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🕸 GRAPHITE · Participant portal

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Timeline

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GRAPHITE has two stages: an online Round 1 selection, followed by the on-site hackathon for selected teams.

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Any change will be posted here and in the participant WhatsApp group.

Round 1 — Online Selection

Format: PPT-based evaluation

Participants submit their PPT presenting their proposed solution to their Round 1 problem statement. The PPTs are evaluated by the organizing/judging team, and selected teams advance to the on-site round.

• 8 Oct 2026 — Registrations open
• 18 Oct 2026 — Registrations close
• 21 Oct 2026 — Selected teams announced

Round 2 — On-site Hackathon

Format: Problem-statement based hackathon

For the on-site round, selected teams will receive a set of problem statements/questions. Each team chooses the problem statement they want to work on and builds their solution during the on-site hackathon.

26 Oct 2026 — Workshops & Sessions

• Check-in — TBD
• Session 1: — TBD
• Session 2: — TBD
• Session 3: — TBD
• Team formation/idea discussion - TBD

27 Oct 2026 — Hackathon Day 1