Contest Rules

The participants will have to abide by the official rules provided by Uttarakhand Police for participation from time-to-time including the rules mentioned below. There is no entrance fee for participation. Uttarakhand Police welcomes nominations for participation in the first Hackathon of the State, “Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon”.

Introduction
The Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon is a skill contest. It consists of two rounds, a preliminary round to be held in May, June, July 2022, followed by declaration of selected teams by the end of July for the final round, scheduled for 09.08.2022 to 12.08.2022.

Eligibility Criteria Entrants must:

• 18 years or above
• Citizen of India
• Verified government ID or
• Verified college ID or institute/organisation.

Any team member must not be a member of any other team. The contest/event is subjected to all Central/State/Concurrent laws of India & is void where prohibited.

Team participation requirement:
The participation in the event will be in the form of a single- member (individual) team or a group consisting up to a maximum of 5 members. They will be termed as “Team”. The terms and conditions will be agreed as a team and not liable to discretion of acceptance of every individual in the team. If any member violates the term & condition or goes against the interest of hackathon for any illegal or malafide activity, the team will be disqualified.

Disqualification
Any individual who violates the eligibility criteria stated will automatically be disqualified along with all team members he/she is in association with. Also, he/she must meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the event.

Nomination for the Main Event
The selected teams will be invited for the final event scheduled between 09.08.2022-12.08.2022. The constitution of the team selected for the main event will not change and will have the same membership as the preliminary round. (Please check detailed schedule).

Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon (main event)
At the beginning of the event, the problem statements will be shared with all participants at the same time. The main event will take place in offline mode at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee . The final round will be a 48 hours long session beginning on 09.08.2022 and ending on 10.08.2022. The Jury will judge the main event on 11.08.22 while the felicitation ceremony is slated for 12.08.22

Result Analysis of the Final Event and Declaration of Winner
Each eligible entry will be evaluated by a jury panel comprising officials from Police department. Evaluation criteria include:

• 1. Relevancy
• 2. Novelty of concept
• 3. Practicality, feasibility and sustainability
• 4. Meeting the expectation of the police.

The declaration of the winner based on the above criteria will be a matter of pure discretion of the panel and not open to questioning or scrutiny. The winner will be declared on 12.08.2022 as per the timeframe of the committee.

Reward
The top three teams will be awarded motivational prizes along with a certificate of excellence for all the participants of the main event. The reward will be given to the participants directly by the sponsors. (*The amount will be disclosed soon)

Taxes
The winning amount will be subjected to any existing Central/State/Concurrent laws of India for taxation. Payment of tax and other formalities is the sole responsibility of the participating team.

Participant representation and Warranties
By entering the contest, participants will represent and warrant that their eligible entries are their original work. Each participant agrees that any outside data, tools, materials, or information were used with permission, or in accordance with all applicable laws for the purpose of entering the contest. Each participant agrees not to submit any entry that infringes any third-party proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitations, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity, confidentiality obligations.

Privacy
Participants agree that the personal data entered during the registration & otherwise in connection with the contest has been filled with their own consent. Uttarakhand Police is authorised to the given details for communication/ correspondence and carrying the process of hackathon.