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Codefest Chitwan2026 Hackathon

Judging Criteria

Provincial Phase · Official Judging & Evaluation Sheet

6 criteria, 40 marks in total

Every judge scores each team against the same sheet.

Printable sheet (PDF)

  1. Solution Innovation & Uniqueness (Creativity)

    Originality, creativity, novelty, and problem–solution fit.

    6marks

  2. Technology & Prototype Execution (Technology)

    Working prototype, technical depth and functionality.

    10marks

  3. Business Model (Financial Viability) & Implementation Feasibility (Feasibility)

    Practicality, scalability and revenue/business model.

    10marks

  4. Impact in the Community (SDG) & Market Relevance (Impact)

    Social, economic and environmental impact, target users and SDG alignment.

    5marks

  5. Pitch & Presentation (Presentation)

    Storytelling, clarity, demo quality and response to questions.

    5marks

  6. Team Capability & Collaboration (Team)

    Technical and domain competence, role distribution and teamwork.

    4marks
Total40

Final recommendation

Alongside the score, each judge marks one recommendation per team.

  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Shortlist
  • Not Shortlisted

Judging takes place in the Main Hall on Sunday. Scoring is done on the printed sheet above; this page is published so teams know what they are being marked against.