DevQuest is an international hackathon organized under the tertiary category of CODEFEST, aimed at showcasing the unique talents, creativity, and innovations of undergraduate students from universities and institutes worldwide. The competition is structured into two main rounds: a Test Round, held online with a duration of 2 hours, designed to help participants get familiar with the competition format and environment; and a Final Round, also conducted online, with a duration of 9 hours, where participants engage in a full-day coding challenge to develop innovative, end-to-end solutions.

Participants will utilize industry-standard technologies throughout the hackathon, including:

Git for collaborative version control

JavaScript, HTML, and CSS as the core technologies for development

SQL for managing and querying relational databases

Eligibility Criteria:

Participants must be under the age of 28

Participants must be enrolled in a university or institute.

Rules and Regulations:

Teams will be ranked based on the number of points they earn from solving the provided problems.

In the event of a tie, rankings will be determined by the time of the last commit, with faster completion securing a higher rank.

The judges’ decision is final.

To maintain a fair and impartial process, individuals who are current employees, interns, or former interns of 99x are respectfully requested to refrain from participating.

• Number of rounds – 1 – online

• Team size – Teams must consist of 3 to 4 undergraduates and one academic coach, all from the same university or institute.