Welcome to the First round of Pegasus 4.0! This round is designed to shortlist the top teams who will advance to the final hackathon. Please carefully follow the instructions below to ensure your submission meets the requirements.
Theme: Open Innovation
Participants are free to propose any innovative idea, across any domain, that showcases creativity, problem understanding, and feasible implementation.
This round is the Idea Submission Round for both Software and Hardware tracks.
Only shortlisted teams will qualify for the Final Hackathon.
Overview
Open to Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students.
Students from any branch or field of study can participate.
Each participant can be part of only one team.
Team Size: Each team must consist of 2 to 4 members.
Submission Rules
All teams must use the given 6-slide PPT template.
Extra slides result in direct disqualification.
Submission Deadline: 13 January 2026.
File Naming: Team_Name.pptx.
Track-wise Guidelines
Software Track
1. First Round (Idea Submission)
Objective: This round evaluates your ability to identify a real-world software problem and propose an innovative solution.
Evaluation Criteria:
Creativity & Innovation
Problem understanding
Relevance to Open Innovation Theme
Feasibility of implementation
Impact & usefulness
Important Notes:
This round evaluates ideas only, not coding.
Shortlisted teams will proceed to the 24-hour Final Software Hackathon.
2. Final Round Theme
The specific problem statements will be revealed on the day of the hackathon.
Bonus point: Final solutions must be hosted/deployed or provided via a demo-accessible environment.
Hardware Track
1. First Round (Idea Submission)
Objective: Identify a real-world hardware problem and propose a meaningful, buildable hardware concept.
Evaluation Criteria:
Creativity & Innovation
Clarity of problem understanding
Practical feasibility
Electronics/mechanical approach clarity
Potential impact
2. Final Hardware Build Round
1. Build From Scratch Rule
Teams must assemble and build their hardware entirely on-site.
Strictly NOT allowed:
Pre-assembled or partially assembled hardware
Pre-soldered or pre-wired circuits
Pre-programmed MCUs or boards
Pre-loaded firmware
Pre-assembled hardware projects will be immediately disqualified. Judges will inspect all components before the round starts.
2. Allowed to Bring
Raw electronic components
Modules, sensors, MCUs, motors, actuators
Breadboards, wires, soldering tools
Hand tools (screwdrivers, cutters, pliers)
Laptops with empty code editors or firmware templates (no prewritten code)
3. Final Round Theme Release
Hardware track final problem statements will be given 3 days before the event.
Gives time to plan and buy components, but no pre-building.
4. Final Round Evaluation Criteria
Functionality of the prototype
Electronics + mechanical implementation
Robustness & practicality
Innovation in hardware design
Important Note
Round 1 is purely idea-based.
Final rounds require real implementation and demonstration.
Teams attempting to use pre-built hardware projects will be instantly disqualified.
