Buildit Logo×Unstop Logo
10th–16th November 2024
Fantastic
4

Ideate. Innovate. Build. Win.

A Week-Long Ideathon + Overnight Hackathon

Problem Statement is out now

Event Overview

Purpose

Fantastic 4 is designed to foster innovation, creativity, and technical excellence among students. The event aims to bridge the gap between ideation and implementation, encouraging participants to think critically, solve real-world problems, and build impactful solutions.

The mission of this event is to provide students with a structured opportunity to transform their innovative ideas into working prototypes, collaborate with peers, learn from industry experts, and showcase their technical skills in a competitive yet supportive environment.

Why Participate?

Win Prizes

Compete for a prize pool of ₹30,000 along with exclusive goodies and recognition from industry leaders.

LIVE NOW

Timeline

A structured week-long journey from ideation to victory

10th-14th Nov

Ideathon Phase

Mon-Fri

Students ideate on a project with 4 MVP features

Each idea must include 4 MVP features
MVPs evaluated based on viability
Evaluation criteria: innovation, feasibility, clarity, scalability
Document your idea using the SRS template (download below)
Download SRS Template
14th Nov

Ideathon Results

Results Announcement

Winners receive goodies from Unstop and Buildit

Ideathon results announced
Winners receive goodies
Preparation for hackathon begins
15th Nov

Hackathon Day

5:00 PM - 5:30 AM

Event starts with Treasure Hunt + What's The Word, followed by hackathon

5:00 PM - Event starts
Treasure Hunt + What's The Word
9:00 PM - Hackathon begins
Those without ideas will ideate between 5 PM-9 PM
MVP development time: 9:30 PM-5:30 AM
16th Nov

Final Pitching & Winners

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Final pitching for top teams and winner announcement

9:00 AM - Final pitching for top teams
12:00 PM - Pitching ends
6:00 PM - Winners announced

Problem Statements

Download SRS

Choose from these AI-generated problem statements or come up with your own innovative solution

Open Innovation: Participants can modify problems or create their own as per MVP requirements
Healthcare
Patient Appointment Mismanagement in Clinics
#1
Clinics and small hospitals often struggle with managing patient appointments, leading to long waiting times and overcrowded lobbies. Patients arrive without knowing expected delays, while staff handle registrations manually, causing miscommunication and frustration.
HealthcareAppointment ManagementPatient Experience
Logistics & Delivery
Delivery Personnel Route Inefficiency
#2
Local delivery companies face challenges optimizing routes for their delivery agents. Many agents manually plan routes, leading to longer travel times, uneven workload distribution, and delayed deliveries.
LogisticsRoute OptimizationDelivery
Food & Restaurant
Inconsistent Daily Demand for Menu Items
#3
Restaurants often prepare food based on guesswork, resulting in either shortages or wastage. Without proper forecasting, chefs cannot predict customer demand for specific dishes.
FoodDemand ForecastingInventory
Retail & Supermarkets
Lack of Real-Time Product Availability Information
#4
Customers frequently visit supermarkets only to find essential products out of stock. Staff update shelves manually, and product availability is not displayed digitally.
RetailInventory ManagementCustomer Experience
NGO & Social Sector
Volunteer Task Assignment and Tracking Challenges
#5
NGOs manage multiple activities such as drives, distributions, and events. Volunteers often receive task instructions through informal messaging groups, creating misalignment and low accountability.
NGOVolunteer ManagementTask Tracking
Corporate & HR
Employee Feedback Isn't Timely or Actionable
#6
Companies require continuous feedback to improve culture and productivity, but employees hesitate to share concerns openly. Annual feedback forms are too late to catch real-time problems.
HREmployee EngagementFeedback
Finance & Banking
Customers Struggle to Track Small Daily Expenses
#7
Many customers do not realize where their money goes due to untracked minor expenses. Banks provide statements but not easy tools for categorizing and understanding spending behavior.
FinanceExpense TrackingBudgeting
Education
Parents Lack Visibility into Homework and Class Activities
#8
Schools often communicate homework, circulars, and test schedules inconsistently through diaries or WhatsApp groups. Parents miss important updates, and students fail to complete assignments.
EducationParent CommunicationSchool Management
Manufacturing
Manual Tracking of Machine Downtime
#9
Factories often document machine failures on paper or verbally. As a result, managers cannot identify patterns in downtime, maintenance delays, or recurring issues.
ManufacturingMachine MaintenanceDowntime Tracking
Travel & Tourism
Tourists Lack Local Recommendations Based on Preferences
#10
Tourists rely on generic reviews instead of personalized recommendations. They often miss local gems, cultural events, or food spots relevant to their interests.
TravelRecommendationsTourism
Fitness & Wellness
Users Struggle to Maintain Workout Consistency
#11
People start workout routines enthusiastically but gradually lose track due to lack of motivation and progress visibility. Without measurable habit tracking, users fail to maintain consistency.
FitnessWellnessHabit Tracking
Agriculture
Farmers Lack Simple Tools to Track Crop Expenses
#12
Farmers manually track expenses for seeds, fertilizers, labor, and irrigation. This disorganized approach makes it difficult to calculate profit margins or identify overspending.
AgricultureExpense TrackingFarm Management
Hospitality
Guest Service Requests Are Delayed or Missed
#13
Hotels receive guest requests through phone calls or front-desk visits. Staff often forget to relay requests, causing delays in housekeeping, room service, or maintenance.
HospitalityGuest ServicesHotel Management
Real Estate
Property Visitors Management Is Unorganized
#14
Housing societies and commercial buildings manually record visitors in logbooks. Security personnel cannot verify details or track frequent visitors.
Real EstateVisitor ManagementSecurity
Entertainment & Events
Event Organizers Struggle With Ticket Verification
#15
Small to mid-scale events manually check attendees through printed lists or verbal confirmation. This causes long queues, entry delays, and inaccurate attendee counts.
EventsTicket ManagementEvent Planning
E-Commerce
Customers Cannot Easily Track Return Status
#16
When customers return products, they often don't receive clear updates on the status. Email-based updates get lost, and support teams struggle with repeated inquiries.
E-CommerceReturnsCustomer Service
Cybersecurity
Users Reuse Weak Passwords Across Platforms
#17
Individuals often reuse the same passwords for multiple websites. This increases vulnerability to breaches and phishing attacks. Many users lack an organized method to track their credentials securely.
CybersecurityPassword ManagementSecurity
Transportation
Commuters Lack Real-Time Bus or Shuttle Status
#18
Students and employees using shuttle/bus services do not know real-time arrival, delays, or seat availability. This leads to waiting, crowding, and missed rides—especially during peak hours.
TransportationPublic TransitReal-Time Tracking
Freelancing & Creator Economy
Freelancers Cannot Showcase Their Work Professionally
#19
Many freelancers rely on scattered links, Google Drive folders, or Instagram posts to showcase work. This lacks professionalism and makes it difficult to impress clients.
FreelancingPortfolioCreator Economy
Food Delivery & Cloud Kitchens
Customers Cannot Track Order Preparation Stages
#20
Cloud kitchens receive high order volume but do not provide real-time visibility into food preparation status. Customers are left guessing whether food is being cooked, packed, or delayed.
Food DeliveryCloud KitchensOrder Tracking
Healthcare
Patient Appointment Mismanagement in Clinics
#1
Clinics and small hospitals often struggle with managing patient appointments, leading to long waiting times and overcrowded lobbies. Patients arrive without knowing expected delays, while staff handle registrations manually, causing miscommunication and frustration.
HealthcareAppointment ManagementPatient Experience
Logistics & Delivery
Delivery Personnel Route Inefficiency
#2
Local delivery companies face challenges optimizing routes for their delivery agents. Many agents manually plan routes, leading to longer travel times, uneven workload distribution, and delayed deliveries.
LogisticsRoute OptimizationDelivery
Food & Restaurant
Inconsistent Daily Demand for Menu Items
#3
Restaurants often prepare food based on guesswork, resulting in either shortages or wastage. Without proper forecasting, chefs cannot predict customer demand for specific dishes.
FoodDemand ForecastingInventory
Retail & Supermarkets
Lack of Real-Time Product Availability Information
#4
Customers frequently visit supermarkets only to find essential products out of stock. Staff update shelves manually, and product availability is not displayed digitally.
RetailInventory ManagementCustomer Experience
NGO & Social Sector
Volunteer Task Assignment and Tracking Challenges
#5
NGOs manage multiple activities such as drives, distributions, and events. Volunteers often receive task instructions through informal messaging groups, creating misalignment and low accountability.
NGOVolunteer ManagementTask Tracking
Corporate & HR
Employee Feedback Isn't Timely or Actionable
#6
Companies require continuous feedback to improve culture and productivity, but employees hesitate to share concerns openly. Annual feedback forms are too late to catch real-time problems.
HREmployee EngagementFeedback
Finance & Banking
Customers Struggle to Track Small Daily Expenses
#7
Many customers do not realize where their money goes due to untracked minor expenses. Banks provide statements but not easy tools for categorizing and understanding spending behavior.
FinanceExpense TrackingBudgeting
Education
Parents Lack Visibility into Homework and Class Activities
#8
Schools often communicate homework, circulars, and test schedules inconsistently through diaries or WhatsApp groups. Parents miss important updates, and students fail to complete assignments.
EducationParent CommunicationSchool Management
Manufacturing
Manual Tracking of Machine Downtime
#9
Factories often document machine failures on paper or verbally. As a result, managers cannot identify patterns in downtime, maintenance delays, or recurring issues.
ManufacturingMachine MaintenanceDowntime Tracking
Travel & Tourism
Tourists Lack Local Recommendations Based on Preferences
#10
Tourists rely on generic reviews instead of personalized recommendations. They often miss local gems, cultural events, or food spots relevant to their interests.
TravelRecommendationsTourism
Fitness & Wellness
Users Struggle to Maintain Workout Consistency
#11
People start workout routines enthusiastically but gradually lose track due to lack of motivation and progress visibility. Without measurable habit tracking, users fail to maintain consistency.
FitnessWellnessHabit Tracking
Agriculture
Farmers Lack Simple Tools to Track Crop Expenses
#12
Farmers manually track expenses for seeds, fertilizers, labor, and irrigation. This disorganized approach makes it difficult to calculate profit margins or identify overspending.
AgricultureExpense TrackingFarm Management
Hospitality
Guest Service Requests Are Delayed or Missed
#13
Hotels receive guest requests through phone calls or front-desk visits. Staff often forget to relay requests, causing delays in housekeeping, room service, or maintenance.
HospitalityGuest ServicesHotel Management
Real Estate
Property Visitors Management Is Unorganized
#14
Housing societies and commercial buildings manually record visitors in logbooks. Security personnel cannot verify details or track frequent visitors.
Real EstateVisitor ManagementSecurity
Entertainment & Events
Event Organizers Struggle With Ticket Verification
#15
Small to mid-scale events manually check attendees through printed lists or verbal confirmation. This causes long queues, entry delays, and inaccurate attendee counts.
EventsTicket ManagementEvent Planning
E-Commerce
Customers Cannot Easily Track Return Status
#16
When customers return products, they often don't receive clear updates on the status. Email-based updates get lost, and support teams struggle with repeated inquiries.
E-CommerceReturnsCustomer Service
Cybersecurity
Users Reuse Weak Passwords Across Platforms
#17
Individuals often reuse the same passwords for multiple websites. This increases vulnerability to breaches and phishing attacks. Many users lack an organized method to track their credentials securely.
CybersecurityPassword ManagementSecurity
Transportation
Commuters Lack Real-Time Bus or Shuttle Status
#18
Students and employees using shuttle/bus services do not know real-time arrival, delays, or seat availability. This leads to waiting, crowding, and missed rides—especially during peak hours.
TransportationPublic TransitReal-Time Tracking
Freelancing & Creator Economy
Freelancers Cannot Showcase Their Work Professionally
#19
Many freelancers rely on scattered links, Google Drive folders, or Instagram posts to showcase work. This lacks professionalism and makes it difficult to impress clients.
FreelancingPortfolioCreator Economy
Food Delivery & Cloud Kitchens
Customers Cannot Track Order Preparation Stages
#20
Cloud kitchens receive high order volume but do not provide real-time visibility into food preparation status. Customers are left guessing whether food is being cooked, packed, or delayed.
Food DeliveryCloud KitchensOrder Tracking

Rules & Judging Criteria

Rules
  • Must build all 4 MVP features as specified in your ideation phase
  • Projects must be original work developed during the event
  • Teams must submit their projects before the deadline
  • All team members must be present during the pitching session
Judging Criteria
  • Innovation
    Uniqueness and creativity of the solution
  • Feasibility
    Practical implementation and technical viability
  • Implementation
    Quality of code and technical execution
  • UI/UX
    User interface and experience design
  • Presentation
    Clarity and effectiveness of pitch
  • Technical Depth
    Complexity and sophistication of solution
  • SRS Quality
    Quality and completeness of Software Requirements Specification documentation

STAGE 1: IDEATHON

Participate in the ideation phase and transform your innovative ideas into actionable project plans.

1

Register for the Event

Fill out the registration form to secure your spot in the ideathon phase.

2

Document Your Idea

Download the SRS template and document your innovative idea with all 4 MVP features clearly defined.

Participation certificates will be awarded to all 4 team members upon successful submission.

3

Submit Your Documentation

Submit your completed SRS document through the submission form before the deadline.

Goodies will be provided to the top 3 ideations.

STAGE 2: HACKATHON

The hackathon phase will unlock on 15th November 2025. Build your MVP and compete for the grand prize!

Opens In
0
Days
0
Hours
0
Minutes
0
Seconds

Unlocks on 15th November 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I bring to the event?

Bring your laptop, charger, any necessary development tools, and enthusiasm! We'll provide the workspace, internet, and snacks.

What is the team size?

Teams can have up to 4 members. Solo participants are also welcome, but we encourage team collaboration for better results.

What tools are permitted?

You can use any development tools, frameworks, libraries, and APIs. Use of AI tools for code generation is allowed, but the core logic and implementation should be your own.

How do I submit my project?

Submit your project through the provided platform with a GitHub repository link, demo video, and presentation. Detailed submission guidelines will be shared during the event.

Do I need to have an idea before the event?

While having an idea beforehand is helpful, you can also ideate during the event. There's dedicated time on 15th Nov (5 PM-9 PM) for teams without ideas to brainstorm.

What if I'm new to hackathons?

Fantastic 4 welcomes participants of all skill levels! The event is designed to be inclusive, with mentors available to help and guide you through the process.

Contact Us

Have questions? Reach out to us and we'll be happy to help!