BUGmania 5 – National Software Testing Championship
STAD Solution
📌About the Event
BUGmania 5 is a national-level online software testing competition by STAD Solution, where participants test a live e-commerce web application, find real bugs, prepare a bug report, and compete to become the top bug hunter. The event is free to enter, open to students and professionals, and offers a ₹11,000 cash prize plus certificates.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Mode of conduct: Online
- Competition format: Participants will test a live e-commerce web application and submit a structured bug report.
- Testing type: Manual testing only; automation tools are not allowed.
- Participation type: Individual participation only; team submissions are not accepted.
- Who can participate: Students, freshers, working professionals, college faculty, and anyone with manual testing knowledge can participate.
📅 Important Dates
- Registration opens: 1 May 2026
- Registration deadline: 1 June 2026, 11:59 PM
- Testing begins: 2 June 2026, 9:00 AM
- Submission deadline: 9 June 2026, 11:59 PM
- Jury evaluation: 10–16 June 2026
- Result announcement: 17 June 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility: Open to all — students, freshers, working professionals, faculty members, and manual testing learners can apply.
- Age limit: No age restriction mentioned.
- Team rule: Only individual entries are allowed.
- Task: Participants will receive a live e-commerce website link and a bug report template on 2 June 2026.
- Submission format: Bug reports must be submitted in Excel format (.xlsx) using the given template.
- Screenshot rule: Screenshots are mandatory for every bug entry.
- Submission file: Participants must submit the Excel bug report + screenshots folder as a ZIP file.
- File size limit: ZIP file should be within 100 MB.
- Late submission: Entries submitted after 9 June 2026, 11:59 PM will be disqualified.
- Evaluation criteria:
- Bug validity: 30 points
- Bug severity: 25 points
- Bug uniqueness: 25 points
- Report quality: 20 points
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Cash prize: ₹11,000 for the winner.
- Winner certificate: National Level Software Testing Champion Certificate.
- Participation certificate: Every participant who submits a bug report gets a National Level e-Certificate of Participation.
- Recognition: Winner’s profile and bug report may be featured on STAD Solution platforms.
- Career benefit: Useful for students and freshers who want to showcase QA, software testing, bug reporting, and manual testing skills on their resume or LinkedIn.