Opportunity brief
Event Description
OVERCLOCK'26 – 24-Hour Hackathon is a flagship hackathon organized by the Department of Information Technology & TechSaavy Club, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai.
Participants will work in teams to identify problems, build innovative technology-driven solutions, and present their working prototypes within a 24-hour development sprint.
Whether you're passionate about coding, AI, web development, app development, design, hardware, or simply have an idea worth building — OverClock'26 is the platform to turn it into reality.
- Date: October 30–31, 2026
- Duration: 24 Hours
- Team Size: 1–4 members
- Mode: Offline
- Venue: Easwari Engineering College, Chennai
Push the Limits. Build the Future.
Event Overview:
OverClock'26 is designed to provide participants with a competitive environment to innovate, collaborate, build, and showcase their technical skills.
Team Formation: Teams can consist of 4 members. Participants may form teams within their own college/department or collaborate with participants from other colleges and departments. Inter-college and cross-department teams are permitted but not mandatory.
Projects will be evaluated based on factors such as:
- Innovation & Originality
- Technical Implementation
- Problem Relevance
- Functionality
- User Experience
- Impact & Scalability
- Final Presentation
Participants will also get an opportunity to interact with fellow innovators and gain practical experience working under real hackathon constraints.
Rules & Guidelines:
- Team Size: Each team must have a minimum of 1 and maximum of 4 members.
- Eligibility: Students from any college/institution and department can participate.
- Inter-College Teams: Cross-college and cross-department teams are permitted.
- Originality: All submissions must be original work developed by the participating team.
- Development Window: The core development of the project must take place within the official 24-hour hackathon period.
- Open-Source Resources: Participants may use publicly available libraries, APIs, frameworks, and documentation. Any major external resources used should be disclosed.
- Plagiarism: Plagiarism, copied projects, or submission of previously developed projects as original work will lead to disqualification.
- Submission: Teams must submit their project and required documentation/demo within the announced deadline.
- Equipment: Participants are responsible for bringing their own laptops, chargers, extension box and other required equipment.
- Conduct: Participants must follow the instructions of the organizing committee and maintain appropriate conduct throughout the event.
- Judging: The decision of the judging panel and organizing committee will be final and binding.
- Updates: Any changes to the schedule or event guidelines will be communicated to registered participants by the organizers.