NetApp Women INnovathon (WIN)

Do I need to pay any money to register for the Innovathon? No. You do not have to pay anything to anyone to register yourself for Innovathon.

Do I need to have any specific qualifications to be a participant for the Innovathon? If you love to code and qualify the eligibility criteria, you are welcome to participate in the Innovathon.

How do I submit what I have made for the Innovathon? Submit your idea using PPT template in Rules section. If you are able to build something like an MVP (prototype), you can submit the source codes and other fields as well under the "Submit Project" option. Please note that submitting the prototype is optional for this round. So, if you are able to make a prototype before idea submission round ends, you can go ahead and submit it. However, submitting a prototype will not bear any added advantage.

Do we need to have the entire idea fully working? The entire idea need not be fully developed however, your PPT/ PDF should be clear and descriptive about your idea so that it can be reviewed by the judges.

How is the environment? Will your environment support any language? Will you provide any IDE and DB for us to work on ideas? You have to develop the entire software application on your local system and submit it on HackerEarth in tar/zip file format along with instructions to run the application and source code.

Does one have to be online and available for the entire duration of the Innovathon? No, one does not need to be logged in on HackerEarth or be online for the entire duration. You can develop the application on your local system based on the given themes and then submit it on HackerEarth, on the specific challenge page.

Since there is no specific technology mentioned, are there any restrictions on using number of pre-built libraries? There is no restriction to use any language, technology stack, or libraries.

Do I need to give a demo for the product that I have built? If you want you can submit a small presentation or video that demos your submission, however it's not mandatory, and only good to have. In case you are one of the shortlisted teams, you will be invited to pitch your idea solution at a physical event, details of which will be shared with sufficient advance notice.

If it is a team submission, does that mean all team members will have access to work at the same time? Yes, all team members can login from their account and do application submission on HackerEarth.

If I/my team is shortlisted for the on-site innovathon showcase, will I/my team be reimbursed for expenses pertaining to travel? NetApp will support the travel arrangement of all selected participants.