ELECTROTHON 2K21
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6th Feb - 8th Feb

ABOUT

Join hundreds of participants in Electrothon - A plentitude of opportunities where enthusiastic minds could brainstorm on solutions for challenging issues through technology. Put your skills to the test, and you could win amazing prizes and sharpen your competitive edge. So be ready to caffeinate, collaborate and celebrate.

"Time was meaningless, except each moment was a countdown to the end."

DIVERSITY

A platform which provides an opportunity for women to meet their peers, interact with potential mentors, and to test their abaility to leverage technology to solve real-world problems. It's time for women participants to showcase their true talents and build ideas. Electrothon supports the theme - "Think equal, build smart, innovate for change", and promotes women developers around the globe. With that spirit, we invite women innovators, developers, creaters, designers and hackathon enthusiasts to showcase their projects and take them to the next level.

TIMELINE

Registration
Commences

12.00 A.M.

Dec 07, 2020

Registration
Ends

12.00 P.M.

Dec 24, 2020

Idea
Submission

12.00 P.M.

Jan 10, 2021

Proposal
Shortlisting

12.00 P.M.

Jan 20, 2021

Electrothon
D-Day

09.00 A.M.

Feb 6, 2021

Testimonials

Electrothon provided with some of the most ardent learners. It was mortifying to be a spec tator of the growth mindset unveiling. The diversity of participants added more energy to build viable products for dynamic users. <

-Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran
(Mozilla Evangelist | Tech Speaker)

Electrothon provided an appropriate platform to students from all over the country to work on India's problem state ment. It was an amazing experience to connect with all innovative students at Electrothon.

-Himanshu Shankar
(Entrepreneur | Product Developer)

It was an overwhelming experience to witness such an enthusiastic and inquisitive crowd. The enthusiasm for the work shop was humbling.

-Prateek Narang
(Co-Founder Coding Blocks)

Team SPEC orchestrated the event with enthusiasm no less than that of the participants. They have set the bar higher for every de partmental society. I con gratulate team for making all the events a grand suc cess and wishing them all the very best for upcoming events. Keep the spirit alive.

-Dr. Dharmendra Singh Yadav
(Officer In-Charge, SPEC)

FAQs

Do I need to have some specific qualification to be a participant for the Electrothon?

Yes, you must be a student from any University/College in India.

What kind of solutions will be accepted?

Apart from the technologies mention on the website, we have an Innovation section, in which the participants can give their own ideas on recent technologies.

Can a college have multiple teams?

Yes, there is no restriction here.

Who owns my project?

The team that develops the project is the owner of the project. We do encourage sharing of code with others in the community or making code open source but it is not mandatory.

What is selection criteria?

Evaluation criteria will include novelty of the idea, complexity, clarity and details in the prescribed format, feasibility, practicability, sustainability, scale of impact, user experience and potential for future work progression.scripts, fonts) on a web page to be requested from another domain outside the domain from which the resource originated.

What do I get from the event?

The winners will be awarded prizes worth 30k. The participants will get a certificate of participation and a platform to showcase their talent to get more exposure.

What is the goal of the Electrothon?

We want to create an environment that embraces new ideas and technology solutions at the industry level. A place where technology designers and developers can come to help real life problems which can be solved through engineering. We know it takes longer than a weekend to build great solutions, but this is ample time to form teams of good people and begin creating great solutions.

How does SPEC promote diversity?

To promote active participation of females, we encourage female participation via targeted events/workshops. Also, we strictly follow our code of conduct to make a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for everyone. To ensure this, we have separate reserved seats for female participants as well as cash prizes up to Rs. 5000 for the best female-only team.