Ship it
Working beats perfect. A rough demo that runs says more than a polished deck that doesn't.
§ 00About us
We're in the business of giving shape.
Code Aakar is an independently operated educational and technology initiative based in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Dictionary · Hindi
आकार
ā·kār /aː.kaːr/ noun
- 1.Shape; form.
- 2.The outline a thing takes once it becomes real.
- 3.(informal) What happens to an idea after a weekend at Code Aakar.
§ 01Why we exist
Somewhere right now, someone has a brilliant idea that will never leave their notes app.
Not because it's a bad idea — because ideas are shapeless. They need a deadline, collaborators, feedback and a reason to start. A good hackathon gives them all four in a single weekend.
Code Aakar exists to make those weekends happen more often, for more people — starting in school, where NEP 2020 brings coding in from Class 6. We help schools, colleges and companies run great hackathons and help students find the ones worth their time — so more ideas make it from a point to a shape.
A note from the founder
I'm Darpan Varshney from Sambhal. I started Code Aakar because school students should get a chance to build real things for real problems. Code Aakar is a small, independent initiative, and I'm building it carefully, one step at a time.
Mission
Make it effortless for schools, colleges and companies to run hackathons — and for every student from Class 6 up to find one and build something real.
Vision
Every student with an idea has a team, a mentor and a deadline to build it by.
In step with national goals
The Ministry of Education's NEP 2020 aims for an education system “second to none” by 2040, and India is working towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. The students who will build it are in Classes 6 to 12 today — we want them building now.
See the national frameworks we align with§ 02Our values
Our building blocks.
Open doors
First-timers and veterans hack side by side. Nobody gets gatekept, and every question is a good one.
Fair play
Clear rules, published rubrics, and judging that rewards what was actually built.
Learn loudly
Share what you tried, what broke and what you'd do differently. That's how everyone gets better.
§ 02What we do
One platform, three kinds of builders.
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For students
- Find hackathons open to your class, skills and interests
- Meet teammates before kickoff
- Build a portfolio of things you actually shipped
02
For schools & colleges
- Run inter-school and campus hackathons without the admin load
- Give NEP 2020's coding and problem-solving goals a real outlet
- Registrations, teams, submissions and judging in one place
03
For companies & sponsors
- Host internal hackathons for your own teams
- Put real problems in front of motivated young builders
- Meet talent through the work, not a résumé
§ 03Contact
Let's build something together.
Whether you're a school that wants to host a hackathon, a company that wants to sponsor one, or a student with a question — our inbox is open.