About This Hackathon

<p>Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, is an ‘Institution of Eminence’, as recognized by the Government of India - a coveted status it has received in pursuit of excellence as a multidisciplinary and research-focused university. The University’s Academy of Continuing Education aims to facilitate best-in-class knowledge, practices and skill development offerings to the growing ecosystem of lifetime learners and leaders, both within and outside the University. With distinguished academics as the University’s faculty members and program instructors, the Academy of Continuing Education offers uniquely crafted programs that are delivered in the most innovative ways, bringing together the very best of the University’s rich intellectual resources.</p><p>Through its unique certification program in data sciences and business analytics, the university aims to help students prepare for today and their future careers. The collaboration between the Academy of Continuing Education at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://snu.edu.in/"> Shiv Nadar University</a> Delhi NCR and<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://machinehack.com/"> MachineHack</a> hopes to strengthen the data science community in India and pave the way for innovation in business analytics.</p><h5><strong>About Dataset:</strong></h5><p>The sales in the mega marts are critical to make them sustainable. As a matter of fact, the rise of several marts have created buyers of different categories which are critical about quality of product at the right price.&nbsp;</p><p>In the Analytics Olympiad 2021, the data science &amp; machine learning community has been challenged to build an ML model and predict the sales of each product from each outlet. The participants also need to use the model to analyse the properties of the product in the stores and find ways to increase sales.</p><h5><strong>Data attributes:&nbsp;</strong></h5><ul><li>Item_ID: Item Identification Number</li><li>Item_W: Item Weight</li><li>Item_Type: Item</li><li>Item_MRP: MRP of the Product</li><li>Outlet_ID: Outlet ID</li><li>Outlet_Year: Outlet Establishment year</li><li>Outlet_Size: Size of the outlet</li><li>Outlet_Type: Type of the outlet</li><li>Sales: Total sales from the outlet</li></ul><p><strong>Train: 87864 rows x 09 columns</strong></p><p><strong>Test: 37656 rows x 09 columns</strong></p><h5><strong>Championship Timeline</strong></h5><ul><li><strong>October 21, 2021: </strong>Analytics Olympiad 2021 begins. The participants can start downloading the dataset, solve, and submit their solutions on the MachineHack platform.</li><li><strong>November 8, 2021: </strong>The leaderboard is frozen, with top 50 leaderboard contestants to participate for Phase #2</li><li><strong>November 9, 2021: </strong>Phase #2 will start where the top 50 participants from the leaderboard will need to share a presentation on their problem statement analysis, solution approach, business outcome, and real-world impact by <i>November 12, 2021</i>.</li><li><strong>November 19, 2021:</strong> Final top 10 contestants will be decided. The winners of this round need to work on bench data released and prepare for the final jury round.</li><li><strong>November 26, 2021: </strong>Phase #3 will start, where<strong> </strong>the final top 10 contestants will arrive at the Shiv Nadar University campus.</li><li><strong>November 27, 2021: </strong>The final jury round will be conducted. The top three winners of this data analytics championship will be awarded by Shiv Nadar University.</li></ul><p>Winner will be judged on the following in the final jury round:</p><ul><li>30% Business Outcome/Impact,</li><li>20% Innovative + Creativity</li><li>20% Algorithm and ML approach,</li><li>15% Statistically analysis,</li><li>15% Presentation + Communication</li></ul><h5><strong>Eligibility Criteria&nbsp;</strong></h5><ul><li>The participant must be a citizen of India.</li><li>The participant should be above 18 years of age.</li><li>The participant must hold a valid government ID, such as a PAN card or Aadhar Card.</li><li>The participant needs to have a valid bank account based in India.</li><li>If shortlisted for the final jury round, the participant should be in agreement with travelling to Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR.</li></ul><h5><strong>Other details:&nbsp;</strong></h5><p>Here is some of the important information regarding travel and accommodation to Shiv Nadar University:</p><ul><li>Shiv Nadar University will book a return flight ticket for the shortlisted contestant from the nearest metro city of their residence. Please note that meals during the flight journey will not be included in the ticket, and any expenses towards the same need to be borne by the travelling contestant.</li><li>The shortlisted contestant will need to manage and bear travel expenses, logistics, airport transfers, etc., between their residence and the airport of the nearest metro city from where they need to embark or disembark their flight journey.</li><li>Shiv Nadar University will only manage the airport transfers of the shortlisted contestant between their Noida Campus and the Indira Gandhi International Airport terminal at Delhi.</li><li>Shiv Nadar University will not be responsible for the travel, accommodation, logistics, hospitality, etc., of any fellow co-passengers who would accompany the shortlisted contestant.</li><li>It will provide food and accommodation to the shortlisted contestant on November 26 and November 27, 2021, only between the scheduled campus arrival and campus departure times, free of charge.</li><li>Only the shortlisted contestants will be provided authorised entry and exit to the university campus, and only on the designated date and time as per the schedule of the championship.</li><li>Communication and queries will not be entertained by Shiv Nadar University and are to be made only to the contact details provided on the MachineHack platform.</li></ul><h5>Contact:</h5><ul><li>krishna.rastogi@analyticsindiamag.com</li><li>support@machinehack.com</li></ul>

Key Information

• Category: Hackathon
• Difficulty Level: Intermediate
• Status: Expired
• Start Date: 2021-10-21T15:00:00Z
• End Date: 2021-11-08T18:00:00Z
• Current Participants: 1084

Rules and Guidelines

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Evaluation Criteria

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Quick Summary

Analytics Olympiad is a intermediate level hackathon currently expired. It has 1084 participants. The event runs from 2021-10-21T15:00:00Z to 2021-11-08T18:00:00Z.Registration is free and open to all skill levels.