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Microsoft presents MSHACK, an initiative of Hack2skill, powered by Microsoft Azure.

This Hackathon will bring together developers, designers, subject-matter experts, and other interested people who are creating innovative solutions to new and old problems. Hack2skill provides the perfect ground to network & teamwork for tech-driven entrepreneurs & students. Together Microsoft Azure & Hack2skill’s aim is to launch a platform that would give brands innovative solutions by young techpreneurs who would in turn be fostered & well-guided.

Code For India is an Initiative undertaken by Hack2skill to solve real problems that plague the Growth of India.

This 30-hour long hackathon focuses on the industry as it relates to solving problems of the future. It blends innovation with creativity and constructs solutions to the problems in the areas such as Health, Education, Pollution, Citizen Security and your open innovations making your experience peerless and one of a kind. Join us in this unique and exciting journey in two cities Delhi and Bengaluru on 15th - 16th December 2018 and 19th - 20th January 2019 respectively.

Hack2skill is an upskilling platform, carefully curated to with the aim to bridge the gap between potential employees and employers by means of upskilling the technical youth of India in the domain of burgeoning futuristic technologies such as Blockchain, Web3, Deeptech, Metaverse, Augmented Reality, etc.

Who should participate?

Working Professionals, Startups and Technology enthusiasts, anyone who love to Code.

Requirements

Build projects on Microsoft Azure platform only.

At MSHACK you have a limited amount of time to come up with an idea and build a solution. Here we will show you different features in Microsoft Azure along with links to tutorials to help you build an awesome hack, no matter what programming language you choose!

How can we Start?

This is an offline hackathon, conducted in two phases:

1st Phase [Team Registration - Online]
Profile Sorting Process on the basis of Registration Form filled by Participants (Limited seats available)

Offline Hackathon Phase [After Team selection]
#30HOURS Coding

Hack on : 19th - 20th January 2019

Registration Closed

Hack Ended : 15th - 16th December 2018

Registration Closed

Design Ecosystem Partner

Ecosystem Partner

Community Partner

Online Media Partner

Winner will be rewarded
with the Prizes

Hack | Code | Connect

Cash prize worth

₹1,00,000^*

*Each City ₹50k

Challenges

Change the world of hassle & puzzled industries during a 30 hour hack, in which you’ll take these challenges to the next level. You can explore the area of your choice from any of the two categories mentioned below or start with your own project (Open Innovation).

MapmyIndia

MapmyIndia has created a niche, bringing India on the global-map of navigation and telematics as a truly “Made in India” company. With over 22 years of technological innovations in mapping technologies, the company has built comprehensive, accurate and feature enriched map datasets. These maps are professionally curated, continuously updated and used in navigation, telematics, analytics, and location based services.
We encourage participants of the hackathon to better connect with the community with our maps.

Problem Statement:
Use MapmyIndia Map APIs and SDKs in your web and mobile apps to develop solutions for India’s growing cities - be it a solution for logistic operations, emergency response system, last mile delivery or location based business analytics or any urban city or rural expansion challenges

Hack2skill

Hack2skill needs to build a Campus Ambassador Program for our representatives in colleges/ institutes across India so we can build the robots ecosystem.

We should be able to assign tasks or goals to them
Have discussions on active Hackathons/ events in groups or one on one
Should be able to track the progress of the assign tasks

Note: Messaging, accounts, dashboards, rich media content support are some of the key requirements to be enabled on the platform. Hack2skill is India’s leading platform to create Hackathons and tech innovation events to generate pathbreaking ideas for the industry.

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Esteemed Judges and Mentors

Meet our esteemed Judges for MSHACK to judge you through all the challenges and that you face during the MSHACK. They are also the judging panel throughout the MSHACK, to judge you on your various skills.