Fest Operations6 min read•May 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM IST

Structuring 1-on-1 Mentor Reviews During Overnight Hackathons

Avoid bottlenecking 60 hackathon teams with disorganised mentor evaluations at 3:00 AM.

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Devika Shenoy

Mentor Coordinator, HackInTheNorth IIIT Allahabad

The 03:00 AM Mentorship Breakdown

During 36-hour hackathons, mentors often cluster around the same popular AI teams while hardware or web3 teams struggle in silence.

Structured Table-to-Table Rotation - **Strict 7-Minute Limit**: 4 minutes for team pitch and architecture demonstration, 3 minutes for mentor feedback. - **Digital Scoring Rubric**: Mentors score teams on their phones directly, recording notes on feasibility, tech stack depth, and originality.

Topics covered in this guide:

#Hackathon Mentorship#Code Reviews#Developer Workshops#Judging

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