Hacktoberfest Hack Day Hamirpur x GDG Ludhiana

Event Description

Presented by NIT Hamirpur Chapter : GDG Ludhiana in partnership with Major League Hacking (MLH).

About the Event

Get ready to innovate, build, and connect! Hacktoberfest Hack day Hamirpur x GDG Ludhiana is a high-energy, one-day in-person mini hackathon hosted at NIT Hamirpur as part of Hacktoberfest, the world's largest celebration of open source.

This year's theme centers on open source and open-weight AI: models, tools, and agents that anyone can inspect, run, and build upon. It's a fast-paced collaborative day where you arrive in the morning, form a team, build a small, real-world project from scratch, and demo it that same afternoon.

Welcoming Freshers & Curious Minds!

A huge welcome to all freshers, first-year students, and complete beginners: you do NOT need to be a seasoned coder or have a background in AI to participate!
Whether you write code, design user interfaces, or are simply curious about open-source technology and how things work, there is a seat at the table for you. All you need to bring is your curiosity, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn in an inclusive, safe, and judgment-free environment.

What’s In It For You?
1. Prizes, Swag & Goodies: Inclusive tracks tailored for everyone,whether you are a complete beginner, an experienced coder, or someone who just wants to explore technology and build something fun.
2. Community Interaction & Tech Talks: Gain insightful knowledge through interactive workshops, expert-led talks, and peer sessions that break down open-source, developer tools, and modern AI.
3. Hands-on Mentorship & Portfolio Growth: Work side-by-side with experienced mentors who will help turn your ideas into a real, published GitHub repository, boosting your developer portfolio in just one day.

Who Can Attend?
1.Freshers & First-Time Contributors: Curiosity is the only prerequisite. We need no prior open-source experience needed!
2. Students, Developers, & Designers: From beginners writing their first lines of code to experienced builders pushing their limits.
3. Tech Enthusiasts: Anyone eager to collaborate, connect with peers, and experience real hackathon culture.

What You Will Do :
1. Form a Team & Build: Create a working project from scratch on the day using open-source tools or open-weight AI models.
2. Share Your Work: Push your project to a public GitHub repository under an open-source license.
3. Demo Your Project: Present a quick 5-minute live demo of what your team built.

Important Rule
All development work must start at the event. Projects or codebases begun before the day are strictly not eligible. Come with fresh ideas, enthusiasm, and curiosity not pre-existing code!