Welcome to HACK4PURPOSE, a nationwide entrepreneurial hunt conducted by DPurpose Foundation, to encourage, direct and champion our youth to innovate for a sustainable planet. We simply wish to tap your potential for purpose and provide you all that is needed to put your innovation into action.
Join us from February 1st, 2024, for an immersive online hackathon designed exclusively for college students to channel their creativity and technical inventiveness towards impactful-sustainable solutions. The primary focus of the first edition of Hack4Purpose lies on four pillars of innovations in alignment with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the United Nations.
The ultimate goal of Hack4Purpose, is shape the energy wave of innovations that is built-in the blood and veins of all our students today and channelize it to solve the most pressing issues and consequences of climate crisis. Hack4Purpose is the most grandiose event you can find to provide the utmost ecosystem for the entrepreneur in you.
The Finale event during June will invite and honor TOP 100 teams among thousands of participants across the nation. Special prizes will be awarded for the TOP 3 teams and on the spot cash awards will be handed to the team successfully achieving the FIRST PLACE.
Need clarity or have burning questions? Join our online webinar on March 1st for a live discussion and doubt-clearing session. You are always welcome to nudge or poke or ping us with any queries through our Whatsapp or Email as well.
Join Our Hackathon: By following our Step-by-Step Registration Guide
Our themes for this 1st Edition of Hack4Purpose let’s you Hack from 4 major pillars.
Hack from Seniors
Hack from Native
Downloadable List of Native Industries
DownloadDownloadable Pdf of SDGs Idea Bank
DownloadOur objections as part of Hack4Purpose lies on these strong impactful notions
| S.No | Criteria | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding Problem statement | 10 | How clear is the team's understanding of the problem statement and how relevant is the proposed solution |
| 2 | Innovation/Uniqueness in Idea | 10 | Is the team's idea out of the box and innovative in its approach, process or product in any form and how well it is justified |
| 3 | Impact of the innovation/technology | 15 | How well does the idea/innovation benefit the environment, social and economic factors with clear roadmap to achieving it |
| 4 | Team and their role allocated for each | 10 | The idea is only as strong as the team, the roles each of them take and how well they collaborate is highly important |
| 5 | Alignment with SDG | 10 | How relevant is your idea and solution to the sustainable development goals |
| 6 | Clarity on Target Customers | 10 | Who is your customer who are you selling to? Is there a clear understanding of target customer base. More preference will be given in case user feedback or inputs have been included talking to potential customers |
| 7 | Presentation | 15 | How well the team has provided all details required in the ppt template given |
| 8 | Business Model | 10 | Clearly define revenue model how is your idea going to make money? |
| 9 | Financial Viability | 10 | How simple and affordable is the proposed technology or solution as in India the price point is key and affordability is key for all innovations |
