WHY PARTICIPATE

An Open Platform for our Participators

Whether you’re writing your first lines of HTML or building a VR app, HackTU 4.0 is just the place for you. We will take care of everything :)

To Build: Watching software materialize from pure thought, part by part is the closest to experiencing magic we have ever got to. And we’re excited to see that magic happen!

To Learn: Whenever you’re stuck on a problem or need suggestions they'll always be within a hand’s reach.

To Make New Friends: HackTU 4.0 provides a brilliant opportunity for you and your team to forge professional contacts and make new friends.

To Flaunt Your Skills: Participating in hackathons will help you stand out from the competition and show that you truly are passionate about coding.

ABOUT

TIET

The Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) is one of India's oldest and finest educational institutions, which provides a steady source of highly skilled talent to the nation as well as overseas. Founded in 1956, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, located in Patiala, has been a pioneer in engineering education, research and innovation. Our community involves ingenious minds solvers who are eager to make the world a better place to live in with their innovative techniques and discoveries.

CCS

The Creative Computing Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies of TIET. It consists of budding tech geeks who are constantly working towards building their skill set and creating and promoting a healthy technical environment at TIET. With the knowledge and experience of 18 years, the society aims to help students innovate and bring out their creative side.

SCHEDULE


Themes

Environment and Sustainability
Sustainability is a global issue that should be dealt with quickly. We encourage our hackers to come up with innovative ideas and create solutions to better our environment and tackle the issue of climate change.


Web3 and Blockchain
The next generation of the internet is decentralized. This track will be a great experience for hackers to learn new technologies, work with various chains, and come up with unique ideas.


Finance
This track will encourage hackers to create hacks that will be related to lending, payments, investment management and banking as a service.


Open Innovation
Build a scalable solution that leverages open innovation to tackle a real-world challenge in an inclusive and creative manner.


Fampay
Track 1

Unleash your tech wizardry and make FamPay the reigning monarch of campus payments! 👑 ...



Track 2

How many of you can confidently say that you are financially aware?! 💭 Do you get anxiety by terms like SIP, Income Tax, TDS, stock markets, trading? ...


Internet of Things
CCS in collaboration with IETE Thapar invites you to harness the power of the Internet of Things and Electronics Engineering to build solutions for any of the themes featured at HackTU 4.0 to win the Best IoT Project prize! Just fill the registration form and provide details of the components you would require for your awesome project!

Components Requirement Form

Prizes


  • Amazon Voucher worth 20,000

  • Free Yocket Prep 6 months plan for all members

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 250$

  • Devfolio T shirts and Schwags

  • Newtonschool kits

  • Lifetime Taskade free upgrade

  • The Product house t-shirt

  • 2 hours of free games @Youth Cave

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • Coupons worth 25$ for Art of Problem Solving products

  • HackTU tees for all members

  • Amazon Voucher worth 10,000

  • Free Yocket Prep 6 months plan for all members

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 125$

  • Newtonschool kits

  • Devfolio t shirts and Schwags

  • The Product House T-shirts

  • 1.5 hours of free games @Youth Cave

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • Lifetime Taskade free upgrade

  • HackTU tees for all members

  • Amazon Voucher worth 7,000

  • Newtonschool kits

  • Devfolio t shirts and schwags

  • 40% off coupons on Yocket Premium "pro" and "all-star" plans

  • Lifetime Taskade free upgrade

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 hour free games @Youth Cave

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • HackTU tees for all members

  • Amazon Voucher worth 6,000

  • 30% off coupons on Yocket Premium "pro" and "all-star" plans, a Yocket Prep subscription worth Rs 2499 free

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • Amazon Voucher worth 6,000

  • 30% off coupons on Yocket Premium "pro" and "all-star" plans, a Yocket Prep subscription worth Rs 2499 free

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • Amazon Voucher worth 7,200

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • 15,000 to be transferred to the team members' Fampay wallet

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • HackTU tees for all members

  • 15,000 to be transferred to the team members' Fampay wallet

  • Digital Ocean Credits worth 100$

  • 1 .xyz domain per member

  • HackTU tees for all members

  • 200$-60 day free trial from Digital Ocean

  • 1-month access to the premium plan by EchoAR

  • Discount Coupons by Youth Cave

  • Rosenfeld media 20% discount coupon

  • 5-year free upgrades for Taskade

  • Vouchers for Rs 500 off for Yocket Prep 6 months plan

  • Async online mock interviews with unlimited practice sessions

  • 90-day free trial from Balsamiq

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FAQS

These are a few common questions. If you have any other questions, please get in touch.

A hackathon is an event, usually hosted by a tech company or organization, where programmers get together for a short period of time to collaborate on a project (usually a website or an app).

Any student pursuing a college degree can participate.

HackTU 4.0 will be a 24 hours hackathon which will take place on 4th-5th of February.

HackTu 4.0 will be conducted in hybrid mode. Only TIET students have the option for attending the hackathon in offline mode. Necessary information will be provided to online participants through their registered mail.

No, not at all. Participation to HackTU is free of cost.

Yes.

A team can consist of 1 to 4 members.

Yes. Absolutely. You will be provided with proper meals and refreshments.

You just need your laptop, phone and a stable internet connection.

The prizes will be proportional to the number of members in the team. For the best first year hack, the prize will either be an amazon voucher of 3000, or proportional to the members of the team, whichever is greater.