THE HACKATHON
WAR ROOM
Not a webinar. A live working environment where you form a team, pick a real SIH problem statement, build, and defend it, before an evaluator ever asks you to.
This Isn't Something You Watch
Four stages. One real SIH problem statement. A mentor who's actually won or judged this competition, checking your work live.
Learn the exact framework evaluators use, live.
- Gamaliel breaks down how to evaluate a problem statement: is it real, who's the user, what's the actual pain, what makes it hard
- Live polls and questions, not a monologue
- Covers what makes a PPT communicate fast versus what makes it feel generic
- You leave this stage with the same lens an SIH evaluator actually uses
Mentors and teams: the full War Room Resource Pack has every prompt and template for all four stages.
War Room Mentors
Every mentor is a hackathon winner, finalist or founder who has sat where you're about to sit. Each one runs two War Rooms live on the day. Roster updates as confirmations come in.
20 Rooms. 20 Real Problems.
Every War Room runs one real SIH problem statement, not a made-up prompt. Mentors pick which two problem statements their two rooms take on, using the full breakdown on the tracker below, ahead of the event.
The Room Already Ran Once
Batch I closed on Sep 6. Here's what participants said within days of leaving the room.
Samson A
War Room Batch I
Everything was strange and new to me. I have learnt a lot which includes socializing with strangers, and about me and my skills when I'm working in a team.
Bhuvanesh P
War Room Batch I
I have no prior hackathon experience. So this webinar and war room helped me in understanding the workflow even more better.
Kondragunta Nagarupa
War Room Batch I
I liked the practical guidance and clarity the session provided for improving our SIH solution.
Leela Sowmya
War Room Batch I
It's my first live session, and every minute is worth it. I've watched many videos of Gamaliel Sir on YouTube, but experiencing the session live hits differently. The excitement feels new and real every time.
Come with a team. Leave with a decision map.
Batch I ran, and the reviews above are real. Batch II is filling the same way, seats are limited and moving. This isn't a recording you watch later, it's a room you're either in or you're not.
Want a head start before Sep 20?
The Hackathon Playbook: Universal Edition is the full system this War Room runs on: Problem, Idea, MVP, Presentation, Evaluation, plus the SWOT breakdown and Go/No-Go checklist. Read it before the room opens, not after.
Get the Playbook, code SIH26