We wanted developers to go past experimenting with AI and work on real problem statements. HackFest 2.0 brought together developers from across India to design, prototype, build and present AI solutions.
Case Study
KNOTiC × Turgon AI
HackFest 2.0
Building practical AI solutions with developers across India.
HackFest 2.0, organized by KNOTiC, brought developers together to solve real-world AI challenges across data intelligence, business requirements, and policy compliance. Turgon AI supported the program as a technology partner.
Client / Partner
Turgon AI
1,000+Team Registrations
3AI Problem Statements
3,500+User Responses
IndiaPan-India Developer Participation
The challenge
Turning AI ideas into practical solutions.
Objective
What the hackathon set out to do.
- 01
Real-World Problems
Give developers practical AI challenges to solve.
- 02
Hands-On Building
Move teams from ideas and prototypes to working solutions.
- 03
Technical Mentorship
Keep mentors available to teams while they build.
- 04
Final Evaluation
Review and evaluate solutions based on innovation, technical excellence, and impact.
KNOTiC's role
We ran HackFest 2.0 start to finish.
- 01
Program Design
Set up a multi-round format, from idea submission to final evaluation.
- 02
Community Activation
Used KNOTiC's developer community to reach builders across India.
- 03
Mentorship
Coordinated experienced engineers, AI practitioners, founders, and technical leaders to support teams throughout the build.
- 04
Hackathon Execution
Managed registrations, communication, rounds, mentorship, submissions, judging, and the overall participant experience.
AI problem statements
Three focused AI problem spaces.
- 01
Intelligent Data Dictionary Agent
Build an AI-powered solution focused on understanding, organizing, and working with data dictionary information.
- 02
Business Requirements Document (BRD) Generation Agent
Build an AI agent that can assist in generating structured business requirements from business inputs.
- 03
Data Policy Agent
Build an AI-powered solution focused on data policy compliance and reasoning around policy requirements.
Hackathon journey
Five rounds, from idea to final judging.
- Round 01
Idea Submission
Teams submitted their initial ideas and problem-solving approach.
- Round 02
Prototype & Architecture
Teams created their prototype and finalized the technical direction with mentor guidance.
- Round 03
Development
Teams built their solutions with ongoing technical mentorship.
- Round 04
Final Mentor Review
Mentors reviewed completed projects and helped teams refine their solutions.
- Round 05
Final Judging
Shortlisted solutions were evaluated on innovation, technical excellence, and solution impact.
Geographic reach
Where the interest came from.
HackFest 2.0 reached developers across India, with participation and interest recorded across more than 20 Indian states and regions, alongside international reach across Asia, North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
IndiaPan-India Developer Reach
Regions shown reflect hackathon views, not unique participants.
India: 20+ states and regions represented
International reach also recorded from
Results
Results & impact.
1,000+Team Registrations
3AI Problem Statements
3,500+User Responses
Pan-IndiaDeveloper Reach
Partner value
What the partnership enabled.
Developer Engagement
Connected an AI-focused technology program with a broad developer community across India.
Problem-Driven Innovation
Gave developers three focused AI problem statements to work on.
Technical Mentorship
Created opportunities for teams to receive guidance from experienced engineers, AI practitioners, and technology leaders.
Community-Led Execution
KNOTiC handled the program structure, community activation, mentorship coordination, and hackathon execution.
Technology partner
Turgon AI
Turgon AI came on board as the technology partner for HackFest 2.0, backing a program built around practical AI problems, mentorship and real projects.
What Turgon says
KNOTiC was a reliable and highly collaborative partner throughout HackFest 2.0. Their team handled the coordination and execution smoothly, kept communication clear, and created a well-structured experience for developers, mentors, and judges. We really appreciated their professionalism and attention to detail throughout the program.
Shauntle BarleyChief of Staff, Turgon AI
Gallery
From HackFest 2.0.
Closing
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