Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence Marathon, a global hackathon where innovators, developers, and problem-solvers come together to build AI-powered solutions that make a real-world impact.z

This event challenges participants to design working projects that combine AI models, real datasets, and powerful user interfaces to solve everyday problems β€” from healthcare and education to sustainability, accessibility, and productivity.

πŸ’‘ What Makes It Special

  • Real-World Focus: Every project must tackle a meaningful, practical problem β€” not just a concept demo.
  • Full-Stack AI Approach: Integrate models + data + UI to deliver end-to-end, functional applications.
  • Open Innovation: Use any framework, dataset, or model β€” from computer vision to LLMs β€” as long as it’s open and ethical.
  • Expert Mentorship: Get feedback from AI professionals and industry experts to refine your idea.
  • Global Collaboration: Connect with passionate developers, data scientists, and designers from around the world.

πŸ† Why Join?

  • Build something impactful with AI and real data.
  • Strengthen your portfolio with a complete, deployable project.
  • Compete for prizes, recognition, and opportunities to present your work.
  • Join a movement that’s shaping the next generation of responsible, applied AI innovation.
 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$50+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Cash Prize + Certificate
$50 in cash
1 winner

Our goal is to recognize innovation, impact, and technical excellence β€” not just reward participation. Each winner will receive certificates signed by the judge

Top-performing participants may receive industry mentorship or referral consideration from professionals at leading tech companies, including Amazon
1 winner

Referral will be provided to participants who do a good

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Tejas Pravinbhai Patel

Tejas Pravinbhai Patel
Amazon

Ashwini Joshi

Ashwini Joshi
HBO

Jeevitha Gowda Chandramouli
Qualcomm

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation & Creativity (25 pts)
    How original and creative is the solution? Does it introduce a new approach or perspective to solving a real-world problem?
  • Technical Implementation (25 pts)
    Quality of code, architecture, data handling, and AI model integration. Is the system functional, efficient, and well-engineered?
  • Practical Impact (20 pts)
    Does the project address a meaningful problem and provide measurable benefits to users or society?
  • AI Model & Data Usage (15 pts)
    Proper application of AI/ML models and data. Are datasets valid, unbiased, and well-used? Are results explainable and responsible?
  • User Experience & Design (10 pts)
    Clarity, accessibility, and usability of the user interface or demo.
  • Documentation & Presentation (5 pts
    Quality of README, presentation video, and clarity of communication.

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