📌About the Event

Summer Of Codesfest 2.0 is a two-stage national-level innovation challenge for student innovators, developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts. The event begins with an online ideathon where participants submit solution proposals and presentations, followed by an offline hackathon finale at VIT Bhopal where shortlisted teams build functional MVPs. The hackathon focuses on real-world impact across tracks like AI Agents, Campus Innovation, Robotics, Open Innovation, and Machine Learning, with a prize pool of ₹40,000 plus merchandise.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Organized by: GSoC Innovators’ Club
• Format: Hybrid
• Round 1: Online Ideathon
• Round 2: Offline Hackathon Finale
• Offline venue: VIT Bhopal Campus, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
• Theme: Building solutions that create real-world impact
• Tracks:
  • AI Agents
  • Campus Innovation & Student Solutions
  • Hardware Projects & Robotics
  • Open Innovation
  • Machine Learning Track by HackWithIndia
• Participants: Students, developers, designers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts
• Team size: Solo participation or teams allowed

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📅 Important Dates

• Registration opens: 16 June 2026
• Online Ideathon phase: 16 June – 18 July 2026
• Online phase ends: 18 July 2026
• Offline finale: 30–31 July 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibility:
  • Open to students, developers, designers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts
  • Participants can register individually or as a team
  • Round 2 is open only to qualified teams from Round 1

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Total prize pool: ₹40,000 + merchandise
• Overall winners receive:
  • Trophy
  • Cash prize
  • Certificates
  • Club merchandise
• Track winners receive:
  • Certificate of Excellence / Merit
  • Merchandise
  • Virtual credits
  • HackWithIndia track winners receive:
  • Certificate of Excellence / Merit
  • Cash prizes