Student Hunt 2017

Prizes

Prizes worth 3 lakhs up for grab!. Rank in the top 20, and get exclusive tickets for India's Largest Data Science Event, in Bengaluru,DataHack Summit 2017.

• Top 3 contestants will get a free pass to the Conference worth INR 15k!
• Contestants from ranks 4-5 will get a 50% OFFon Conference Tickets (2 days and 3 daysPass)
• Contestants from ranks 6-10 will get a 40% OFFon Conference Tickets (2 days and 3 daysPass)
• Contestants from ranks 11-20 will get a 25% OFFon Conference Tickets (2 days and 3 daysPass)

Along with this, You will be felicitated in front of a huge crowd in DataHack Summit!

Rules

FAQs

1. Who is a student?
   Any one undergoing a course from a recognised university or college will be considered as a student.
   
   
2. I am undergoing a part time course, will I be considered as student?
   Yes
   
   
3. I am a student, but I am unable to register for this hackathon?
   First, create a profile on Analytics Vidhya (SignUp) and then register yourself as a Student here.
   
   
4. What do you need in a Photo id?
   A photo id is an identification issued by your college / university acknowledging that you are a student. The id would typically have your roll number, start date and end date
   
   
5. How long will it take to be verified as a student?
   We will do it with in a couple of days. Normally, it is faster than that.

Contest Guidelines

• One person cannot participate with more than one user accounts.
• Appropriate taxes will be applicable on the prize money.
• You cannot use external data for modelling

Tools

• You are free to use any tool and machine you have rightful access to.
• You can use any programming language or statistical software.

Solution Checker

• You are free to use solution checker as many times as you want.
• Adding comment is mandatory for use of solution checker
• Comments will help you to refer to a particular solution at a later point in time.

Final Submissions

• Setting final submission is mandatory. If you don't make final submission, your entry would be dis-qualified.
• No submissions would be entertained after the hackathon ends.
• Code file is mandatory while setting final submission. For GUI based tools, upload zip file of snapshots of steps taken by you, else upload code file.
• The code file uploaded should be pertaining to your final submission. If we find any discrepancy between the two, your entry would be dis-qualified.

Expected conduct

• At any point in the hackathon, you are expected to respect fellow hackers and act with high integrity.
• Slack Live Chat admins hold the right to blacklist / block any participant found to use foul / disrespectful language. Chat forum will be closely monitored.
• Analytics Vidhya holds the right to disqualify any participant at any stage of competition if found indulged in fraudulent practices.