Build For Bharat Hackathon | ONDC | Google Cloud | Hack2skill
Overview Participation Criteria Problem Statement Jury Timeline Meetups Prize Mentors Contact Us Resources
Submission Deadline
  10/02/2024
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Build for Bharat Overview

1-4 Team Member Age 18+ only     India

Offline (Demo Day)

Who can participate?
  • Working Professionals
  • Startups
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Students
  • Innovators
  • Freelancers

Cash Prizes Worth ₹3Cr+ & an exclusive chance to secure funding from investors

Registration Deadline Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Retail/ECommerce
Logistics
Welcome to the Build for Bharat community, where innovation meets impact! Our initiative is a collaborative endeavour, presented by ONDC and proudly sponsored by industry leaders such as Google Cloud, Antler, Paytm, and Protean.

At Build for Bharat, we extend a warm invitation to students, professional developers, startups, and tech enthusiasts across the nation. This thrilling initiative is designed to be an immersive experience, aiming to bring together diverse talents with a shared passion for technology and a commitment to addressing real-world challenges in the e-commerce landscape.

Join us on this journey, supported by esteemed sponsors, to create meaningful solutions and build a future where technology shapes a dynamic and inclusive e-commerce landscape in Bharat.

Innovative Challenges

Tackle real-world problems in the e-commerce industry, leveraging the power of ONDC and Google Cloud technologies.

Mentorship

Gain insights and guidance from industry experts & mentors who will be available to support you throughout the event.

Prizes

Compete for exciting prizes, including cash rewards, Google Cloud credits, & the opportunity to showcase your project.

Networking

Connect with like-minded individuals, potential collaborators, and future employers in the tech ecosystem.

Jury Panel
Participation Criteria

Students

Gain practical coding experience and connect with industry professionals, enhancing their career prospects.

Freelancer

Diversify skills,   build an impressive portfolio,   and network for potential collaborations and projects.

Professionals

Upgrade expertise, advance careers, and mentor emerging talents while working with cutting-edge technology.

Startups

Explore investment opportunities, expand product offerings, and work with cutting-edge technology.

Students
Freelancers
Professionals
Startups
Next Gen Ventures
Hackathon (Foundational)
Hackathon (Scalable)
Problem Statement Categories

Next Gen Ventures

If you are a professional, entrepreneur, or part of an innovative startup with a groundbreaking business solution. The stage is set, and we invite you to unveil your visionary ideas under our New Venture!

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Hackathon

If you a student, a professional developer, or part of a dynamic startup with a passion for innovation. We invite you to dive into the world of innovation through our thrilling Hackathon, where you can shape the future of technology and revolutionize the e-commerce landscape.

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Professionals & Startups can apply .

LOGISTICS

Reverse Logistics

Ensure seamless returns while preventing fraudulent product swaps.

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LOGISTICS

Last Mile Hyperlocal

Leverage network advantages to optimize hyperlocal delivery costs.

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RETAIL COMMERCE

Onboarding Sellers & Digitizing Catalog

Streamline seller onboarding and catalog digitization for smooth network entry.

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LOGISTICS

Order Management & Inventory Management for grocery

Empower grocery sellers with real-time inventory management for digital success.

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RETAIL COMMERCE

Personalized Experience to Customers

Creating personalized recommendations in both bundled and unbundled settings on a network-level buying experience for improved customer engagement

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RETAIL COMMERCE

Data as a Service

Enable data exchange among Network Participants for business insights without compromising privacy or violating transaction contracts on the ONDC platform.

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FINTECH

Financial Services

Empower rural by leveraging data analytics to assess agricultural creditworthiness, enhancing trust and ensuring regulatory compliance

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Students , Professionals & Startups can apply.

Only Students can apply.

Retail Commerce

Catalogue scoring

Buyer Apps find it difficult to ensure that the catalogue they receive from Seller Apps is of a minimum acceptable quality such that their User Experience is not adversely affected.

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STUDENT ONLY

Retail Commerce

Indic language support

Currently, online commerce only caters to a specific segment of customers who can search & read results in English and read all the details carefully before purchasing the product.

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STUDENT ONLY

Retail Commerce

Negotiation engine

The APIs in ONDC Protocol are stateless. The facility to have conditional arrangements spanning a length of time across transactions is not available currently.

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Retail & Logistics

Optimal storage & retrieval in m*n sparse matrix

In an unbundled environment, definition and verification of pincode is separated, thus, a solution is required for optimal representation of the m*n sparse matrix in real-time

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STUDENT ONLY

Retail Commerce

Conversational interface

The objective is to create a conversational interface that guides non-tech savvy buyers through the online shopping experience while also providing the immersive experience that provides a real world “shopping feel”.

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STUDENT ONLY

Students & Professional can apply

Retail Commerce

Price optimization engine

The aim is to transform the way pricing strategies are traditionally devised and employed within the grocery retail industry.

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Retail Commerce

Catalog digitization

Currently, the onboarding process for a seller onto a Seller app can be complex and time-consuming due to factors such as lack of vernacular language support, low digital literacy, highly dynamic sku count and high cost of digitizing a store.

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Retail Commerce

Catalog indexing engine

Develop a solution (app/sdk/microservice) for catalog indexing and retrieval of information using structured query or unstructured query.

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Logistics

Using open source maps

Open Network enables a logistics player to get orders from multiple buyer applications and there is a need to decipher the best route/optimal utilisation to reduce the cost.

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Retail Commerce

Legal compliance & product safety

Every e-commerce merchant has to comply with multiple central & state regulations to ensure product & service safety for the buyer.

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Timeline
Prize

Cash Prizes Worth ₹3Cr+

  • Google Cloud Credits worth upto 202K USD
  • Equity-based grant by Antler India (~250K USD)
  • Chance for winners to secure equity based funding from Antler India post specified time period (~250 K USD)
  • Chance for the winners to be included in the Antler India Residency Program
  • All Shortlisted Teams will be provided Antler India mentorship for the demo day preparation
  • Antler to provide Grant Structuring & Residency Enrollments
  • Seat on the table with India’s Top VC/PE firms for them to invest in probable solutions
  • Proposed for each winning team : Non Equity based grant Upto 40K USD upfront
  • Cloud credits to shortlisted teams
  • Upto 100K$ Google Cloud credits to eligible startup team
  • Winning team to have tech support from Google Cloud

Scalable Solution

  • Cloud credits to shortlisted teams
  • Upto 100K $ Google Cloud credits to eligible winning team
  • 7500$ for each eligible winning team
  • 3500$ for 2nd prize
  • 1000$ additional for all Women team
  • 1 Ticket to Google Developer Groups event (if international), Ticket for all team members of winning team (if national)

STUDENT ONLY

Foundation

  • Cloud credits to shortlisted teams
  • Upto 2000$ Google Cloud credits to eligible student team
  • 3000$ for each eligible winning team
  • 1000$ for 2nd prize
  • 1000$ additional for all Women team
  • 1 Ticket to Google Developer Groups event (if international), Ticket for all team members of winning team (if national)
Meetups
Mentor Panel

To Be Announced
Resources

Build for Bharat Hackathon is open to individuals and teams from all over India. Whether you are a startup, working professional, student, or freelancer, if you have a passion for technology and a drive for innovation, this hackathon is for you.

The hackathon will be conducted online and teams can participate from the comfort of their homes, workspaces.

NADA, there is no fees involved at any stage of the hackathon.

You can register for the hackathon during the registration phase. Teams can be formed with a maximum of 4 members, and participants can explore public teams if they don't have one.

Yes, you can reffer to this PDF resource for your reference.

If you have any questions or need support, feel free to reach out to us at support@hack2skill.com Our dedicated team is here to assist you throughout the hackathon journey.

The Master Classes will start from 5th December 2023 for the participants and will run till 5th January 2024. The Master classes will consist of these following topics:
  • About ONDC
  • About Hackathon
  • Problem Statement Description
  • Mentorship Sessions

If you are facing any problem, you can reachout to us at buildforbharat@ondc.org

Register for the program of your preference (Next Gen Ventures or Hackathon) by simply clicking HERE.

1-4 member team is the idea team size for the hackathon.

Students cannot participate in Next Gen Ventures nor can be a part of a professional team.

No, professionals and startup folks cannot participate in the foundational problem statements of the hackathon.
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