VibeCode Arena

Event Details

• Date: 24 October 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Venue: Computer Lab 01/02, I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida
• Registration Fee: ₹200 per head
• Prize Pool: ₹10,000
• Participation: Individual

Event Description

VibeCode Arena is an individual, AI-assisted rapid development challenge where participants transform a given problem statement into a functional digital product within a limited time. Unlike conventional competitive programming, the focus is on building a working product using modern development tools and AI-assisted coding. Participants are evaluated on problem understanding, functionality, UI/UX, creativity, technical execution, and effective use of AI.

Guidelines

Eligibility & Participation

• Individual participation only
• Open to eligible students/participants from academic institutions
• Valid Institutional ID Card and registration confirmation must be available when requested
• Participants must report at least 30 minutes before the event
• Only registered participants may participate

Competition Format — one progressive 90-minute challenge, no separate elimination round:

Phase

Duration

Activities

1. Understand

10 min Receive challenge, analyze requirements, plan approach, set up environment

2. Build

55 min Develop and implement the solution using permitted tools

3. Submit

10 min Freeze project, submit repository/demo link, submit AI Usage Declaration

4. Arena Evaluation

15 min Technical verification, live demo, code walkthrough (for selected submissions)

Event Schedule

• 10:30 – 10:50 AM: Reporting, registration verification & system check
• 10:50 – 11:00 AM: Rules & challenge briefing
• 11:00 – 11:10 AM: Understand Phase
• 11:10 AM – 12:05 PM: Build Phase
• 12:05 – 12:15 PM: Submission
• 12:15 – 12:30 PM: Arena Evaluation / Final Verification

Challenge

• 1 problem statement, released at the start of the event
• Participants may be asked to build a website, web app, software utility, dashboard, interactive prototype, or other software-based solution
• Contains clearly defined core requirements, may include optional/bonus requirements
• Participants may choose their preferred tech stack unless restricted

AI Usage Policy

• AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Replit AI, and similar) are allowed and are an intentional part of the competition
• Permitted uses: code generation/completion, debugging, error analysis, UI generation/styling, architecture suggestions, documentation, testing, refactoring, brainstorming, problem decomposition
• Participants remain responsible for their submitted work and must be able to explain their major implementation decisions during verification

AI Usage Declaration

• Every participant must submit a declaration with their final submission, covering: AI tools used, purpose of each tool, components substantially assisted by AI, and significant manual work performed
• Required for transparency — does not itself reduce the participant's score

Permitted Tools & Resources

• AI coding assistants, code editors/IDEs, programming languages/frameworks, standard libraries, official documentation, public package repositories, development APIs, version-control platforms, permitted deployment services
• Internet access may be permitted for legitimate development purposes; organizers may restrict specific sites/services for fairness or infrastructure security

Submission Requirements (deadline: 12:15 PM)

• Working project/prototype
• Source code or repository link
• Live demo/deployment link, where applicable
• Short project description
• AI Usage Declaration
• Late submissions may be rejected or penalized at the organizers' discretion

Technical Verification

- Selected submissions may undergo live demonstration, code walkthrough, technical questions, and verification of functionality and originality

Judging Criteria

Criteria

Weightage

Functionality & Completion

30%

Problem Understanding & Solution

20%

UI/UX & Design

15%

Creativity & Innovation

15%

Technical Execution

10%

Effective Use of AI

10%

Total

100%

• Functionality & Completion (30%): Working core features, completeness, reliability, and how well the product fulfils the challenge
• Problem Understanding & Solution (20%): How effectively the participant understands the problem and translates requirements into a useful solution
• UI/UX & Design (15%): Usability, responsiveness, visual hierarchy, navigation, and interface quality
• Creativity & Innovation (15%): Originality and meaningful differentiation
• Technical Execution (10%): Technology choices, implementation quality, integration, and project structure
• Effective Use of AI (10%): Responsible, purposeful, and effective use of AI to accelerate development and iteration

Disqualification

A participant may be immediately disqualified for:

• Plagiarism or collusion
• Receiving unauthorized assistance from another person
• Sharing or copying source code, project files, or challenge-specific solutions
• Accessing another participant's device, account, files, or submission
• Submitting another person's work, or a substantially pre-developed project as the competition solution
• Misrepresenting AI usage, development history, or identity
• Tampering with competition/judging infrastructure or using malicious code
• Deliberately interfering with another participant's system
• Serious misconduct

The Event Jury and Technical Committee hold final authority regarding eligibility, scoring, penalties, submission validity, disqualification, rule interpretation, and technical decisions.

NOTE-: Registration Fees are not refundable.