HACKATHON

Engineering Equity Hackathon

…a hackathon made for her.

To close the gap in gender equity, we’re launching an Engineering Equity hackathon. 

 

 

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Why equity over equality?

Because we recognize individuality, uniqueness in ability, and the need to level the playing field to inspire growth as you learn. Equity is not about fulfilling a basic need but understanding unique requirements and providing the exact resources to succeed. Equity paves the way for achieving your goals and preparing for success.

The Engineering Equity hackathon aims to address and solve the following societal problems:

  • Girls are less likely to study STEM subjects at school; a gap that continues through to university
  • Women are less likely to consider a career in technology than men
  • Major barriers include a shortage of women role models and a lack of understanding of how technology can enable women to change the world

About Engineering Equity 

With the Engineering Equity hackathon, we are creating and enforcing the change you want to see – with a one-of-a-kind Virtusa global initiative calling out to all the talented women coders to take charge of their careers. We aim to incorporate tech solutions to resolve gender equity issues. With this contest, we intend to drive gender equality by empowering women to enhance their engineering prowess and boost talent.

Join us to code, compete, and catalyze the engineer in you.

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2023 Engineering Equity Hackathon Winners

65,000 students from campus's around the world came together to compete in the first ever global all female hackathon. Here are the winners:

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Eligibility Criteria

If Virtusa operates in your respective country, you are eligible to apply – given that you are studying the following degrees:

  • Bachelor of Engineering/ Bachelor of Technology pursuing 2nd to 4th Year
  • Master of Engineering / Master of Technology / Master of Science pursuing 1st or 2nd Year
  • Bachelor of Science – Sophomore / Junior / Senior or Master of Science pursuing 1st or 2nd Year
  • Graduating in 2022-2025
  • 60% (6 CGPA on a 10-point scale)
  • Applicable to all specializations (majors)

*All applicants are required to complete a coding exercise to be considered

What to expect

  • Over a week of hands-on learning: From coding basics to understanding the challenges with gender equity in tech
  • A dedicated woman mentor from the tech space
  • Stage 1: 4 hours of continuous individual coding (February 17th)
  • Stage 2 (Grand finale): Individuals will then be grouped into teams to collaborate for 4 consecutive days (March 8th-11th)
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Grand Prize



$5000 (USD) for the winning team

$2000 (USD) for each of the regional runner up teams. (Conditions apply)

 

Exclusive Learning Partner

Hackathon finalists will be eligible to win free coding training through Revature. Refine your foundational programming skills at your own pace. Learn fundamentals to advance your Java, HTML, and CSS skills, developed by world-class instructors who will provide you with hands-on experience to help you strengthen your portfolio and launch your tech career.

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Benefits

  • The opportunity to participate in a live project/internship
  • Mentorship from industry experts and exposure to powerhouse female talent
  • Access to hands-on training and learning platforms
  • A chance to compete with women students across the globe
  • Help build solutions to bridge the equity gap
  • Kickstart your career with full-time employment opportunities
  • Significant cash prizes, multiple awards, and more

Important Timelines

  • Registrations Open – January 27th, 2023
  • Registrations Close – February 17th, 2023
  • First Level Coding Assessment – February 24th, 2023
Terms and Conditions
  • Virtusa maintains the right to ask for documentation proving your eligibility at any time during the process.
  • Virtusa has the exclusive authority to disqualify any participant(s) or team(s) during the process for any irregularities.
  • The competition’s terms and conditions are subject to change as per business needs.
  • You cannot assign your access privileges to anyone without obtaining Virtusa’s written authorization first.
  • You agree to alert Virtusa immediately if you learn of any unauthorized use of another participant’s identification or other competition-related violations. 
  • For inquiries, please email us at campuslife@virtusa.com

Our commitment to gender equity

It is still a rare sight to see women in tech, and this initiative from Virtusa to make rarity into a frequent occurrence is a unique opportunity. A women-centric hackathon endeavors bridging the gap in this male-dominated industry. The women of the 21st century are here to be the change. I am thrilled to see how fierce this competition gets as we go global for the first time!

Sharmila Sherikar
Senior Vice President – HR

The Engineering Equity hackathon is inspired by the need to have a balanced and diverse perspective in all fields at the workplace. The competition is built to offer you a career path that enables your journey as a successful engineer. Our goal for women empowerment is to create a community where the women of today can be mentors of tomorrow. I am looking forward to identifying such bright minds through this competition.

Chris Parker
Vice President – Business Development

Virtusa’s equity hackathon is a global initiative to empower women in the field of information technology. Through this exclusive platform, we aim to help reduce gender inequality and challenge stereotypes. To the tech enthusiast women – we welcome and invite you to take this opportunity and demonstrate your technology acumen to the world.

Darshana Pai
Senior Vice President – Delivery

Hear from some of our previous coding champions:

One of the important things that I have learned is that everything hinges on opportunity and connections. For me, WE Code began as simply a competition to win exciting rewards and ended up becoming a challenging but ultimately valuable learning experience. And the sense of accomplishment after those long hours was even greater. Like the work culture here at Virtusa, the hackathon also included much guidance from mentors before the final rounds which I remember was very helpful. I am thankful to Team Virtusa for providing such opportunities to all the women coders out there.

Srishti Kumari
(Silver winner, WE Code season 1)

Virtusa WE Code hackathon was a challenging and interesting opportunity that helped me kickstart my career as a full stack java developer. The standard of the hackathon purely matches real life work standards and I found that very helpful. I am absolutely loving working for Virtusa.

Deekshitula Nvps Sharanya
(Bronze winner, WE Code season 1)

I had a great experience learning, conducting research, and having fun partaking in the WE Code championship. In my opinion, a unique experience like this depends on the work environment and the people around you. Virtusa has significantly helped my technological learning and workplace etiquette. Since my association with Virtusa, I have developed extensive skills and gained valuable insight into technology, communication, and general workplace etiquette.

Amadapaku Pravalika
(Top finalist, WE Code season 1)

I believe people in Technology have the power to change the course of our future. Software developers are not only helping us function in our daily lives but are also helping to redefine and build our futures. Both men and women are pivotal contributors in an industry of problem solvers, creative thinkers, innovators, and inventors who work to re-engineer and recreate our world every day. WE Code helped me focus on tech to advance in my career. I encourage all women reading this to begin their journey without hesitation and fear. Stand up for yourself and follow your passions!

Prasanna Sankarapu
(Top finalist, WE Code season 1)