Deloitte Hacksplosion

About Deloitte Hacksplosion

Deloitte Hacksplosion is an innovative hackathon that provides a platform for engineering students to showcase their problem-solving and technical skills.

It encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation, bringing together talented individuals to develop impactful solutions for real-world challenges.

Deloitte hacksplosion

Eligibility Criteria of Deloitte Hacksplosion

Who Can Participate:

  • Deloitte Hacksplosion is open to undergraduate sixth-semester engineering students from educational institutions listed on the official registration page.
  • Participants must be Indian citizens residing in India, above 18 years of age, and free from any legal or contractual constraints.

Registration:

  • All participants and teams must register through the official microsite within the specified registration window.

  • Teams must have a minimum of three and a maximum of five members. Late registrations or changes to team composition after registration are not permitted.

Additional Rules:

  • Participants must adhere to ethical practices and the event’s code of conduct.

  • Submissions must be original, and plagiarism or any use of prohibited tools will result in disqualification. All deadlines, schedules, and event guidelines must be strictly followed.

Hacksplosion Information

Deloitte Hacksplosion guidelines

Deloitte Hacksplosion Quiz 2024 Rewards

  • First place: INR. 1,00,000 + internship
  • Second place: INR. 50,000 + internship
  • Other Rewards: Internship for the remaining some select teams

Judging Criteria

Event Guidelines of Deloitte Hacksplosion

Webinars:

  • Attendance in the webinars is strongly recommended as they will cover essential instructions, guidelines, and themes.
  • Webinars will also include Q&A sessions with the organising team and domain experts.

Round 1: Individual coding challenge

  • Participants must attempt the coding challenge individually.
  • The cumulative scores of all team members will determine team eligibility for the next round.
  • The challenge will be virtual, have a fixed duration, and must be completed within the stipulated time.

Round 2: Theme based solution submission

  • Shortlisted teams from round one will select a theme/problem statement from the provided list.
  • Teams must submit their solution in the prescribed format (e.g., PDF/ PPT).
  • Adhere to the word and slide limits specified for submissions.

Round 3: Final round discussion

  • Shortlisted teams will present their solutions virtually or physically to an expert jury.
  • Presentations must address:
    • Problem statement and solution approach
    • Technical implementation and innovation
    • Potential impact and scalability
  • Teams should prepare for a Q&A session following their presentation
  • First place: INR. 1,00,000 + internship
  • Second place: INR. 50,000 + internship
  • Other Rewards: Internship for the remaining some select teams

Deloitte Hacksplosion 2025 Syllabus

The Hacksplosion does not explicitly mention a specific syllabus. However, participants are typically expected to have strong problem-solving, coding, and technical skills relevant to hackathon challenges. Topics likely to be helpful include:

  • Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages like Python, Java, C++, or JavaScript.
  • Algorithms and Data Structures: Knowledge of sorting, searching, dynamic programming, graphs, and trees.
  • Problem-Solving Skills: Logical thinking and the ability to design efficient solutions.
  • Thematic Knowledge: Familiarity with themes or domains announced during the competition, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, IoT, or app development.
  • Tools and Frameworks: Understanding of relevant development tools, libraries, and frameworks for software or hardware solutions.

Specific details may be shared during the webinars or competition rounds. Participants are advised to review event guidelines and themes for focused preparation.

Deloitte Hacksplosion Sample Quiz Questions

1. Arias is a skincare and home decor brand owned by which Indian celebrity?

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor

29.05%

Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan

14.19%

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

17.57%

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta

39.19%

Lara Dutta in collaboration with Nilkamal launched her brand Arias a premium mattress collection.

2. Despite being the oldest car still under production, this name was not
trademarked by the parent company, leading to multiple other brands using
the name in their automobiles. What name am I talking about?

Suburban

Suburban

21.05%

Transporter

Transporter

16.54%

Corvette

Corvette

19.55%

Cruiser

Cruiser

42.86%

Interestingly, Chevrolet did not trademark the name ‘Suburban’ which meant plenty of other car companies used the name on a variety of vehicles. It wasn’t until 1988, 10 years after the Plymouth Suburban station wagon was discontinued, and 53 years after the original Chevy Suburban first launched, that General Motors finally had the badge all to itself.

3. Roff, Acron and Ranipal are some of the lesser known brands by which
popular company known for its quirky ads?

Perfetti Van Melle

Perfetti Van Melle

13.85%

Pidilite

Pidilite

36.92%

Cadbury

Cadbury

34.62%

Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser

14.62%

Pidilite markets the Fevicol range of adhesives. Its other brands are FeviKwik, Dr. Fixit, Roff, Cyclo, Ranipal, Hobby Ideas, M-seal, and Acron. It also markets and manufactures WD-40 in India.

4.

This is the logo of which 250+ year old brand, currently owned
by an Indian businessman?

Forbes

Forbes

21.37%

Shaw Wallace

Shaw Wallace

25.19%

Duke's

Duke's

32.06%

Andrew Yule

Andrew Yule

21.37%

British Cricket Balls Limited is a British sports equipment and apparel company, specialising in cricket equipment.

5. Which project in India was conceived by Louis Kahn in early 60s in India, that
became iconic because of the usage of a certain style of bricks that were
available locally?

IITB

IITB

20.72%

IITK

IITK

23.42%

IIMC

IIMC

22.52%

IIMA

IIMA

33.33%

Louis Kahn's work infused the International style with a fastidious, highly personal taste. His palette of materials tended toward heavily textured brick and bare concrete, the textures often reinforced by juxtaposition to highly refined surfaces such as travertine marble.

Kahn argued that brick can be more than the basic building material.

In the year 1961 - Kahn was the main architect of the famous IIM Ahemdabad.

6. Long before this term was coined, U.S. Steel Corporation was perhaps the
first company to have reached what at the turn of the 20th century?

Monopoly

Monopoly

28.71%

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy

20.79%

Insolvent

Insolvent

9.9%

Unicorn

Unicorn

40.59%

1901 was also the year that saw the birth of the world’s first Unicorn – long before Aileen Lee coined the term in 2013. Through a merger of 10 different steel and manufacturing companies, U.S. Steel Corporation became the world’s first billion dollar company with an authorised capitalisation of $1.4B (just under $40B in today’s money).

7. Brinker International Inc. is a multinational hospitality company that owns
chains like Chili's. What clever ticker symbol do they use in NYSE?

FOOD

FOOD

22.11%

HOT

HOT

37.89%

EAT

EAT

18.95%

BRIC

BRIC

21.05%

Maggiano’s partners with Make-A-Wish® and launches the Eat-A-Dish for Make-A-Wish campaign to raise money and help grant the wishes of children diagnosed with a critical illness. Giving Guests a way to feel good and do good at the same time.

8. Momofuku Ando museum in Japan displays a wide variety of which commonplace
product, invented by Momofuku Ando himself?

Instant Noodles

Instant Noodles

41.84%

Manga

Manga

18.37%

Judo

Judo

12.24%

Monosodium
Glutamate

Monosodium
Glutamate

27.55%

Instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando of Nissin Foods in Japan. They were launched in 1958 under the brand name Chikin Ramen and is also displayed in the museum of Momofuku Ando.

9. Developed in mid 90s, a version of which popular game was the first game to run in a mobile device?

Snake

Snake

63.11%

Tetris

Tetris

17.48%

Super Mario

Super Mario

16.5%

Contra

Contra

2.91%

Hagenuk was one of the first developers of digital mobile games in the industry, and the development center was Cetelco in Støvring, Denmark.

Hagenuk had got in early into the GSM phone market. Their first GSM mobile, the MT-900, got it official type approval only 4 weeks after Nokia got type approval for their first GSM hand portable (the 1011) but Hagenuk beat Nokia by three years in getting a game of Tetris.

10. Which company turned Unicorn in May 2024 quietly, with an internal funding
round with a valuation of USD 1 billion?

Krutrim

Krutrim

16.16%

Zepto

Zepto

45.45%

Porter

Porter

19.19%

boAt

boAt

19.19%

Homegrown logistics services platform Porter has likely become the third unicorn (with valuation of $1 billion and above) in India this year after a fresh internal round.

According to sources, the fresh round involved key individual investors who bought stock from the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) pool of the logistics provider, taking its valuation at $1 billion.

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Code of conduct

  • All participants are expected to maintain a respectful and collaborative environment.
  • Any form of harassment, discrimination, or unethical behaviour will result in disqualification.
  • Participants must adhere to the event’s schedule and deadlines.
  • Use of prohibited tools or plagiarism is strictly forbidden and will lead to disqualification.