Hackathons are a great way to enhance your coding skills and proficiency. They help you to put your coding skills to the test and enable you to learn and grow with the best minds.

Here is an amazing opportunity for you to take part in India's largest coding competition for kids.

Codingal, the #1 code-learning platform that provides online coding classes for kids brings you National Coding Olympiad 2021 Hackathon. It's designed to inspire, motivate and engage grade 1-12 students to learn to code.

You can ideate, create an application, game, or website around a theme and compete with the best coders out there. Let your imagination have no limits. Start building innovative projects and have lots of fun along the way!

Important Dates

Submit your project by January 15, 2022.

The hackathon is divided into three grade groups:

Build a project using block-based platforms such as Scratch, Thunkable, Code.org by choosing one of the below themes. You can choose and build one project for the themes consisting of two projects.

Theme 1: Astronomy

Project 1: Build a story animation of your favorite astronaut.

Project 2: Build a game to help the astronaut find the spaceship in a space quest.

Theme 2: My Favourite Cartoon

Project:  Build an app or a game with two sprites, you and your favorite cartoon character, and show the conversation between the two.

Theme 3: Outdoor Game

Project: Build an app, game, or animation on any one of your favorite outdoor games.

Build a project using block-based platforms such as Scratch, Thunkable, Code.org, or text-based applications by choosing one of the themes below. You can choose and build one project for the themes consisting of two projects.

Theme 1: Astronomy

Project 1: Build a game where the astronaut has to land on the moon. The game should end if the astronaut makes contact with the outer space objects.

Project 2: Build a game to save the earth from space monsters.

Theme 2: Quizmaster

Project: Build an innovative quiz app with questions and answer options. The quiz format can be pictorial or audio/visual i.e. the questions and answers can contain pictures, audio, etc.

Theme 3: The Seven Continents

Project: Build a website with useful information on the seven continents of the world.

Build a project using block-based platforms such as Scratch, Thunkable, Code.org, or text-based applications by choosing one of the themes below. You can choose and build one project for the themes consisting of two projects.

Theme 1: Astronomy

Project 1: Build a descriptive website on space science.

Project 2: Build a virtual reality world using HTML and A-Frame JavaScript library.

Theme 2: Technological Innovations

Project: Build a website with useful information on the best technological innovations as of today.

Theme 3: Environmental Conservation

Project: Build an app that can help solve environmental issues around us.

How to register for the competition?

1. Click on the "Start Now" button.
2. Input your mobile number.
3. Enter the information in the registration form.
4. Verify your mobile number through the OTP received on SMS.
5. Click on the "Submit" button. You are registered for the competition.

How to Submit your Project?

1. Once you have registered and finished your project, Go to the "National Coding Olympiad 2021 Hackathon" page on the Codingal website.
2. Click "Start now" and input your mobile number & OTP number received on SMS
3. Click on "Submit Project" and fill in the below information:

• Select your Group* (Grade 1-4/Grade 5-8/Grade 9-12)
• Select your Theme* 
• Project Name*  (Any name of your choice for your project)
• Development Platform* (Eg- Scratch, Thunkable, Repl, etc.)
• Project Description* (Tell us something about your project)
• Project Link (Share the Link of your project)
• Upload Project File (Only If Applicable)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of source code of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)

       4. Click "Submit" & you are done.

Madhur Shrimal

He is a Software Engineer at Coinbase. He is responsible for leading the engineering design and implementation of critical Crypto services at Coinbase. Previously, he has held key leadership roles at Grab and Microsoft. In his free time, he likes to read books, contribute to open source projects, and mentor people about engineering career paths and opportunities

Vivek Prakash -  He is a Co-Founder & CEO at Codingal.Before this, he built HackerEarth - one of the largest platforms for computer science students and software engineers to participate in coding competitions and online hackathons. He is an IIT Roorkee alumnus.

Satyam Baranwal - Satyam Baranwal is the Co-Founder & COO at Codingal. He is an IIT, Dhanbad alumnus.

*GitHub user must be age 13 years or older.

1. Why do I need to register using a mobile number?
   You are required to register via a mobile number as it is the primary source of identification for registration and project submission.
    
2. Is this competition online?
   Yes, this competition is 100% online. The contestant can work on their project at any place and time as long as they have access to a computer/laptop and an internet connection.
    
3. How much does it cost to enter into this competition?
   There is no registration fee to participate in the competition.
    
4. Can I submit projects late?
   Unfortunately, we do not accept any late projects. All projects must be submitted by the project submission deadline.
    
5. What if I forget my registered mobile number while submitting the project?
   In case, you forget your registered mobile number, you will have to re-register for the competition before submitting the project
    
6. I have entered the wrong information in one of the form fields while submitting my project.
   If you have entered the wrong information in one of the form fields, refresh the page before clicking on the "Submit Project" button at the bottom of the form
    
7. Will the old project consider for evaluation?
   No, any old or previous project will not be considered for evaluation.
    
8. Can I submit more than one project?
   No. You can submit only one project per competition.