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PEC HACKS 3.0

Name: PEC Hacks 3.0
Start: 2025-12-27
End: 2025-12-28
Location: Panimalar Engineering College

DECEMBER 27-28, 2025

36-hr International Level HACKATHON IN CHENNAI

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Welcome, Innovators and Change-Makers!

"Welcome to PEC HACKS, where innovation meets impact! We are thrilled to invite you to this exciting hackathon organized by PANIMALAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU. It is your gateway to a world of possibilities, where passionate individuals like you come together to unleash their creativity, solve real-world challenges, and make a meaningful difference."

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OUR PATRONS

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Dr. P Chinnadurai

Secretary & Correspondent

Dr. C Sakthi Kumar

Director

Mrs. C Vijayarajeswari

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Dr. Saranya Sree Sakthi Kumar

Director

CO PATRONS

Dr.K.Mani

Principal

Dr.S.Prasanna Devi

Chief Academic Officer

ORGANISED BY

Panimalar Engineering College

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Google Developer Groups

IEEE

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DOMAINS

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OPEN INNOVATION

SCHOOL TRACK

TIMELINE

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Phase 1

Registration Starts

18th September 2025

Phase 2

Early Bird Submissions Ends

15th October 2025

Phase 3

Registration & Idea Submissions Ends

30th October 2025

Phase 4

Rollout of Shortlisted Teams

27th November 2025

Phase 5

Teams RSVP Begins

30th November 2025

Phase 6

Team Mentoring Begins

15th December 2025

Phase 7

Hackathon Starts

27th December 2025

Final Phase

Hackathon Ends

28th December 2025

PRIZES

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Runner Up

₹75,000

Champion

₹1,00,000

2nd Runner Up

₹50,000

Special Awards

Best All-Girls Team

Grand Prize

₹35,000

High School Track Prize

Grand Prize

₹25,000

TRACK PRIZES

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Track 01

Auth0

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Social login, MFA, passwordless auth
Free tier (up to 7,000 active users)
Secure AI & web apps easily

Wireless Headphones For each team member

Track 02

Google Gemini

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Advanced AI models (chat, vision, code, UI automation)
Powerful API for GenAI apps
Seamless integration with Google Cloud

Google Swag Kits Best Use of Gemini

Track 03

ElevenLabs

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Human-like AI voice generation
Text-to-speech & voice agents
Emotionally expressive audio

Wireless Earbuds For each team member

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OpenRouter

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Access multiple AI models (OpenAI, Claude, Llama, etc.) via one API
Easy model switching & cost control
Unified billing & key management

Credits / Access Specifics may vary

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DigitalOcean

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$200 free cloud credits
GPU droplets & AI infrastructure
Easy app deployment

Retro Wireless Mouse For each team member

Track 06

Cloudflare

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Cloudflare Workers & Workers AI
Serverless hosting, storage, security
Global CDN with free tier

Arduino Kits For team

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Solana

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Ultra-fast blockchain
Near-zero transaction fees
Ideal for DeFi, games, payments

Ledger Nano S Plus For each team member

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Aptos

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High-performance Layer 1 blockchain
Fast transactions with low fees
Secure smart contracts using Move language

$25 Best use of Aptos

Track 09

Orkes Conductor

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Powerful workflow orchestration platform
Easily build and manage FinTech workflows
Supports microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems

Exclusive Orkes swags & project feature opportunity

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Requestly

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Modify and intercept HTTP/HTTPS requests easily
Mock APIs and test frontend without backend changes
Boost debugging, testing, and rapid prototyping

$200 for Best Project & Swag Kit for Runner-Up

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InsForge

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Instant PostgreSQL, Auth & Storage
Auto-generated APIs & Edge Functions
Optimized for Cursor, Windsurf & Claude

$100 Best use of InsForge

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Santosh Chaluvadi

Founder & CEO

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Saravanan Gnanaguru

Founder and CEO

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Kannan K

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Kumaravel N

Consultant

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Aravind Kumar J

Lead Software Engineer

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Hareesh Rajendran

Software Engineer and Tech YouTuber

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Santhosam M

Manager IT

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Arunachalam M

Software Engineer Manager

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Rajasekar Devaraj

Application Architect

JUDGE

Aakash Dhakshnamoorthy

AI/ML Engineer

MENTOR

Someshwaran Mohan Kumar

Developer Advocate

MENTOR

WORKSHOPS

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December 16, 2025

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6:00 - 8:00 PM

Pitch-perfect: The Art of Pitching Your Product in Hackathons

SPEAKER

Keerthana M G

Backend Engineer, Happyfox

Master the art of crafting compelling pitches that win judges over. Learn how to effectively communicate your hackathon project's value, story, and impact in limited timeframes.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

▸Crafting compelling narratives for technical products
▸Structuring pitch decks for maximum impact
▸Presentation techniques and audience engagement

December 17, 2025

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6:00 - 8:00 PM

Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping

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Prajna R

IBM

Master the principles of design thinking and learn rapid prototyping techniques to transform ideas into tangible solutions during hackathons.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

▸Design thinking methodologies
▸Rapid prototyping frameworks
▸User-centered design principles

December 18, 2025

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6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Build with Orkes Conductor

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Riza Farheen

Developer Advocate, Orkes

A quick introduction to building and managing scalable workflows using Orkes Conductor.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

▸Basics of workflow orchestration
▸Creating and running workflows
▸Monitoring and handling failures

December 19, 2025

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6:30 - 8:30 PM

Harnessing AI & Modern Web Technologies for Building Industry-Grade Portfolio Websites

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Praveen Kumar Purushothaman

Director of Engineering, Cloudroit

Build an industry-ready portfolio using AI, Handlebars templates, JSON content management, and modern deployment tools—all in one hands-on workshop.

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▸Ethical AI collaboration in software development
▸Building JSON-powered editable portfolio templates
▸Handlebars templating and Node.js dynamic generation

December 20, 2025

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10:00 AM - 12:00 AM

How to Solve Any Problem: A Practical Idea-to-MVP Framework for Hackathons

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A.S Vinith Aswath

Senior Software Engineer, Walmart

A simple framework to turn ideas into a working MVP quickly during hackathons by focusing on clarity, speed, and impact.

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▸Understand the real problem and user need
▸Develop only the core feature that matters
▸Test, get feedback, and improve fast

December 22, 2025

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

From Idea to Production: Building a Full-Stack Web App with AI under 30 minutes

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Hang Huang

CEO & Co-Founder @ InsForge

Tony Chang

CTO & Co-Founder @ InsForge

Learn how to go from idea to a production-ready app in minutes using InsForge and Cursor, while understanding how real teams use AI to accelerate.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

▸Idea to production-ready app in minutes
▸Using InsForge and Cursor
▸How real teams use AI to accelerate

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Ready to Join Our Mission?

Be part of the most exciting hackathon in the region. Let's create something extraordinary together and shape the future of technology.

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Dr D Anuradha

Lead Organiser

Bharanivelan J

Event Director

Keshni B

Event Director

Sarath Kumaran P

Tech Lead

Praveen M

Outreach head

Aakash M

Media Head

Alen Rex T

Editorial Head

Gopika V

Outreach

Hemkumar N

Web Ops

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Sponsorship

Rohit M

Design & Media

Surya R M

Hospitality

Vignesh R

Web Ops

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This is an offline event.

No, registrations for the event are entirely free of charge.

Yes, we ask that all participants stay on campus throughout the hackathon for the best experience.

We have arranged everything for you, including meals, comfortable accommodations, and swag.

Absolutely! Mentors will assist you throughout the event.

Yes, it includes both software and hardware projects.

Teams can have up to 5 members. You can participate as a team of 3 to 5 members — however, teams with more than 5 members are not allowed.

No, this hackathon is exclusively open to engineering students.

Bring your student ID, laptops, gadgets, or anything else you want to work on.

Yes, we will provide Wi-Fi throughout the event.

No, this hackathon is a team event. You can form a team with your friends or other community members to participate.

No, we do not reimburse travel costs, but accommodation is provided for those traveling from outside the city.

Yes, mentors will guide you throughout the hackathon.

Yes, this hackathon is open to high school and undergraduate students.

Yes, inter-college teams are allowed! Participants from different colleges can collaborate and form a team together.

No, students pursuing M.Tech or M.E are also eligible to participate in this hackathon.

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ABOUT US

A B O U T U S

Welcome, Innovators and Change-Makers!

OUR PATRONS

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Dr. P Chinnadurai

Dr. C Sakthi Kumar

Mrs. C Vijayarajeswari

Dr. Saranya Sree Sakthi Kumar

CO PATRONS

Dr.K.Mani

Dr.S.Prasanna Devi

ORGANISED BY

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

GALLERY

G A L L E R Y

DOMAINS

D O M A I N S

HEALTHCARE

FINTECH

EDUTECH

SUSTAINABILITY & GREEN TECH

OPEN INNOVATION

SCHOOL TRACK

TIMELINE

T I M E L I N E

PRIZES

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Runner Up

Champion

2nd Runner Up

Best All-Girls Team

High School Track Prize

TRACK PRIZES

T R A C K P R I Z E S

Auth0

Google Gemini

ElevenLabs

OpenRouter

DigitalOcean

Cloudflare

Solana

Aptos

Orkes Conductor

Requestly

InsForge

JUDGES

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Santosh Chaluvadi

Founder & CEO

Saravanan Gnanaguru

Founder and CEO

Kannan K

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Kumaravel N

Consultant

Aravind Kumar J

Lead Software Engineer

Hareesh Rajendran

Software Engineer and Tech YouTuber

Santhosam M

Manager IT

Arunachalam M

Software Engineer Manager

Rajasekar Devaraj

Application Architect

Aakash Dhakshnamoorthy

AI/ML Engineer

Someshwaran Mohan Kumar

Developer Advocate

WORKSHOPS

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Pitch-perfect: The Art of Pitching Your Product in Hackathons

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping

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Build with Orkes Conductor

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