ABOUT THE HACKATHON 

• The participation period will last for 4 weeks starting from 5th September 2022. Each team will select a problem to solve during this entire time. 
• Each Team will comprise of 4 Members 2 gentlemen and at least 2 ladies and a Team Lead. The Team Lead is part of the team and can contribute to the creation of the project. 
• We will have a Lead Mentor/Coach from Microsoft ADC in charge of the mentorship process, and mentors to ensure the participants fully benefit from the event in terms of delivery and support to the students; even as they prepare for their projects.   

• The Hackathon Is 4 weeks, each week is a sprint on its own. Each Team will be required to submit their weekly report of what they are working on for review. 
• If the team will use Microsoft Azure for the development of their solution, they are only allowed to Strictly use Azure for Students Subscription which they can activate from http://aka.ms/azureforstudents

• We will be judging students’ projects against Project idea, user experience
  1. Idea - Originality: Has this or something similar been done before? Scope: How ambitious is the scope of the project? Have the team thought of where they would take it if they had more time?
• We will be judging students’ projects against Project idea, user experience
  2. Address the Challenge Does the project address the Challenge, and present a clear and relevant solution?
• We will be judging students’ projects against , the project Business structure/Model
  3. Business Value What business value does your project provide?
• We will be judging students’ projects against Focus & Complexity
  4. Execution Focus: Did the team do a good job of keeping on task, or was their execution scattershot? Complexity: How complex was the solution? What technologies were used?
• We will be judging students’ projects Completion
  5. Completion: Does it work or is it a mock-up? We're looking for a prototype, not necessarily something ready to go out to market.
• Have the Students created something?
  6. Make Something Does the project make or create something tangible that can be shown or demonstrated, going beyond an idea?