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Open SourceAI Club with MLH

Hacktoberfest Hack Day

Gwalior × ITM University

“Build. Contribute. Collaborate.”

An in-person MLH Hack Day. Go beyond tutorials: build, contribute and collaborate on real open-source work. Beginner friendly and free.

Date
Friday, October 16, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM7 hours
Venue
MG-505, MG Block, ITM University, Gwalior
Participation
Teams · Open to all university students
Register on MLH for Hacktoberfest Hack Day (opens events.mlh.com in a new tab)Read the rulebook
Official Hacktoberfest 2026 Hack Day Gwalior × ITM University poster with MLH, AI Club and ITM University logos, event highlights and MLH prize challenges.
Official poster — tap to enlarge. To register, use the button and QR on this page; a QR printed on the poster may point to an earlier link.

the brief

What it is

Hacktoberfest Hack Day Gwalior × ITM University is an in-person open-source day presented with Major League Hacking (MLH) and hosted by the AI Club. Build. Contribute. Collaborate.

It is open to all university students — ITM and beyond — from every domain, and no prior open-source experience is needed. Expect feature development, bug fixing and debugging, documentation, testing, security and performance work, code reviews and a real pull-request workflow.

  • Work on real projects
  • Collaborate with developers
  • Learn Git & GitHub workflows
  • Win MLH prize challenges

the format

How it works

  1. Best Open-Source AI Project

    Build an original project where open-source or open-weight AI plays an important role, in a public GitHub repository with an open-source license.

  2. Best Use of Gemma 4

    Build an innovative project that makes meaningful use of Google's Gemma 4 through the Gemini API.

  3. Submission

    Projects are submitted through MLH OrganizerHQ Challenges before the announced deadline.

Full rules and regulations Download rulebook (PDF) — Hacktoberfest Hack Day rulebook

what you're playing for

Prizes

  • MLH challenge

    Best Open-Source AI Project

  • MLH challenge

    Best Use of Gemma 4

The poster highlights T-shirts, digital gift cards and Arduino prizes for winners.

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Good to know

  • Registration is on MLH only. Participants must also check in physically at the venue through OrganizerHQ.
  • Timing follows the latest event poster (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM). The printed rulebook lists 9 AM to 5 PM.

who to call

Coordinators

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Hacktoberfest Hack DayFee: Free

Register on MLH for Hacktoberfest Hack Day (opens events.mlh.com in a new tab)