Kodekalesh
The festival of code
Kodekalesh is IDEAKODE's flagship 24-hour hackathon carnival — a full-circle festival of code where 3,000 builders converged to turn wild ideas into working demos. Across a single sleepless night, participants moved through mentorship tracks, live debugging sessions, and on-spot mini-challenges, all fueled by enough caffeine to power a small city. The energy was electric, the projects were ambitious, and the midnight energy never dipped.
Pick your arena
AI / ML
Build intelligent systems — LLM apps, computer vision, predictive models.
Web3 / Blockchain
Smart contracts, DeFi, and decentralized apps on Polygon & Aptos.
Open Innovation
Any problem, any stack. The wildcard track for bold ideas.
Hour by hour
Check-in & kit pickup
Arrive, grab your swag bag, and find your team zone.
Opening ceremony
Welcome address, rules reveal, and theme announcement.
Hacking begins
The clock starts. 24 hours on the clock.
Mentorship round 1
Industry mentors rotate through teams for 1:1 guidance.
Mini-challenge: Debug Derby
On-spot debugging competition with instant prizes.
Midnight pizza & jam
Food break, live music, and a coding meme contest.
Final mentorship push
Last chance to refine with mentors before submissions.
Hacking ends
Submissions close. Code freeze.
Judging & demos
Teams pitch to a panel of industry judges.
Closing & prizes
Winners announced, prizes distributed, group photo.
What's on the line
Moments from the floor
Good questions, answered
Any college student with a valid ID. First-time builders were especially welcome — we had a dedicated beginner track.
No. Kodekalesh was completely free for all selected participants, including meals and swag.
Selected outstation teams received partial travel reimbursement on a first-come basis.
Innovation, technical complexity, design, and demo polish. Each team got 4 minutes to pitch.
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