Rules

Format and eligibility

• VoltFest '27 is held fully online. No part of this edition requires travel.
• The event is open to students in Pakistan.
• The building period is 48 hours, from the opening to the submission deadline.

Teams and tracks

• A team can have 1 to 3 members.
• The tracks are Web, App, UI/UX, AI. Each team enters one track.
• Each person may be part of only one team.

Track requirements

• Web: Your problem statement will be given at the opening. Build a web application that solves the problem statement and runs end to end.
• App: Your problem statement will be given at the opening. Build a mobile or desktop app that solves the problem statement, with a build that judges can see working.
• UI/UX: Your problem statement will be given at the opening. Design a complete, clickable product for the problem statement and explain the decisions behind it.
• AI: This track is idea-based, so your team chooses its own idea. Build a working model or AI product around your own idea, and show what it does well and where it fails.

Fees and payment

• The fee is per team and is the same for 1, 2 or 3 members: PKR 1,200 during early bird and PKR 1,500 after it.
• Early bird pricing ends on 1 January 2027. Registration closes on 15 January 2027.
• Until 15 December 2026, coupon code VOLTFEST27 takes PKR 400 off the team fee. One coupon per team.
• Fees must be paid to an account shown on the registration page. Do not send money to any other account.
• A place is confirmed only after the payment has been verified.
• The fee is non-refundable, except if a track is cancelled.

Building your project

• The project must be built during the event. Organizers may check commit dates and version history.
• AI tools are allowed. You must disclose which tools you used and how you used them.
• Web, App and UI/UX problem statements are kept private until the opening.

Submission

• Submit on the submission page. It opens when the event starts, and you can update your entry until the deadline.
• Submit before the deadline. Late submissions are not judged.
• Web, App and AI entries submit a GitHub repository link, a 3-minute demo video and a short presentation.
• UI/UX entries submit a Figma link in place of a repository, a 3-minute walkthrough video and a short presentation.
• To win a prize, an entry must include a working project.

Ownership

• Your code and designs remain yours. Voltify receives no rights to them unless agreed separately with your team.

Prizes

• Each track has its own winner and its own runner-up.
• The winner of each track receives a cash prize. The amount will be announced by the organizers.
• The runner-up of each track receives a runner-up certificate for that track.
• All other participants receive a participation certificate for the track they entered.
• The cash prize is paid within 7 days of the results.

Judging

The judges' decision is final.