION RECEIVES:

• AI PROMPT PACKS
• STRATEGY & PROBLEM-SOLVING GUIDES
• PITCH DECK TEMPLATES
• SUPPORT RESOURCES
• VERIFIABLE PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE

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🏔️ MCLEOD GANJ EXPERIENCE

THE WINNING TEAM GETS A FULLY FUNDED 2-DAY
MCLEOD GANJ EXPERIENCE WITH THE CACHEDINFO FOUNDERS.

TRAVEL + ACCOMMODATION + BREAKFAST + DINNER COVERED.

Travel is arranged from Jammu. Participants travelling
from outside Jammu are provided suitable travel arrangements.

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💳 REGISTRATION FEE

₹600 PER TEAM
1, 2 OR 3 MEMBERS — SAME PRICE.

WITH REFERRAL:
FRIEND PAYS ₹500
REFERRER RECEIVES ₹100 CREDIT

REFERRAL DISCOUNT IS APPLIED DURING CHECKOUT
AND IS VALID ONLY ON CACHEDINFO.

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📌 IMPORTANT RULES

• Team size: 1–3 members
• Inter-college teams allowed
• Cross-branch teams allowed
• Solo participation allowed
• Public GitHub repository required
• Working project URL required
• Maximum 5-minute demo video
• Pitch deck required
• AI tools permitted
• Participants must be able to explain their project
• Projects must be created during the hackathon period
• Judging follows the published 5-category scorecard
• Registration fees are non-refundable after payment confirmation
• Slot transfers to another team member are permitted
• Full refund in case of organiser cancellation
• Registrations carry forward if the event is postponed

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🚀 WHY PARTICIPATE?

HACKCACHE IS NOT JUST FOR EXPERIENCED DEVELOPERS.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CODE TO PARTICIPATE.

Teams can divide responsibilities across:

DEVELOPMENT • DESIGN • RESEARCH • PRODUCT
CONTENT • BUSINESS • OTHER ROLES

Go from:

IDEA → SOLUTION → WORKING PROTOTYPE → PRESENTATION

ALL WITHIN 48 HOURS.

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📍 FORMAT: FULLY ONLINE
👥 TEAM SIZE: 1–3
⏱️ DURATION: 48 HOURS
🎓 ELIGIBILITY: COLLEGE + SCHOOL STUDENTS
🌎 OPEN TO ALL BRANCHES & BACKGROUNDS

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GET ₹100 OFF YOUR TEAM REGISTRATION

REGISTER NOW:
cachedinfo.in/hackathon