National Flagship 24H Hackathon
Breakthrough On Locked Technology
Organized by the IEEE Information Theory Society (ITS) Student Chapter and the School of Computer Science Engineering & Information Systems (SCORE) at Anna Auditorium, VIT Vellore.
24 Hours. Boundless Computing. Unlocked Innovation.
BOLT (Breakthrough On Locked Technology) is the premier national 24-hour hackathon hosted at Anna Auditorium, VIT Vellore. In 2024, BOLT 2.0 witnessed an extraordinary response with over 683 participant registrations across 45+ premier institutions in India.
BOLT 2.0 Historical Success:
683+
Hackers Registered
45+
Institutes
24h
Sprint Duration
Hackers coding through the night at VIT Vellore.
Moments from BOLT Hackathon
Innovate, Build & Deploy at Scale
BOLT 3.0 challenges developers, designers, and engineers at VIT Vellore across 4 frontier technical domains:
1. AI & Autonomous Agents
Generative AI workflows, multi-agent frameworks, neuro-symbolic reasoning, and intelligent automation.
2. Cyber Trust & Web3
Zero-knowledge proofs, decentralized identity, post-quantum cryptosystems, and threat detection.
3. Smart Mobility & IoT
V2X communication, electric vehicle telematics, drone telemetry, and real-time edge processing.
4. Open Innovation & Social Impact
HealthTech diagnosis platforms, AgriTech supply monitors, and clean energy optimization engines.
Prize Pool: ₹_ ,_ _, _ _ _
Top teams will receive cash awards, certificates of excellence issued by IEEE ITS, and project incubation support at VIT Vellore.
1st Prize
Cash + Trophy
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2nd Prize
Cash + Trophy
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3rd Prize
Cash + Trophy
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Register for BOLT 3.0
Registration dates TBA — Portal details launching soon
Official registration dates for BOLT 3.0 at Anna Auditorium, VIT Vellore will be announced shortly along with the release of full problem statements, team guidelines, and judging rubrics.
Have questions before registration opens? Reach out to the secretariat at icetiteconference@vit.ac.in