Opportunity brief
Event Guidelines:
Eligibility & Team Composition:
- Team Size: 2–4 members.
- Eligibility: All currently enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Team Formation: Inter-college and inter-specialization teams are allowed and encouraged.
Event Format & Structure:
The competition is a 120-minute race divided into three phases:
- Phase 1 – On-Air Challenges (45 mins): Solve 4 physical or mental puzzles to earn four 4-digit passcodes.
- Phase 2 – Decryption & Hint Drop: Use the passcodes to unlock 4 encrypted files (Files 1–4). Each team receives one randomly assigned Hint File (A, B, C, or D).
- Phase 3 – AI Interrogation (60 mins): Use clues from the decrypted files and the assigned Hint File to prompt the official Gemini-powered AI, uncover the hidden storyline, recover missing broadcast scripts, and reveal the final truth.
Final Deliverables:
Teams must answer 5 final questions about the radio company's secret, the crew's fate, and the missing broadcast lines, and complete the missing broadcast.
Final Submission: Submit all answers and prompts through Google Forms at the designated submission desk within the allotted 15 minutes.
Rules & Restrictions:
- No AI Spamming: Use contextual clues to create precise prompts. Mindless guessing and prompt-spamming are prohibited.
- Hint File Exclusivity: Teams must not share or exchange Hint Files. Violations result in immediate disqualification.
- File Security: Main files must be unlocked using the exact passcodes earned through the challenges. Brute-forcing passwords or hacking files is strictly prohibited.
- External Assistance: Internet access is restricted to the official AI interface. Googling generic puzzle solutions is permitted, but external generative AI tools are prohibited.
Winning Criteria:
The winner is the first team to submit all 5 correct answers and successfully complete the missing broadcast. If no team achieves full accuracy, the winner will be the team with the highest accuracy in the shortest time.