First place
Champion team. The strongest build, the clearest demo, and the pitch that wins the room.
NRs 50,000
Kathford IT Club · 10–11 Ashoj 2083
KathCode 
Code for invention. A 36-hour hackathon at Kathford to design, build, and pitch solutions for the real world.
- 36 Hours
- 3 Tracks
- 80k Prize pool
About
About the hackathon
Kathcode is a 36-hour hackathon at Kathford College of Engineering and Management. Participants collaborate, build, and pitch solutions to real-world problems, then present in a grand pitch presentation on 11th Ashoj, 2083.
The goal is to encourage innovation through design, prototypes, and presentations across disaster management, smart governance, and fintech tracks.
- Disaster Management and Climate Resilience
- Smart Governance and Tourism Solution
- Smart Finance and Fintech Solution
Prizes
NRs 80,000 prize pool
Cash awards for the top three teams after 36 hours of building. Finalists pitch in a grand pitch presentation on 11th Ashoj, 2083 — the work has to hold up on stage, not just in the repo.
Second place
Runner-up for a tight product and a convincing story on stage.
NRs 20,000
Third place
A working prototype the judges remember, with a real problem behind it.
NRs 10,000
Judges
Meet the judges
Four judges score the grand pitch presentation on 11th Ashoj, 2083. They look for a real problem, a working prototype, and a team that can explain the work under pressure.
Mentors
Meet the mentors
Six mentors sit with teams across the 36 hours — product, design, AI, and pitching. They unstick the hard parts so you can ship something you can stand behind on stage.
Sponsors
Our sponsors
Partners who make the 36 hours possible — the room, the tracks, and the pitch. From Title to Silver, plus track sponsors who own a problem space. Want your name on this list? See the sponsorship packs.
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