ACM-VIT Student Chapter

1252 registered teams, 8342 flag submissions, 97 challenges published with 15 of them being unsolved. We also had a prize pool worth $18000 up for grabs, including $2,000 in cash. Hosting z0d1ak’s first-ever CTF was a long rodeo for us at ACM-VIT, and we’re grateful for every bit of it :)

We spent months designing, building and testing these challenges, but a CTF is nothing without the people (& agents) solving them. Congratulations to the winners! 1st place: BITSkrieg 2nd place: H5X 3rd place: localhost969 We are also pleased to recognize the following teams for their winning writeups: Mr.ROBOT, cyb3rV1Tic5, 0xBADc0D3, dihbug, srinisec, cruxbphc, godsec, idkTHEM?! We’re grateful to all the participants who could make it to the finals and those who took part in the qualifiers. Thank you!

Code2Create 7.0 is a wrap, and honestly, the vibe was unmatched. 3,000+ registrations, 550+ ideas submitted, 200+ teams, 35+ external teams from across the nation. 48 hours. That’s exactly how long it took these teams to turn their brilliant ideas into deployed projects. This proves great execution is about focus and teamwork, not time. Until next time!

Code2Create 7.0 brought together bold ideas, ambitious builds, and incredible creativity. Every team turned ideas into real solutions, with a few standing out through their innovation, execution, and impact. Presenting the winners of Code2Create 7.0 Winner: TEAM FLUX First Runner-Up: Control Alt Defeat Second Runner-Up: Bug Off Best Freshers Project: DAARK-HECKERS Best UI/UX: Banana Splash Best All-Girls Team: Socialzz Best Project Without AI as a Feature: Nameless Best Project Using SerpApi: Qubits Congratulations to all the winners and every team that made Code2Create 7.0 unforgettable!

We’d like to thank Mr. Shyam Sundar G, Senior Engineering Manager at IDFC FIRST Bank, for joining us at Code2Create 7.0 and sharing his experience and insights with our participants. The session explored modern engineering in digital banking, from CI/CD and cloud-native systems to data architecture, CQRS, and reactive design, offering participants a practical look at building reliable, scalable, and efficient systems. Thank you for taking the time to be with us and for making the session such an insightful part of Code2Create 7.0!

ACM-VIT hosts yet another edition of inspiHER, an initiative to hear and learn from women in tech. Through inspiHER, we strive to foster an environment of leadership, diversity, and innovation. @manjuladharma has over 30 years of experience in tech and leadership, but she is best known for refusing to let a career break write women off in the industry with her initiative, HerSecondInnings. For this edition, we had the opportunity to have a live podcast session with her, providing valuable guidance from navigating the technology sector to life advice for people at a career crossroad for all attendees of Code2Create 7.0

The Code2Create 7.0 prize pool is here. ₹2,50,000 in cash prizes across 9 categories: •⁠ ⁠Winners •⁠ ⁠⁠First Runner-Up •⁠ ⁠Second Runner-Up •⁠ ⁠Best Freshers Project •⁠ ⁠Best UI/UX •⁠ ⁠Best All-Girls Team •⁠ ⁠Best Project Without AI as a Feature •⁠ ⁠Best Project Using SerpAPI •⁠ ⁠Best Project Using ElevenLabs ₹2.5 lakh. 8 prizes. 48 hours to build. Don’t just code for the vibes, Code2Create!

We're excited to have @n8n_io on board as a sponsor for Code2Create 7.0! From automating backends to connecting APIs and cutting out repetitive work, n8n helps builders move faster and focus on what actually matters: building. Connect anything to everything, and build without the busywork.

Every great AI application needs great data and there's no better way to get real-time web data than @serpapi. We're beyond excited to welcome SerpApi as a Silver Sponsor of Code2Create 7.0! SerpApi powers developers with lightning-fast, reliable access to search engine results, no scraping headaches, no CAPTCHAs, just clean structured data delivered instantly. Whether you're building AI agents, research tools, or data-driven apps, SerpApi is the backbone that makes it all possible. A huge thank you to SerpApi for supporting Code2Create 7.0 and helping our builders turn ambitious ideas into real, data-powered products.

Self-shipping code agents. PCB design. Build-your-own-Redis challenges. A whole swarm of coding agents. That's not a tech stack, that's what @tincomputer, Protoflow, @codecrafters_io & DevSwarm are bringing to Code2Create 7.0. Elated to be working together to fuel the next wave of innovation at Code2Create 7.0!

A special thanks to our Financial Services Partner, @IDFCFIRSTBank . We’re grateful to have them on board as an official sponsor for Code2Create 7.0!

Optimizing inference for complex LLM workflows shouldn't mean sacrificing speed or budget and that's exactly the problem SGLang solves brilliantly. We're thrilled and honored to welcome @sgl_project as the Gold Sponsor of Code2Create 7.0! SGLang is redefining what's possible in LLM serving, slashing latency, crushing compute overhead, and giving developers the runway to build faster, more reliable AI applications at scale. Their engineering is best-in-class, and having them back Code2Create 7.0 is huge for our community. A massive thank you to SGLang for empowering the next generation of builders. Make sure to check out SGLang on GitHub: github.com/sgl-project/sglan…

Remember that one project which you keep explaining to everyone but never built because you're scared, it might be “too crazy”? Code2Create 7.0 gives you 48 hours to turn that thought into something real. No fixed tracks, no need to fit your project into a theme. Submit what you want to build and let’s see where it goes. Link: c2c.sh

Cancel your weekend plans because we have a better one. Code2Create 7.0, a 48-hour overnight hackathon by ACM-VIT is happening on 6 September 2 pm onwards to 8 September. A place where you build, experiment, break things, fix them, and turn your concepts into working projects. Don’t just code for the vibes, Code2Create! c2c.acmvit.in