Eligibility

HackTheEast is open to currently enrolled university students and recent graduates (within 3 years of graduation). Participants must be at least 18 years old or have parental consent. All skill levels are welcome, from beginners to experienced developers. 

Original Work

• All code must be written during the official hackathon period.
• Previously started projects or pre-written codebases are strictly not allowed.
• Using prior knowledge, tutorials, and public documentation is allowed.
• Public frameworks, APIs, and open-source libraries are allowed.
• You may build on an idea you had before, but you must implement it from scratch for this event, without reusing your own prior private code for core functionality.
• Forking open-source repos is allowed if your submission adds substantial newfunctionality or a significantly different application. You must clearly credit the original repo in the README.

Submission

• All work must stop at the end of the official hackathon period. 

• Organizers may inspect commit timestamps, video metadata, and other evidence; changes after the deadline may disqualify the project. 

• Submission must Include: 

• • GitHub (or equivalent) repository link. 

• • 2-minute demo video introducing your solution. 

Comprehensive Rules: https://hacktheeast.com/rules.pdf