Acentra Health Build to Care

01 About the Program

Acentra Health BUILD TO CARE (“Hackathon” / “Program”) is an innovation and technology development initiative conducted to provide engineering students with an opportunity to identify real-world challenges, develop innovative technology solutions and demonstrate their technical, creative and problem-solving capabilities.

The Program is conducted by Acentra Health, with program and technology support from Forge Alumnus Services Pvt. Ltd. through Hackforge.ai (“Program Partner”).

02 Eligibility

2.1 Eligible Participants

Participation in Acentra Health BUILD TO CARE is open exclusively to students who:

• Are currently enrolled in III Year or IV Year of an Engineering / Technology undergraduate program.
• Are studying at a recognised Engineering College, Institute or University.
• Are bona fide students of the institution at the time of participation.
• Meet any additional eligibility requirements communicated by the organisers.

2.2 Verification

The organisers reserve the right to verify participant eligibility and request appropriate student/institutional information for verification purposes.

Participants found to be ineligible or providing false or misleading information may be disqualified from the Program.

03 Team Participation

Participants may participate individually or as part of a team, subject to the team-size requirements specified for the respective challenge.

Each participant shall be responsible for ensuring that:

• All team members meet the eligibility criteria.
• The submitted solution is genuinely developed by the participating team.
• All team members have agreed to the submission and applicable Participant Terms.
• Any third-party components, libraries, APIs, datasets, tools or other resources used in the solution are appropriately identified and used in accordance with their applicable licences or terms.

04 Hackathon Challenges

The challenges/problem statements for the Program shall be provided or approved by Acentra Health.

Participants may develop software applications, prototypes, algorithms, AI/ML models, workflows, product concepts, technology demonstrations or other solutions relevant to the selected challenge.

Participants are encouraged to develop solutions that demonstrate:

• Innovation
• Technical feasibility
• Problem-solving capability
• Healthcare relevance
• User value
• Scalability
• Sustainability and practical applicability

05 Intellectual Property Rights

5.1 Ownership of Participant Creations

Subject to the provisions of these Participant Terms, participants and/or their respective team members shall retain ownership of the intellectual property they independently create in connection with the Hackathon, including their original:

• Source code
• Software
• Applications
• Algorithms
• AI/ML models
• Prototypes
• Designs
• Product concepts
• Technical architectures
• Ideas
• Documentation
• Presentations
• Other original materials developed by participants

5.2 Pre-Existing Intellectual Property

Any intellectual property, software, technology, code, know-how, datasets, tools, designs or other materials owned or developed by a participant or third party prior to the Hackathon shall remain the property of its respective owner.

Participation in the Hackathon shall not transfer ownership of such pre-existing intellectual property.

5.3 Third-Party Materials

Participants shall ensure that any third-party software, open-source components, APIs, datasets, models, libraries, images, content or other materials used in their solution are used in compliance with applicable licences and permissions.

Participants shall not knowingly incorporate material that infringes the intellectual property or other rights of any third party.

5.4 Rights Required for Evaluation

By submitting a solution to the Hackathon, participants grant Acentra Health and the Program Partner a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to access, review, reproduce and use the submitted materials solely for the purposes of administering, evaluating, judging, documenting and promoting the Hackathon, subject to applicable confidentiality obligations.

06 Confidentiality and Sensitive Information

Participants shall not use, disclose, upload or submit confidential, proprietary, personal or sensitive information belonging to Acentra Health, their institution, any individual or any third party unless they have appropriate permission and are legally authorised to do so.

Participants shall not attempt to access, disclose or use confidential information, systems, databases or technology environments of Acentra Health or any third party without explicit authorisation.

Where a challenge involves simulated or publicly available information, participants shall use only the data and resources expressly permitted by the organisers.

07 Originality and Authenticity

Each participant/team represents that:

• The submitted solution is substantially their own work.
• They have the necessary rights and permissions to submit the solution.
• The submission does not knowingly infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.
• They have disclosed relevant third-party/open-source components where required.
• They have not knowingly submitted another participant's work as their own.

The organisers may disqualify submissions that are found to involve plagiarism, fraudulent representation, unauthorised use of third-party intellectual property, cheating or other material violations of the Program rules.

08 Use of AI Tools

Participants may use Artificial Intelligence tools, APIs, coding assistants, generative AI platforms and other technology tools where permitted by the applicable challenge rules.

Participants remain responsible for:

• The originality and integrity of their submission.
• Reviewing and validating AI-generated output.
• Compliance with applicable software and data licences.
• Ensuring that confidential or restricted information is not submitted to unauthorised AI platforms.
• Disclosing significant use of AI-generated components where required by the organisers.

The use of AI tools shall not relieve participants of responsibility for their submission.

09 Submission Requirements

Participants shall submit their solutions through the designated Hackforge.ai platform or other submission mechanism communicated by the organisers.

Submissions may include:

• Working prototype/application
• Source code or repository link
• Technical documentation
• Solution presentation
• Demonstration video
• Architecture/design documentation
• AI/ML model information
• Deployment instructions
• Other materials specified for the relevant challenge

Participants are responsible for ensuring that submissions are complete and submitted within the prescribed deadline.

10 Evaluation and Judging

Submissions shall be evaluated by a jury/evaluation panel constituted or approved by Acentra Health.

Evaluation may consider factors including:

• Innovation
• Technical implementation
• Healthcare relevance
• Scalability
• User experience
• Feasibility
• Business or social impact
• Quality of presentation
• Other challenge-specific criteria communicated to participants

The decision of the designated jury/evaluation panel regarding rankings, finalists and winners shall be final, subject to the applicable Program rules.

11 Mentorship

Acentra Health and/or the Program Partner may facilitate access to mentors and subject-matter experts during the Program.

Mentorship is intended to provide guidance, feedback and technical/domain perspectives to participating teams.

Mentorship does not constitute:

• Professional certification
• Investment commitment
• Employment commitment
• Commercial endorsement
• Transfer of intellectual property rights

Participants remain responsible for their own technical and business decisions.

12 Prizes and Recognition

The Program may provide prizes, certificates, recognition, mentorship opportunities, interview opportunities or other benefits as announced by the organisers.

The distribution of the prize pool among winning teams/participants shall be communicated by the organisers.

Prize disbursement shall be subject to applicable terms, eligibility verification, taxation requirements and applicable laws.

Participation in the Hackathon does not guarantee receipt of a prize, internship, employment or recruitment opportunity.

13 Recruitment and Talent Engagement

Acentra Health may identify and engage high-performing participants for potential internships, employment opportunities, interviews, mentorship or other talent-development initiatives.

Any employment, internship or recruitment opportunity shall be subject to:

• Acentra Health's applicable recruitment process
• Eligibility requirements
• Candidate suitability
• Interview/assessment performance
• Applicable employment or internship terms
• Independent agreement between Acentra Health and the selected candidate

Participation or selection as a finalist does not guarantee employment or internship.

14 Publicity and Event Promotion

By participating in the Program, participants acknowledge that the organisers may use their name, institution name, photographs, videos, team name, publicly shared solution information and event participation details for reasonable Program-related communication, recognition and promotional purposes.

Any use of confidential or commercially sensitive information shall remain subject to applicable confidentiality obligations.

15 Participant Conduct

Participants are expected to maintain professional and respectful conduct throughout the Program.

Participants shall not:

• Engage in harassment, discrimination or abusive behaviour.
• Attempt to compromise or disrupt the Hackathon platform.
• Gain unauthorised access to systems or information.
• Manipulate assessments, submissions or evaluation results.
• Misrepresent their identity, qualifications or work.
• Submit malicious code or intentionally harmful content.
• Engage in any activity that may adversely affect the safety, integrity or reputation of the Program.

The organisers may take appropriate action, including disqualification, for violations of these requirements.

16 Disqualification

The organisers reserve the right to disqualify a participant or team where there is reasonable evidence of:

• Ineligibility
• Plagiarism
• Cheating or manipulation
• Intellectual property infringement
• Misrepresentation
• Violation of Program rules
• Unauthorised access or security breaches
• Misuse of confidential information
• Serious misconduct

Where reasonably practicable, participants may be provided an opportunity to clarify or respond before a final disqualification decision.

17 Data and Participant Information

Participant information collected during registration and participation may be used for purposes including:

• Program administration
• Eligibility verification
• Communication
• Assessment and evaluation
• Certificate issuance
• Prize administration
• Event reporting
• Talent discovery and recruitment-related engagement, where applicable and permitted
• Other purposes communicated to participants

Participant information shall be handled in accordance with the applicable privacy notice and data protection requirements.

18 No Guarantee of Commercialisation

Participation in Acentra Health BUILD TO CARE does not guarantee that any participant solution will be adopted, commercialised, funded, deployed or further developed by Acentra Health.

Any subsequent commercial engagement, licensing, acquisition, employment, investment, partnership or product development shall be subject to separate discussions and applicable agreements.

19 Changes to the Program

The organisers reserve the right to modify the Program schedule, challenge structure, evaluation process, participation requirements or other operational aspects where reasonably necessary.

Material changes affecting participants will be communicated through the official Program communication channels.

20 Acceptance of Participant Terms

By registering for or participating in Acentra Health BUILD TO CARE, the participant confirms that they:

1. Meet the eligibility requirements.
2. Have read and understood these Participant Terms.
3. Agree to comply with the Program rules.
4. Confirm that their submission will comply with applicable intellectual property and third-party rights.
5. Grant the limited rights necessary for evaluation and administration of their submission as specified herein.
6. Understand that participation does not automatically transfer ownership of their intellectual property to Acentra Health or Forge.

For team submissions, each team member shall be deemed to have accepted these terms individually.

21 Participant Acknowledgement