// 24-hour coding hackathon

HACKINFINITY

24 hours. Zero limits. Infinite builds.

countdown.sh

$ ./loop --starts-in

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days : hrs : min : sec

> register --nowView problems
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// teardown

Anatomy of a 24-hour build.

KEEP SCROLLING — IT COMES APART

PART 01 / 06

Display → your frontend

The UI is your pitch. Judges see this layer first — ship something that demos itself in three minutes.

PART 02 / 06

Keyboard → your code

~100,000 keystrokes in 24 hours. Every feature, fix, and force-push starts right here.

PART 03 / 06

Cooling → your debugging

Prod breaks at 4 AM. The team that stays cool, reads the stack trace, and patches it — wins.

PART 04 / 06

CPU + RAM → your backend

APIs, models, databases — the logic layer doing the heavy lifting while the UI takes the credit.

PART 05 / 06

Battery → your stamina

Hackathons aren't won by talent at hour 2. They're won by whoever's still committing at hour 22.

PART 06 / 06

Chassis → your team

The frame holding every layer together. 2–4 hackers, one repo, zero sleep. Assemble yours.

REBUILT.

torn down → understood → shipped. now bring yours.

while(true) { build(); }∞24 HOURS∞git push --force-your-limits∞ZERO LIMITS∞npm run ship∞INFINITE BUILDS∞sudo stay --awake∞HACKINFINITY 3.0∞
while(true) { build(); }∞24 HOURS∞git push --force-your-limits∞ZERO LIMITS∞npm run ship∞INFINITE BUILDS∞sudo stay --awake∞HACKINFINITY 3.0∞

// 01 — about

Oneloop.Noexitcondition.

HackInfinity 3.0 locks the doors on ordinary. For 24 straight hours you ideate, code, break, fix, and ship — then demo to judges before the loop closes. Bring a team, leave with a build.

0hrs

of non-stop building

0+

hackers in one arena

0+

problem statements

0K+

in prizes (₹)

01 / 04 — boot

~/hackinfinity

$ git init hackinfinity

Initialized empty repository — the loop begins.

$ npm create legend@3.0

✓ installed: caffeine, chaos, 3 teammates

$ ./start --hours 24 ▌

hack.ts— hour 07 of 24

1import { idea } from "./brain"

2

3async function hack(hours = 24) {

4const team = await assemble([4])

5while (hours--) {

6build(idea)

7debug(coffee.refill())

8}

9return team.demo() // no sleep, all ship

10}

feat: the ideafeat: mvp workswip: wild experimentfix: 4am bugmerge: it works!!feat: final demo

SHIPPED

exit 0 — 24 hours, one legend. that's the loop.

// 02 — domains

Pickyourbattlefield.

◉4 problems

AI / ML

Models that see, speak, and reason. Build intelligence that ships.

⬡3 problems

Blockchain / Web3

Trustless systems, on-chain logic, decentralized everything.

◈3 problems

IoT / Hardware

Sensors, edge compute, and machines that talk to the world.

✚4 problems

HealthTech

Tech that diagnoses faster, cares smarter, reaches farther.

◎3 problems

FinTech

Payments, lending, fraud — rebuild money for the next billion.

∞5 problems

Open Innovation

No box to think outside of. Bring the wildest idea in the room.

> cat all-problem-statements.md

// the arena

SPAWNPOINT

$ mount /dev/campus --rw

Aerial drone view of the campus
D Block academic building from above
Campus amenities
Campus grounds from above
Aerial drone view of the campus
D Block academic building from above
Campus grounds from above
Robotics lab session in progress
Campus grounds from above
Campus amenities
D Block academic building from above
Campus grounds from above
D Block academic building from above
Aerial drone view of the campus
Aerial view of the campus with mountains behind

$ pwd → /campus/main-block ▌

Main Campus, Innovation Block

24×7 open labsgigabit wi-firest zonesmidnight chai supply

$ ls ./campus --recursive

Campus amenities
D Block academic building from above
Aerial drone view of the campus
D Block academic building from above
Campus amenities
D Block academic building from above
D Block academic building from above
Campus amenities
D Block academic building from above
Campus amenities
D Block academic building from above
Aerial drone view of the campus

// 03 — timeline

gitlog--24-hours

a1f9e02(Day 1 · 08:00)

commit -m “Check-in & badge pickup”

4c7b3d1(Day 1 · 09:00)

commit -m “Opening ceremony — the loop begins”

9e02f5a(Day 1 · 10:00)

commit -m “Hacking starts”

b83c644(Day 1 · 13:00)

commit -m “Lunch + team sync”

07d1e9f(Day 1 · 18:00)

commit -m “Mentor round one”

f52a8c3(Day 2 · 00:00)

commit -m “Midnight surprise event”

3e9d047(Day 2 · 04:00)

commit -m “The 4 AM wall — coffee wave”

c14b7a9(Day 2 · 09:00)

commit -m “Code freeze”

8a05f2e(Day 2 · 10:00)

commit -m “Demos & judging”

d67e310(Day 2 · 12:00)

commit -m “Winners — the loop closes”

// 04 — prizes

Shiphard.Getpaid.

exit code 01

₹50,000

Champion

+ incubation fast-track

exit code 02

₹30,000

Runner-up

+ sponsor swag drop

exit code 03

₹20,000

Second runner-up

+ sponsor swag drop

+ track prizes, sponsor bounties, and internship interviews for standout teams

// 05 — faq

Readthedocs.

Any student with a valid college ID. Teams of 2–4. Cross-college teams are welcome.