25–26 NOVEMBER 2026 / AIT, CHIKKAMAGALURU / REGISTRATION CLOSES 21 NOV 2026 / PRIZE POOL ₹1,00,000
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24-HOUR HACKATHON.
HOUR-BY-HOUR SCHEDULE.

25–26 November 2026 · BGS Seminar Hall, AIT, Chikkamagaluru.

CONFIRMED 24-HOUR HACKATHON TIMELINE · REPORTING STARTS 9:00 AM ON 25 NOVEMBER 2026.
DAY 0125 NOVEMBER 2026

Inauguration, Briefing & Hackathon Commences

09:00 – 10:00Participant reporting & registration verificationConfirmed
10:00 – 11:00Grand Inauguration Ceremony & Keynote Address (BGS Seminar Hall)Confirmed
11:00 – 11:30Problem statement release & domain orientationConfirmed
11:3024-Hour Hackathon Timer Starts (Hack Commences)Confirmed
13:00 – 14:00Lunch Break & NetworkingConfirmed
14:00 – 16:30Sprint 01: Architecture, wireframing & initial prototypingConfirmed
16:30 – 17:00High Tea & Mentorship Interaction Round 1Confirmed
17:00 – 20:00Sprint 02: Core feature implementation & hardware testingConfirmed
20:00 – 21:00Dinner & team syncConfirmed
21:00 – 00:00Sprint 03: Overnight coding, circuit integration & checkpointConfirmed
DAY 0226 NOVEMBER 2026

Midnight Sprint, Submissions & Grand Finale

00:00 – 03:00Midnight Sprint & debugging sessionsConfirmed
03:00 – 03:30Midnight snacks & power boost refreshmentsConfirmed
03:30 – 07:30Sprint 04: Feature completion, bug fixes & edge-case testingConfirmed
07:30 – 08:30Breakfast & morning refreshConfirmed
08:30 – 11:30Sprint 05: Final code freeze, documentation & prototype submissionsConfirmed
11:3024-Hour Hackathon Concludes (Timer Stops)Confirmed
11:30 – 13:30Round 1 Domain Evaluations & Live Working DemonstrationsConfirmed
13:30 – 14:30Lunch BreakConfirmed
14:30 – 16:00Grand Finale Project Pitches before Main JuryConfirmed
16:00 – 17:30Valedictory Ceremony & Prize Distribution (₹1,00,000 Pool)Confirmed
24-HOUR CONTINUOUS HACKATHONHOUR 01 TO HOUR 24 BREAKDOWN

Detailed 24-Hour
Hour-by-Hour Schedule.

From problem statement briefing at 11:30 AM on 25 November until the final code freeze at 11:30 AM on 26 November, every hour of continuous innovation is structured for maximum momentum.

HOUR 0111:30 – 12:30 · Day 1

Commencement & Problem Analysis

Problem statement deep-dive, domain breakdown, technical stack selection and architecture blueprinting.

Timer Starts (Hour 00)
HOUR 0212:30 – 13:30 · Day 1

Scaffolding & Initial Setup

Git repo initialization, environment scaffolding and CI/CD/database provisioning (Lunch 13:00 – 14:00).

HOUR 0313:30 – 14:30 · Day 1

Data Modeling & Interface Schemas

Database schema design, REST/GraphQL contract definitions and UI/UX wireframing.

HOUR 0414:30 – 15:30 · Day 1

Sprint 01: Core Skeleton

Frontend layout implementation, API routing setup and backend service scaffolding.

HOUR 0515:30 – 16:30 · Day 1

Sprint 01: Initial Prototype

CRUD operational endpoints, basic state management and hardware wiring.

HOUR 0616:30 – 17:30 · Day 1

Mentorship Interaction Round 1

Progress sync with domain mentors, architecture critique and technical feedback (High Tea 16:30 – 17:00).

HOUR 0717:30 – 18:30 · Day 1

Sprint 02: Core Feature Build

Algorithmic logic implementation, AI prompt/pipeline integration and cybersecurity safeguards.

HOUR 0818:30 – 19:30 · Day 1

Sprint 02: Data & Sensor Interfacing

Intelligent scoring/fraud models, transaction pipeline build or IoT sensor telemetry streaming.

HOUR 0919:30 – 20:30 · Day 1

Module Integration & Dinner

Frontend-backend wiring, service communication testing and dinner break (Dinner 20:00 – 21:00).

HOUR 1020:30 – 21:30 · Day 1

Checkpoint 1 & Strategy Sync

Internal milestone assessment, outstanding tasks triage and overnight sprint roadmap.

HOUR 1121:30 – 22:30 · Day 1

Sprint 03: Overnight Deep Coding

Complex feature development, authentication flows and transaction verification routines.

HOUR 1222:30 – 23:30 · Day 1

Mid-Hack Stability Checkpoint

Halfway mark review, bug triaging, code linting and database query optimization.

HOUR 1323:30 – 00:30 · Day 1

Midnight Engineering

Edge-case handling, error boundaries, resilient exception handling and data validation.

HOUR 1400:30 – 01:30 · Day 2

Midnight Sprint: Module Hardening

System-level integration, API latency tuning and security penetration self-checks.

HOUR 1501:30 – 02:30 · Day 2

Deep Workflow Testing

Simulated concurrency testing, payload stress tests and hardware circuit stability.

HOUR 1602:30 – 03:30 · Day 2

Power Refresh & Refactoring

Codebase cleanup, modular refactoring and midnight refreshment boost (03:00 – 03:30).

HOUR 1703:30 – 04:30 · Day 2

Sprint 04: Advanced Capabilities

Secondary features implementation, export capabilities and analytics dashboards.

HOUR 1804:30 – 05:30 · Day 2

UI Polish & User Experience

Responsive styling adjustments, micro-interactions, accessibility checks and feedback states.

HOUR 1905:30 – 06:30 · Day 2

Dawn End-to-End Validation

Full system run-throughs, seed data preparation and automated test execution.

HOUR 2006:30 – 07:30 · Day 2

Mentorship Interaction Round 2

Pre-submission technical review, demonstration flow rehearsal and final mentor inputs.

HOUR 2107:30 – 08:30 · Day 2

Breakfast & Morning Refresh

Breakfast recharge, morning refresh and team alignment on submission tasks (07:30 – 08:30).

HOUR 2208:30 – 09:30 · Day 2

Sprint 05: Deployment & Freeze Prep

Production build checks, cloud/local deployment verification and live demo staging.

HOUR 2309:30 – 10:30 · Day 2

Documentation & Pitch Packaging

Repository README finalization, architecture diagram exports, slide deck and demo video.

HOUR 2410:30 – 11:30 · Day 2

Final Code Freeze & Submission

Git push of final commit, project portal submission form upload and demo testing buffer.