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Hey everyone,

I’m a first-year IT student from Ahmedabad and just came across this hackathon happening at L D College of Engineering called तर्कShaastra 2k26.

It’s a 24-hour offline hackathon with around ₹1.75 lakh prize pool (₹72k, ₹51k, ₹30k + goodies).

Structure is:

•Round 1: Online aptitude + coding quiz

•Round 2: 24-hour hackathon (if shortlisted)

I’ve never participated in a hackathon before, and honestly I’m not super confident in my coding yet (basic Python + some DSA).

So I wanted to ask:

•Is it worth spending time on this as a beginner?

•Do first-year students realistically gain anything from these?

•Or is it better to focus on skills first and try later?

Would really appreciate honest advice 🙏

Hey everyone,

I’m a first-year IT student from Ahmedabad and just came across this hackathon happening at L D College of Engineering called तर्कShaastra 2k26.

It’s a 24-hour offline hackathon with around ₹1.75 lakh prize pool (₹72k, ₹51k, ₹30k + goodies).

Structure is:

•Round 1: Online aptitude + coding quiz

•Round 2: 24-hour hackathon (if shortlisted)

I’ve never participated in a hackathon before, and honestly I’m not super confident in my coding yet (basic Python + some DSA).

So I wanted to ask:

•Is it worth spending time on this as a beginner?

•Do first-year students realistically gain anything from these?

•Or is it better to focus on skills first and try later?

Would really appreciate honest advice 🙏

Hey everyone,

I’m a first-year IT student from Ahmedabad and just came across this hackathon happening at L D College of Engineering called तर्कShaastra 2k26.

It’s a 24-hour offline hackathon with around ₹1.75 lakh prize pool (₹72k, ₹51k, ₹30k + goodies).

Structure is:

•Round 1: Online aptitude + coding quiz

•Round 2: 24-hour hackathon (if shortlisted)

I’ve never participated in a hackathon before, and honestly I’m not super confident in my coding yet (basic Python + some DSA).

So I wanted to ask:

•Is it worth spending time on this as a beginner?

•Do first-year students realistically gain anything from these?

•Or is it better to focus on skills first and try later?

Would really appreciate honest advice 🙏