The Submission → Judging Flow

1. You must submit your project to Devpost by 10:00 AM EST on Sunday October 11th. This submission must include only one project including a GitHub link and 2-minute (max) demo video.
2. Once submitted, your team will be assigned a demo fair table by 11:00 AM. Please make your way to that table and set up your demo.
3. From 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, at least 3 judges will separately make their way to your team’s table (3 judges for your beginner/general track + any additional for MLH/sponsor specific).
4. You have 4 minutes with each judge: 2 minutes to demo, and 2 minutes to answer a question asked by the judge.
   1. At least one representative from your team is required to be at your table when a judge is present. Failure to be present will result in a score of 0 from that judge.
   2. The judges will score you based on those 4 minutes and the scores will be consolidated during deliberations.
5. After 1:30 PM, all the judges will have visited, you are free to socialize or pack up until the closing ceremony at 3:00 PM (Pauli Murray (Hamilton) 100).
6. Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony at 3:00 PM in Pauli Murray (Hamilton) Hall 100.

Further Guidelines

Submission

HackNC 2026 Devpost: https://hacknc-2026.devpost.com/

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SUBMISSION OF BOTH YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR CODE IS MANDATORY We will not be giving extensions. Hackers can submit ahead of time then edit until the deadline!

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• Create your Devpost submission on our HackNC 2025 Devpost BY 10:00 AM EST on Sunday, October 11.
• Every team can only submit one project. Multiple submissions per team will not be allowed.
• Every submission must include a GitHub link to any code written for the hack, unless previous arrangements were made with the Directors.
• We will not be accepting cross-posted submissions to other hackathons, or submissions that have been developed (either partially or fully prior to the official start of hacking for HackNC.
• Every submission must include a max. 2-minute long demo video showcasing the features of the project.
  • We cannot guarantee that judges will fully watch your video if they’re longer than 2 minutes.
• Projects without a demo video will not be judged. These videos will be shown to our judges and if your project ends up winning a general category or track prize, it may be played/published on our social media channels.

Devpost Submission

1. Visit our Devpost page and create a Devpost account
   1. Make sure all of your teammates also create accounts so you can add them when you submit your project