TCS InfraMind - Season 4
TCS InfraMind - Season 4
Discovering the Next in IT
Oct 19, 2020, 10:30 UTC
Registration Starts
Dec 15, 2020, 18:30 UTC
Registration Ends
Overview
Participation Guidelines
Contest is open to the following students as mentioned below:
- B. Tech/BE/M. Tech/ME – all disciplines from batches of 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- Other Bachelor/Master degree courses (BSc./MSc./MCA/BCA) in Computer Science & Information Technology from batches of 2021 and 2022.
Guidelines:
- Students need to register on TCS Campus Commune to participate in the contest.
- This is an individual contest and no teaming up is accepted.
- The infrastructure required for the development of the solution shall be borne by the respective student or the institutions they represent. TCS will not be liable for any uses or possible damage to the infrastructure which may be caused by the students during the contest.
- Entries submitted after the round/contest end dates will not be considered for evaluation.
- Students will not be required to procure any hardware or software, they can propose hardware's or use simulators available on internet if required.
The contest will have 3 rounds.
1. Online Quiz
- Students who register for Inframind can take the first round which involves taking a quiz on Campus Commune.
- The quiz would have MCQs from the areas of IT IS.
- No negative marking applicable for wrong answers.
- Every question on the quiz will carry a specified time limit and the overall time taken to complete the quiz will be a criteria for evaluation as well.
- Students will have to use their personal device to take the quiz.
- Quiz will have 3 levels with 30 questions in level 1, 20 questions in level 2 and 10 questions in level 3. Every correct answer 1 having 2 marks per correct answer, level 2 having 5 marks per correct answer, level 3 having 10 marks per correct answer.
Shortlisting to the next round will be on the overall performance of the team and the total time taken by the team to completed the quiz round.
2. Prototype Submission & Video Presentation
- Students qualifying from round 1 alone can take part in this round.
- Students can choose a problem statement from any of the four problem statements given to them and they need to submit their prototype for the chosen problem statement.
- A sample problem statement and sample solution will be provided for reference - closer to the start of the round..
- Students will also need to showcase a working model based on which problem statement they are choosing.
- Students will have to submit a PDF / Word Document of around 500 words online on the solution of the chosen problem statement and upload a video on YouTube (15-30 min) focusing on Working Model Architecture/ Prototype of the same.
- The submission needs to have the following:
- Hardware and Software used
- Technology used
- High-level architecture
- Approach to the solution
- Flow chart of the solution
- Code (Github)
- YouTube link (Working model/prototype of the business case should be captured)
- Students can choose any development platform for implementing their application /automated part of their business case.
- Webinars will be arranged with the SME Team/ Mentors on each topic to help guide the students effectively.
- Students need to categorize their video as "Unlisted" in YouTube and include the same as part of the submission document. Submissions without the YouTube Link would be considered as incomplete and would hence be disqualified.
- Evaluation will be based on the presentation of the students in the video, the working model/ prototype of the application development / Automation of the business case, Communication skills, technical knowledge and the overall personality of the students.
3. Hackathon & Grand Finale
- Top 20 students shortlisted for the final round (Hackathon) will require to work on a fresh business case basis the topic chosen in Round 2. Students will need to build the architecture, demonstrate their technical knowledge and develop the prototype for their respective use cases. There will also be an interview round for the students to assess their potential and capability.
- Final round will be conducted either virtually or the students can travel to the nearest TCS office to attend the same.
- If the student wants to attend the final round virtually, he or she should be equipped with the necessary infrastructure. The entire round will be monitored virtually and the students should ensure to use web cam for the same. Students whose final round cannot be monitored virtually will be considered disqualified.
- If the student is willing to travel to the nearest TCS office, he or she can utilize the dedicated infrastructure provided by TCS. Technical Labs will be set up and used for the demonstration and for the assessment within TCS premises.
Note:
- The decision to accommodate the student in the nearest TCS office is based on the prevailing situation during that time and the location of the student. The decision of the process owner is deemed final.
- The option to travel to the nearest TCS office is applicable for only students who reside in India.
Contest Rounds
1
Online Quiz
2
Prototype Submission & Video Presentation3
Hackathon & Grand Finale
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