Build with Solution Challenge 2020

Saloni Parekh
GDSC VIT Vellore
Published in
3 min readFeb 14, 2020

Problems are a part and parcel of everyone’s life. One can never escape them. Whenever we tend to think of a problem, we kind of always give it the name of trouble. But, what if we look at the good side of it and consider it as an opportunity instead of a threat?

Solving a problem might be quite stressful and surely be a hassle of a kind but believe it or not, the feeling of accomplishment after cracking it can be out of this world, especially when your skill of solving can do wonders to help the community!

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions, followers think and talk about their problems.”

Developer Student Club VIT Vellore, powered by Google Developers, invites all the brilliant minds to participate in the Solution Challenge 2020. Come up with innovative ideas for the local community and bring out the best of answers to the various challenges that are faced in day to day life.

Register now at http://bit.ly/Solutions-Challenge

This initiative by Google has a sole purpose to encourage more and more students to develop for the sake of advancement and welfare of the world at large through the scope of technology and at the same time enriching the exposure for those who are new and willing to progress in the field of tech.

What exactly is Solution Challenge 2020 all about?

This is an annual contest conducted by the Developer Student Clubs in order to give every student a universal platform to not only put up their best technical skills into use but also enhance them, with an ultimate aim to identify the difficulties faced by our society and help them out by building solutions using one or more Google platforms and it’s products.

All you need is to be a part of a DSC affiliated university and above 18 years of age in order to register. Form teams of up to 4 members and submit your idea regarding the unfolding of a real-life problem by demonstrating it through a 2-minute video. DSC VIT shall offer full support, therefore feel free to approach us for any queries and doubts. We would be more than happy to help!

What’s in it for you?

It is a huge privilege and a golden chance to be a part of one of the biggest problem-solving challenge all around the world, with over 60 countries, 800 universities and thousands of developers, trying their best to compete in this race which is, in turn, an effort on behalf of the field of technology to contribute to the community for its betterment for the future.

“It’s not how many ideas you have, it’s how many you bring to life”

The top 10 winning teams from across the globe will be identified and would receive prizes along with special perks like:

  1. A curated experience with Googlers to celebrate the winning solutions (Yes, you read that right, it could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to connect and network with a Googler!)
  2. Winning teams will be interviewed and on Google channels which definitely is a huge feather in the cap and can act as a splendid boost to the career!

Submissions will begin from March 15 and end at March 30, 2020. Registrations have already started. For more information and a detailed explanation about the registration procedure, the contest and the evaluation criteria, tune in to http://bit.ly/Solutions-Challenge and learn more about the inside picture.

So, what are you waiting for? Bring out the enthusiast inside you by putting up your tech-savvy minds to work and create something that can actually make a difference. You never know, your simple yet wacky idea might change the lives of the people and could turn out to be an inspiration to millions of developers all over the world!

“ Get ready to solve for India and make your vision come to life…”

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