linkedIn and Accenture have collaborated to host Hack Fest 2016, a non-stop 20-hour challenge in Bangalore from September 24 to 25. In this contest, students from across India will have a unique opportunity to solve real-world business and human challenges through innovative approaches and game-changing ideas.
All final and pre-final-year students across graduation and post-graduation courses in India are eligible to take part. Each participant is required to register individually before August 15, 2016. Teams of up to four students will be formed on the first day of the event. Topics and themes for the hackathon will be provided at the event. Students will need to hack, but not necessarily code, to conceive new ideas that elevate human performance at work. Each member of the winning team will get new products from Apple, Bose and Motorola. Members of the second and third place teams will win products from Bose and Amazon.