Participation Guidelines

Rules, regulations, and track information for ZYPH SDG Hackathon

Rules & Participation Guidelines

• Each team must consist of 3 to 4 members
• Cross-disciplinary teams are allowed and encouraged
• Participants may come from engineering, design, healthcare, policy, law, research, arts, or any other discipline

• Phase 1 submissions will be conducted through Devfolio
• From Phase 2 onwards, all shortlisted teams will continue through the official ZYPH workflow

• Teams must select a problem statement during Phase 1
• Choose from predefined problem statements under selected SDGs, or propose your own SDG-aligned problem
• The selected problem statement cannot be changed after Phase 1 submission

• All submissions must be original work developed by the team
• Plagiarism, misuse of data, or unethical practices will result in immediate disqualification
• The use of AI tools is permitted, provided that usage is ethical and transparent

• Problem & Relevance (30%)

• Societal Impact (25%)

• Approach (30%)

• Team Collaboration (15%)

• Roadmap & Plan (25%)

• Solution Optimization (25%)

• Technical Presentation (30%)

• Sustainability (20%)

• Output (40%)

• Innovation (30%)

• Verification (20%)

• Deadlines (10%)

• Functionality (40%)

• Pitch & Presentation (30%)

• Alignment (20%)

• Team Work (10%)

• Integration (35%)

• Code Quality (25%)

• Documentation (20%)

• Innovation (20%)