Terms & Conditions

• The competition is open to undergraduate students from recognized colleges/institutes.
• Participants may register individually or as a team of maximum 2 members.
• Each participant may register only once. Multiple registrations may lead to disqualification.

• Registration must be completed using the official registration form/website only.
• The Team Leader’s email ID will be treated as the primary communication channel.
• All announcements, instructions, and result notifications will be sent only via this email.
• Providing incorrect or fake details may result in immediate disqualification.

• Round 1: Online Machine Learning challenge.
• Round 2 (Final Round): Offline/Final evaluation for shortlisted teams.
• Only shortlisted teams from Round 1 will be eligible for Round 2.
• Registration Fee: Shortlisted teams must pay a fee of ₹200 to participate in the offline showdown.

The organizing committee reserves the right to modify the problem statement, dataset, evaluation metric, or timeline if required.

Participants must ensure:

• Submissions are their original work.
• Public GitHub repositories, Kaggle notebooks, or pre-existing solutions must NOT be copied.
• Pre-trained models are allowed only if explicitly permitted in the problem statement.
• Sharing solutions, datasets, or answers with other participants is strictly prohibited.

Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances.

The following will be treated as malpractice:

• Copying code from another participant/team.
• Using solutions available online without proper implementation.
• Submitting identical or highly similar notebooks.
• Collaboration between teams during the competition.

Submissions will be checked using plagiarism detection and manual review.

The decision of the organizing committee will be final and binding.

• Submissions will be evaluated based on the official metric mentioned in the problem statement.
• The leaderboard score may not be the final deciding factor.
• Code quality, reproducibility, and explanation may also be considered.
• In case of a tie, additional evaluation criteria or interview may be conducted.

The organizers’ decision will be final and cannot be challenged.

• Participants are responsible for their own internet connectivity and system setup.
• No re-attempts or time extensions will be granted due to:
• Internet failure
• Power failure
• System crash
• Software installation issues

• Participants retain ownership of their code.
• However, by participating, they grant IEEE Student Branch GEHU permission to:
• Review
• Evaluate
• Showcase winning solutions for academic and promotional purposes.

The organizers may disqualify any participant/team for:

• Violation of rules
• Misconduct
• Unfair practices
• Misbehavior with organizers or volunteers

• Certificates will be issued only to eligible participants who follow all rules.
• Prizes are non-transferable and non-negotiable.
• Organizers reserve the right to withhold prizes in case of rule violations.

The organizing committee reserves the right to:

• Modify schedule
• Update rules
• Cancel or postpone the event if required due to unforeseen circumstances.