MAKEFORX MAKEATHON SERIES 2025
7 Cities. 24 Hours. 1 Movement. watch thw video
Unleashing grassroots innovation across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, powered by TITAN Design Impact Movement.
About the Movement
Why MakeforX?
This isn’t just another makeathon. MakeforX is a high-voltage sprint for students, tinkerers, coders, designers, and dreamers. It’s where grassroots innovation meets real-world challenges, powered by the vision of TITAN and the energy of your region.
Whether you’re building for water, waste, wellness or something entirely wildcard—this is your launchpad.
What is the MAKE4X Makeathon?
MAKE4X is an intensive 24-hour, offline Makeathon that brings together student innovators to work on real-world challenges across different sectors. The makeathon is designed to help students go beyond just ideas — by actually building early-stage solutions and getting expert feedback.
This is not a typical classroom project. It’s a chance to engage with real problems, meet sector experts, develop solutions under time pressure, and test how your ideas hold up in front of real evaluators.
What’s Happening ?
→ 7 Regional Makeathons lighting up Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
→ Dive into themes like Coastal Waste Management, Seafood Supply Chain & Hygiene, Eco-Tourism, Agriculture Innovation, plus an Open Category for your original big ideas
→ Top 15 teams from each region score post-makeathon mentorship from InUnity to supercharge ideas & polish pitch decks
→ Shine at the grand finale, where shortlisted teams battle it out for ₹1,00,000 (Winner) & ₹50,000 (Runner-Up) — plus a shot at incubation support at NEST
7 Regional Makeathons in Karnataka and Andhra
Each Makeathon is your entry point to NEST, where top ideas get nurtured into real-world ventures
Mentorship that Builds Founders
Post-makeathon, the Top 15 teams per region get 1:1 mentoring with industry experts to refine their pitch decks and business models.
Finale Pitch & Beyond: NEST Incubation
Winners not only take home ₹1,00,000 / ₹50,000 but also get the chance for incubation support at NEST to bring their solutions to marke
TITAN Makefor Mangaluru Glimpses
Makeathon Process
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One Week Before the regional makeathon
Applicants receive access to 7 real-world challenges on the Inpulse Contest Platform.
Each challenge is based on a specific problem faced in one of the local sectors
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Day 1 of the makeathon
On the day of the makeathon, all participants are grouped into 7 sector batches
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Expert or stakeholder from that domain will speak to the students for 30 minutes
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24-Hour Prototyping
Teams will work on their prototypes or concept demos until 6:00 p.m. on Day 1 at the venue, after which they can continue collaborating and building online for the remainder of the 24-hour sprint to address their problem statement.
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Day 2 – Final Presentations
After the build phase, each team presents their idea to a panel of 2 experts. These experts evaluate the idea based on clarity, feasibility, innovation, and relevance to the sector.
Problem Statements
How to apply for MakeforX Editions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If you’re in your 3rd or 4th year of study, or you’ve graduated in the past 5 years, you’re in!
Not necessarily. While coding can help if you're building a tech prototype, teams need a mix of skills — design, research, communication, and creative problem-solving. If you’re good at understanding people, thinking logically, or designing workflows, you’ll be a valuable part of a team.
A prototype or PoC is an early version of your solution that shows how your idea would work. It doesn’t have to be fully functional or polished — it could be a basic app mockup, a simple working model, or even a set of diagrams that explain the system.
It’s ideal to have a team before the event. You don’t need a fully developed idea — the problem statements will be released a week in advance so you’ll have time to prepare and brainstorm with others. Partial development is encouraged, though complete prototype development is expected during the makeathon.
You’ll get access to:
- 1- Sector experts who help explain the real challenges
- 2 - Mentors who guide your thinking and solution design
- 3 - Tools or templates to help you plan your prototype or pitch
Feedback from experienced evaluators on your final presentation
The Top 15 teams will receive dedicated mentoring from InUnity to further refine and develop their projects. The journey will culminate in a grand finale in January, where the Top 5 teams from each region will pitch their innovations to a distinguished jury from TITAN. Winners stand a chance to bag ₹1,00,000 for the first place and ₹50,000 for the runner-up.
Yes. All participants receive certificates. Top 3 teams with receive cash awards, 10,000, 7,000 and 5,000 respectively and top 15 teams will be mentored for the finale online pitching event in January.