Winter of Code 7.0 is Cyber Labs' seventh Winter Hackathon.

Winter of Code is a platform where technology enthusiasts come together and contribute to tools that solve real-life problems. With the efforts of the whole Cyber Labs team, we are proud to announce WoC, the seventh Winter Open Source Hackathon of IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

We are all set to make Winter of Code 7.0 a great success.

100+
Hackers
30
Days
Register

Everyone is Welcome!

Talent is universal, but opportunities are not. So, we here at Cyber Labs, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad give you a golden opportunity to look into the infinite sky of technology and add to the stars.

No Pre-requisites
No Pre-requisites
Students do not need any pre-requisite knowledge or experience of any field they're interested in, to participate. It's the best opportunity to start from scratch and build your skills under the guidance of experienced individuals.
No Fees
No Fees
The best things in life are free. This fascinating learning experience costs you nothing more than some hours of your hard work and dedication.
To build
Kick off to Open-Source
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Make your first move with Winter of Code and kick-start your journey in the world of open source software development.

Projects offered by Cyber Labs

Choose your field of choice. You can work on any one of the projects, suggested by Cyber Labs. Click on the fields to see details of the available projects:

Schedule

Here's a rough breakdown of the days you will spend during the Winter of Code.

17th NovemberCommencement of WoC and Orientation Programme
5th DecemberLast Date of Submission of Project Proposal
7th DecemberCoding Period starts
20th DecemberMid Evaluations
4th JanuaryCoding Period ends
12th  JanuaryResults Announced

RULES & ELIGIBILITY

RESOURCES

PRIZES

Exciting goodies await the winners!

prizes

FAQ

At Winter of Code, we strive to bring together developers to participate in the hackathon irrespective of their gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background or sexual orientation. We usually try to keep things simple. Read FAQs to phase out any ambiguity.

No. The competition will be online, so you can participate from anywhere.
Yes. The competition is exclusively for the first year students of IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
Sure. You can get resources related to all the three fields in the resources section of the website.
Winter of Code is an individual event.
Of course! Open source software (OSS) is all about learning and developing. Everyone starts from the basics and eventually gets better at contributing quality code day by day. No matter whether you are a newbie or an experienced programmer/developer. Winter of Code has something for you, too.
No. All you have to do is register and get coding.
Participants have to first select any one of the suggested projects by Cyber Labs and submit a project proposal detailing what they plan to do. Once their proposal is selected, they can start working on their projects, under the guidance of their respective mentors.
Knowledge and invaluable Experience. OSS is a vast field and with this contest, we hope to give you a taste of the GSoC (Google Summer of Code) and many other reputed competitions by giving you a glimpse of the environment. You will get to work on real-world problems in the competition, helping you learn new things and test your programming skills. Not to mention, exciting goodies await you.
Unfortunately, only the students of IIT (ISM), Dhanbad are eligible to participate in the Winter of Code 7.0.

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