Mastering the SAWiT.AI Hackathon 2025
You will enhance the accuracy of the Bhashini LLM (Language Model) powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). By building datasets in one of the 7 Indian languages - Marathi, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali - you’ll help train the LLM to produce outputs in colloquial language, improving its natural language understanding and generation capabilities.
Create the dataset
Create a dataset that helps the LLM generate accurate colloquial language responses.
Train the model
Use Vertex AI to train the LLM with your dataset and optimize its performance.
Test and learn
Test your model twice on the GUVI platform, evaluated through pre-set test cases.
What’s in it for you?
This is your exclusive opportunity to join India's leading women-only community. Network, learn and grow professionally...and of course, be in with a chance to win some big prizes!
Cash Prizes up to ₹75,000
Guidance from AI Experts
Exclusive Code-Lab Sessions
Networking with Industry Leaders
Receive Your Award at the SAWiT.AI Celebration
Be honored in front of industry leaders and your peers at the grand SAWiT.AI Celebration, showcasing your achievements and innovation!
How to Participate
Registration is quick and easy. You can join as an individual, or as a team of up to 3 women. Participants must have registered for the SAWiT.AI Learnathon. But don't worry if you haven’t, there is still time to register.
Individual Participation
You can participate individually if you registered for the SAWiT.AI Learnathon 2024. Take on the challenge solo and showcase your skills as you make a personal impact in the AI world!
Team Participation
Form a team of up to 3 women to bring your ideas to life! At least one member must be registered for the SAWiT.AI Learnathon 2024 to qualify. Teamwork amplifies creativity and problem-solving!
Your Hackathon Journey
Your Hackathon journey will be a captivating, hands-on learning experience, with support from experts all the way. Once your journey is complete, you’re invited to celebrate your - and your peers - successes in front of industry leaders at the Grand SAWiT Celebration.
Introduction & Ideathon
- Kick off the event with an engaging session introducing the Hackathon, its rules, and goals (approximately 1 hour).
- Create a dataset that enables the Bhashini LLM to generate accurate responses in colloquial language.
Iteration & Feedback
- Refine your dataset and model with support from mentors.
- Participate in twice-weekly check-in sessions for valuable feedback and guidance.
- Engage in a mid-term evaluation to track your progress.
Testing and Demo Day
- Present your solutions to a panel of judges.
- Each team will have two attempts to test their models on the GUVI platform, with performance evaluated using pre-set test cases.
- Exciting prizes will be awarded to the top 25 teams, recognizing your hard work and creativity!
Cash prizes for our top teams!
Not only will you have an amazing immersive learning experience, you also have the chance to win some generous cash prizes. The top performing team will win 75,000 INR and the top 25 teams will all be rewarded.
1st Place
₹75,000
2nd - 3rd Place
₹50,000
(Per Team)4th - 10th Place
₹25,000
(Per Team)11th - 20th Place
₹10,000
(Per Team)21st - 25th Place
₹5,000
(Per Team)Evaluation Criteria
You will be evaluated against a simple criteria of your model accuracy and its ability to perform multilingual. This will happen automatically and independently on the Guvi platform.
Teams will be judged based on how accurately their models generate colloquial language responses.
Models must perform effectively across multiple Indian languages to be considered.
All assessments will be conducted automatically on the GUVI platform.
The 25 highest-performing teams based on these criteria will be rewarded.
How to Register
Registration is now open and closes on Friday 7th February 2025.
Access your account to verify your registration for the SAWiT.AI Learnathon and begin the Hackathon registration process.
Confirm your participation to officially secure your place in the Hackathon and be ready to compete.
(If Applicable)
Invite your teammates. If they don’t have SAWiT.AI accounts, they’ll need to create and verify them before your team’s registration is confirmed.
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Questions?
We have answers.
You can participate by yourself, or in an all-women team of up to 3 members.
To join the Hackathon solo, you must have a SAWiT.AI pass, which is free for students and ₹499 for professionals. If you have already purchased a pass for the SAWiT Learnathon, you’ll be able to use it for the Hackathon as well—no new pass needed.
To join the Hackathon as a team, you must have at least one SAWiT.AI pass per team, which is free for students and ₹499 for professionals. If you have already purchased a pass for the SAWiT Learnathon, you’ll be able to use it for the Hackathon as well. All team members must have a verified SAWiT account.
You will enhance the accuracy of the Bhashini LLM (Language Model) powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by building datasets in one of the 7 Indian languages - Marathi, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali. You’ll help train the LLM to produce outputs in colloquial language, improving its natural language understanding and generation capabilities.
Go to the official Hackathon page and register using your SAWiT.AI pass - it’s quick and easy.
The Hackathon runs from 8th - 18th February 2025.
The top team will be awarded a fantastic prize of ₹75,000! And the next 25 top teams will also win great prizes.
You will have access to Google-powered webinars and a Code-Lab session with Google AI experts to help you be as prepared as possible.
During the event, we’ll invite you to webinars and sessions with industry experts mentors to help you build and refine your datasets.
No, your team members do not need to purchase a SAWiT.AI pass. However, they must create their own SAWiT accounts and complete the verification process. Only once they are verified, can they join your team.
Yes! If you have already got a SAWiT Learnathon pass, all you need to do is claim your spot by registering on the Hackathon page for free.