The IEEE Student Branch of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College Of Engineering EC Department introducing WIEHACK 4.0 Hackathon from May 12, 2023, to May 13, 2023. Check the details below!

About BVPIEEE WIEHACK 4.0

WIEHACK is the flagship event of BVPIEEE, The IEEE Student Branch of BVCOE, New Delhi. The 36-Hour Women-Centric Hybrid Hackathon. Planned to be for 36 hours consecutively, with the goal of providing the participants with more time for ideation, implementation, and refinement, while reducing stress and fatigue. It will also be a great opportunity for networking and will provide ample time for debugging and testing.

  • Women In Engineering, a segment that needs more representation in the engineering community, have always observed an unfavourable gender ratio.
  • Addressing this issue, the eligibility criteria for forming a team for this event is that at least 50% of the team members must be women.
  • Thus being Women-centric, to encourage participation.
  • Being organized in the legacy of the previous iteration, which received international participation and thus will feature both online as well as offline participation for accessibility, hence it is hybrid.

WIEHACK 4.0 Highlights

Over 450+ Teams

The previous edition of WIEHack saw over 450 teams take part, comprising students from various parts of India and the world.

Prizes worth Rs. 32 Lakhs

The prize money comprised over Rs. 32,00,000/- with various positions bagging the different prize cuts.

7K+ Stream Views

We amassed a total of 7k+ views over all streaming services.

WIEHACK 4.0 Themes

  1. Health and Fitness
  2. Women Safety
  3. Fintech
  4. Cyber Security
  5. Civil Security
  6. Open Innovation

FAQs

  • How many members can be in a team?
    • Teams for WieHack 4.0 can have 1-4 members and male students can also be part of the team provided a minimum of 50% are female members in a team.
  • When will it take place?
    • WIEHack 4.0 will be held on 12th-13th May 2023. It will be a 36-hour hackathon.
  • Is it an offline hackathon?
    • WIEHack 4.0 will take place in Offline mode as well as Online mode parallelly.
    • Only the first 70 shortlisted teams opting for offline mode will be called to the college premises.
  • Can outside Delhi students participate?
    • Yes, participants all across the globe are welcome and can participate through online mode but the first 70 shortlisted participants must come to the college premises for the offline hackathon.
  • Will all the teams who have registered be selected?
    • All teams registering for the event will be accepted but only the first 70 teams applying offline would be allowed, the rest of the teams would compete online.
  • How many rounds will be there?
    • There will be 4 rounds as mentioned below:
      • Round 1: Participants will give an abstract and presentation about their project followed by a mentoring round.
      • Round 2: Shortlisted teams will start working on the prototypes of their respective projects and explain the same.
      • Round 3: After the results of the round the shortlisted teams will draft a business plan for their respective ideas.
      • Final round: The finalists will be required to give a full-fledged presentation, elaborately discussing their idea.
  • Is there any restriction on the programming language or platform used for the project?
    • There is no restriction on the programming languages and platforms used to develop the product.
  • Where will this hackathon happen for offline participants?
    • WIEHack 4.0 is organised by the IEEE Student branch of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi.
    • Hackathon will take place on college premises only.

Event Date

WIEHACK 4.0 Hackathon will be conducted from May 12, 2023, to May 13, 2023.

Location

Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering New Delhi, Landmark: Near Paschim Vihar Metro station.

Click here to visit the official page of WIEHACK 4.0 by Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College Of Engg, New Delhi