Bitathon 2024
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
Bitathon 2024: Stages and Timelines
Online Test
The first round will be an online test between January 27, 2024, and January 28, 2024. Each team member has to appear for the test individually. Each member needs to clear the cut-off to get selected for Round 2. The round will be the basis of elimination for the second round. The candidates will be assessed based on their knowledge in aptitude, Base SAS, data science and statistics. Results will be declared through personal emails individually.
At GIM, Goa Campus
This round will be a 24 hours hackathon between the 16th and 17th of February, 2024, at GIM, Goa. The round will be the basis of elimination for the third round. The problem statement will be released by SAS on the day of the hackathon. The coding language or platform to tackle the problem statement is at the discretion of the participants. The teams will be required to submit their code, report in a Word document, and a PowerPoint presentation for the jury members.
At GIM, Goa Campus
Round 3 of the hackathon will be a presentation on 18th February 2024 at GIM, Goa. Shortlisted teams would have to give a 15-minute presentation of their findings and solutions before the jury members.
All that you need to know about Bitathon 2024
Bitathon is a Data Analytics and Mining Championship hosted by Cognition-The Data Science and Analytics Club, Goa Institute of Management in association with SAS. This hackathon is open to graduate and postgraduate students across India who are passionate about data crunching, data manipulation, and analysis. The event encourages young minds to take up challenging data problems and tackle them meticulously.
Why should you participate? Coveted SAS Data Science Certificate worth up to INR 12 Lakhs!
How to Participate?
- Only those students who are currently enrolled in any full-time UG or PG program are allowed to participate in the hackathon.
- Each team can have a minimum of 1 person and a maximum of 3 people
- Cross-college team formation is permitted
Accommodation: Free accommodation will be available for Bitathon Rounds 2 & 3 ( February 16-18, 2024) at GIM, Goa Campus.
Bitathon Gala Dinner: The dinner and musical events can provide an excellent opportunity to chat and have a good time with fellow students from across the country, together with our guests, on February 17, 2024, at GIM, Goa Campus
Eligibility: Only those students who are currently enrolled in any full-time UG or PG program are allowed to participate in the hackathon
Important dates & deadlines?
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23 Jan'24, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
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27 Jan'24, 12:00 AM IST Round 1
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17 Feb'24, 12:00 AM IST Round 2
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18 Feb'24, 12:00 AM IST Round 3
Contact the organisers
Send queries to organizersRewards and Prizes?
Winner
SAS Training and Data Scientist Certification Course (worth up to INR 6 Lakhs). Cash Prize of INR rupees 50000
First Runner Up
SAS Training and AIML Certification Course (worth up to INR 3 Lakh). Cash Prize of rupees INR 30000
Second Runner Up
SAS Training and Advanced Programming Professional Certification Course (worth up to INR 3 Lakh). Cash Prize of rupees INR 20000
About Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
The GIM grounds is a green grounds and this year we proceeded with endeavors to sharpen understudies and staff about supportability, progress in the direction of making GIM a zero-squander grounds and furthermore to have a generous segment of our capacity should be met through sunlight based vitality.
We have taken on 2 significant activities over every one of the 5 projects of GIM:
A Distinguished Professor arrangement as a major aspect of which a comprehensively famous and achieved educators will come on board as Distinguished (visiting) Professors and go through 1 a month and a half consistently at GIM connecting fundamentally with GIM staff yet in addition giving open talks, understudies meetings and communicating with industry and government pioneers. Each quarter we will have 1-2 Distinguished Professors at the GIM grounds.
Worldwide affirmations with an attention on Africa and South Asia. GIM has been chosen by GMAC (the association that directs the GMAT test) among the 10 Indian top B-schools that they will grandstand under their 'Study in India' program. We join IIM Bangalore, XLRI, SP Jain, MDI, ISB and a couple of other comparative Indian B schools who are chosen to be a piece of this program. Also, GIM is directing two separate affirmations enrollment visits in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia.