Hackathons are a great way to enhance your coding skills and proficiency. They offer hands-on learning and let you apply your computer science learning, ideas, and creativity. Here is an opportunity to improve your coding skills and compete with the best coders out there!

Gyan Ganga International Academy, Bhopal in partnership with Codingal, the #1 code-learning platform that provides online coding classes for kids brings you Code Pilots. It's an app, game, or website development competition designed to inspire, motivate and engage Grade 1-12 students to learn to code.

New to our coding competitions and hackathons? Learn more about Codingal’s current and previous coding competitions and register to participate in live competitions.

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Code Pilots is an online competition in which students can participate individually. So don't miss out on this opportunity to learn, compete, and win exciting rewards.

Important Date & Time

Project Submission Last Date: November 15, 2021.

Format & Project

The competition is divided into three groups:

Junior Group (Grade 1 to 4)

Theme 1: Interactive Calculator 

• Project: Build an interactive calculator app that performs basic mathematical calculations.

Theme 2: Story Animation

• Project: Pick any two marvel characters of your choice and build a story animation. Show the conversation between the two. 

Platform: Use any block-based platform such as Scratch and build one project by choosing a theme that interests you.

Middle Group (Grade 5 to 8)

Theme 1: Women and Child Safety

• Project:  Build an app for women’s and children’s safety. For example, a locator app that traces the whereabouts of people.

Theme 2: Animal Welfare

• Project: Build a website for an Animal Welfare Organization. The website can include multiple pages like testimonials, mission statements, people involved in the organization, etc.

Platform: Use any block-based or text-based application and build a project by choosing a theme that interests you.

Senior Group (Grade 9 to 12)

Theme 1: Smart Notes

• Project: Build an app that helps you create smart notes/cards, share them and learn them on the go. The app should allow you to make cards on various topics.

Theme 2: Achievements

• Project: Build an app or website that contains your school alumni achievements. The website can contain their picture, notable achievements, and much more.

Platform: Use any block-based or text-based application and build a project by choosing a theme that interests you.

• Top 3 Winners from each group will get Certificate of Recognition from Gyan Ganga & Codingal.

• All participants will get participants certificates

• Top winner from each group will get Codingal merchandise

How to register for the competition?

1. Click on the "Start Now" button.
2. Input your mobile number.
3. Enter the information in the registration form.
4. Verify your mobile number through the OTP received on SMS.
5. Click on the "Submit" button. You are registered for the competition.

How to Submit your Project?

1. Once you have registered and finished your project, Go to the "Code Pilots" page on the Codingal website.
2. Click "Start now" and input your mobile number & OTP number received on SMS
3. Click on "Submit Project" and fill in the below information:

• Select your Group* (Junior/Middle/Senior)
• Select your Theme* 
• Project Name*  (Any name of your choice for your project)
• Development Platform* (Eg- Scratch, Thunkable, Repl, etc.)
• Project Description* (Tell us something about your project)
• Project Link (Share the Link of your project)
• Upload Project File (Only If Applicable)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of source code of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)

       4. Click "Submit" & you are done.

1. Why do I need to register using a mobile number?
   You are required to register via a mobile number as it is the primary source of identification for registration and project submission.
    
2. Is this competition online?
   Yes, this competition is 100% online. The contestant can work on their project at any place and time as long as they have access to a computer/laptop and an internet connection.
    
3. How much does it cost to enter into this competition?
   There is no registration fee to participate in the competition.
    
4. Can I submit projects late?
   Unfortunately, we do not accept any late projects. All projects must be submitted by the project submission deadline.
    
5. What if I forget my registered mobile number while submitting the project?
   In case, you forget your registered mobile number, you will have to re-register for the competition before submitting the project
    
6. I have entered the wrong information in one of the form fields while submitting my project.
   If you have entered the wrong information in one of the form fields, refresh the page before clicking on the "Submit Project" button at the bottom of the form
    
7. Will the old project consider for evaluation?
   No, any old or previous project will not be considered for evaluation.
    
8. Can I submit more than one project?
   No. You can submit only one project per competition.