About the challenge

AceSAT is on a mission to close the education gap for students in underserved public schools. Too many bright students lack access to quality SAT prep, personalized tutoring, and modern learning tools simply because of where they live. This hackathon is your opportunity to build something that changes that. We're bringing together developers, designers, and educators to create innovative learning applications that put students first. Whether you're tackling test prep, reading comprehension, math fluency, or study skills.

Get started

  1. Register your team (solo or up to 4 members)
  2. Review the challenge guidelines and judging criteria
  3. Start building your learning application
  4. Submit your project before the deadline
  5. Present your solution to the judges

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Requirements

What to Build

We're looking for a true AI-powered education agent, not just a chatbot. There's a difference. A chatbot answers questions. An agent takes action, adapts to the student, tracks progress, and makes decisions on their behalf.

Your application should function as an intelligent learning companion that understands where a student is struggling, creates a personalized study plan, and actively guides them toward improvement. Think of it as a tireless tutor that every underserved student deserves but rarely has access to.

Some directions to consider:

Adaptive SAT Prep: an agent that identifies weak areas and dynamically adjusts practice questions based on student performance

Personalized Study Coach: an agent that builds weekly study plans, sends reminders, and tracks improvement over time

Reading & Comprehension Tutor: an agent that walks students through passages, asks guided questions, and adjusts reading difficulty

Math Skills Builder: an agent that diagnoses gaps in foundational math and scaffolds lessons accordingly

What to Submit

Your submission should include the following:

A working demo of your AI agent, showing it in action with a real student interaction flow

A short video (3 minutes or less) walking through your solution and the problem it solves

A GitHub repository with your source code and a clear README

A one-page write-up covering the problem you chose, how your agent works, and the impact it could have for students in underserved schools

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$100 in prizes
1st Place Winner
$100 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Sahasra Kalakonda

Sahasra Kalakonda
AceSAT

Tanvi Sathish Arvind
AceSAT

Strider Zimmerman
AceSAT

Judging Criteria

  • Impact
    How meaningfully does the solution address the real needs of students in underserved public schools? Does it solve a genuine problem that students face every day?
  • Innovation
    Does the project go beyond a basic chatbot? Does the AI agent take initiative, adapt to the student, and act on their behalf in a meaningful way?
  • Technical Execution
    Is the application well built, functional, and reliable? Is the code clean, documented, and submitted with a working demo?
  • Accessibility
    Can students with limited devices or slow internet realistically use this application? Is the design inclusive and easy to navigate for all skill levels?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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