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Rules and judging — guides and templates · Stavleak

Rules and judging

Participation rules, evaluation criteria and the jury workflow.

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Hackathon jury calibration: two practice projects before the first pitch

Agree on score anchors, assess two practice projects and record evidence, recusals and missing information. Three CSV templates for judges.

GuideRules and judging·7 min read

September 30, 2026

AI hackathon: how to test a solution before the final pitch

Prepare a held-out test set, compare an AI prototype with a simple baseline and give judges a record they can use to repeat the evaluation.

GuideRules and judging·6 min read

September 30, 2026

Hackathon submission acceptance checklist

Check judge access, preserve the submitted commit and reproduce a documented demo. Copy the acceptance record and track each blocked step.

TemplateRules and judging·2 min read

September 30, 2026

University hackathon: a student project submission pack

A template for university hackathon organizers covering project materials, individual contributions, submission deadlines and judge access checks.

GuideRules and judging·6 min read

September 30, 2026

Hackathon judge feedback: how to write a useful project comment

How hackathon judges can give clear feedback: connect observations to criteria, separate scoring reasons from advice and suggest a testable next step.

GuideRules and judging·4 min read

September 28, 2026

Отбор в финал хакатона: этапы, версии проекта и обратная связь

Как организовать отбор в финал хакатона: определить материалы и критерии этапа, зафиксировать версии проектов, обработать равные результаты и сообщить решение.

GuideRules and judging·3 min read

September 28, 2026

Hackathon judging criteria: how to prepare the judges

How to connect judging criteria to the hackathon's goal, describe a scoring scale, assign projects to judges and check the final results.

GuideRules and judging·6 min read

September 28, 2026

Hackathon rules: code, AI, assistance and disputes

What to define in hackathon rules before work starts: pre-existing code, AI use, mentor assistance, deadlines, judging and dispute handling.

GuideRules and judging·5 min read

September 28, 2026