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404: Beyond the Limit
A semi‑offline, two‑day hackathon (Dec 10–11) mixing on‑site collaboration and remote iteration. Design‑forward builds powered by Gen AI and Agentic AI.
Tracks
Two Tracks
Participants can choose any one track to work on. Problem statements for both tracks will be released during the Opening Ceremony on Day 1. There will be no additional problem statement released at night.
Dates
Dec 10–11, 2025
Duration
Semi‑offline (2 days)
Location
Semi‑offline • Jai Hind College + Remote
Judging
What we evaluate
Judges look for innovation, technical depth, quality of user experience, and real-world impact — how convincingly your solution solves a concrete problem.
Submission format: a public GitHub repository (with a clear README and setup) and a concise pitch deck covering the problem, approach, demo, and impact.
Audience
Students & builders
Come ready to design, code, iterate, and ship.
The Track
Two tracks. Choose one and build. Problem statements for both tracks release during the Opening Ceremony on Day 1.
Two Tracks
The hackathon features two tracks. Participants can choose any one track and build towards it. Problem statements for both tracks will be revealed during the Opening Ceremony on Day 1.
Format & Problems: Day 1 (on‑site, 09:00–16:00): Opening Ceremony and release of problem statements for both tracks, followed by team collaboration. There was no additional problem statement released at night. Day 2 (on‑site): teams finalized builds, delivered presentations, and faced judging & evaluation.
AV Room / Rooms 219 & 6D
- 08:30 AM — Reporting Time
- 09:00 AM — Opening Ceremony
- 10:30 AM — Speaker Session
- 12:00 PM — Hackathon Phase Begins (Rooms 219 & 6D)
- 04:00 PM — Day 1 ends; continue building at home
Presentations & Closing
- Project Presentations — Timing to be announced
- 04:30 PM onwards — Closing Ceremony
Please be on time and follow the schedule so the event runs smoothly.
Error 404: Beyond the Limit
The hackathon has concluded. Huge congratulations to all teams who shipped, iterated, and pushed beyond the limit.
Track Winners
$ echo "general-track.results"
▶ General Track Winner: Team 404 — ₹7,500 cash + goodies
$ echo "special-track.results"
▶ Special Track Winner: Team Unity — ₹7,500 cash + goodies
Special Awards
$ cat ui-ux_award.txt
★ Best UI/UX Award: Team Senri — goodies
$ cat innovation_award.txt
★ Most Innovative Idea Award: Team NeroTitans — goodies
Recap
24 hours. Two tracks. Four trophies. Dozens of ideas that went way beyond a 404 error screen.
# Winners will receive prize and certificate instructions via email.
Total Prize Pool
₹15,000
+ goodies
Track Prizes
₹7,500
+ goodies per track
Special Awards
- Best UI/UX Award — goodies
- Most Innovative Idea Award — goodies
Winner Goodies
Each winning team member receives:
- 1 T-shirt
- 3 diaries
- 6 bookmarks
- 3 sticker sheets
- 1 .XYZ free domain
Winners will receive further instructions regarding prize distribution and certificates via email.
Humans Behind 404
The minds who judged, backed & amplified it.
A special shoutout to the people and partners who spent hours reviewing builds, mentoring teams, and making this semi-offline experiment actually happen.
Judging Panel
Akshay Ridlan
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Fatima Sheikh
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Taiba Habshi
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Sponsors & Partners
Fuel for prizes, platforms & reach
Maximally
Community Partner
Future spot for their logo + community booth shot.
Unstop
Sponsor
This card is where the Unstop brand block will live.
Dhaval Birajdar
Speaker
Drop the stage shot / speaker portrait here later.
Ozen
Supporting Partner
Reserved space for their mark once assets are ready.
Admit your crew. Ship the impossible.
This ticket reserves your slot for 404: Beyond the Limit. Bring the team, lock in the date, and get ready for 24 hours of ruthless execution in Mumbai.
- Registration closes
- 06 Dec 2025
- Team size
- 2 – 4 builders
- Venue
- Semi-Offline, Mumbai
Boarding
10 Dec · 09:00
The code doors open in Mumbai. Don't miss check-in.