Official rules

About the programme

The TechTown 365 Challenge (“the Challenge”) is a free, skill-based learning programme run by Tech Town (techtown.in) to motivate learners to practise every week for a year. It is not a lottery, game of chance or gambling activity: results depend only on each participant’s own practice, contest participation and a final skill check.

Each participant’s Challenge lasts 365 days from the moment they press “Join” on their dashboard or the contest page. The join date is shown on the dashboard and cannot be changed.

Who can take part

• Individuals only, taking part for themselves. Teams, companies and coaching institutes cannot enter as participants.
• Tech Town employees, contractors, moderators and their immediate family or household members are not eligible for prizes.
• One account per person. Creating or using more than one account, or sharing an account, disqualifies every account involved.
• Participants must be 18 or older. Participants under 18 may take part only with the consent of a parent or guardian, who must accept any prize on their behalf.
• Participants must provide accurate details when asked (name and contact details) so that a winner can be identified.

Points, active days and contests

• Points are earned for each practice question (SQL, Python, DSA, Power BI DAX, PySpark) solved for the first time, live on techtown.in, while logged in and after joining: Easy 10, Medium 20, Hard 40.
• Questions solved before joining, and progress copied from a logged-out browser when you log in, do not earn Challenge points.
• An active day is an India Standard Time (IST) calendar day with at least one point-scoring solve.
• The Weekly SQL Contest runs Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 IST. A contest week counts as joined when you solve at least one of that week’s contest questions during the week (or had already solved all five before it started).
• Your dashboard shows your day number, points, rank, contests joined, active days and streaks. The Tech Town servers’ records are final.

Fair play and anti-cheating

• A question solved after viewing or revealing its solution scores 0 points and does not count as an active day or contest participation.
• Do not copy answers from other people, websites or AI tools, share solutions to the current week’s contest, use scripts or bots, or tamper with the site, its timers or its leaderboards.
• Tech Town may review activity, remove points, reset a leaderboard position or disqualify a participant if it reasonably believes these rules were broken. Decisions on fair play are final.

How winners are chosen

1. At the end of a participant’s 365 days the Challenge results are frozen.
2. To be eligible for a prize a participant must have joined at least 90% of the weekly contests in their 365 days, had at least 200 active days, and finished in the top 10 of the Challenge leaderboard.
3. Shortlisted participants must pass a skill verification: a short live test or video call with the Tech Town team, solving questions similar to those on the site. A participant who does not take part, or cannot show the skills their score suggests, is not eligible.
4. The prize goes to the highest-ranked verified participant. Ties are broken by the earlier time of reaching the final score. If a winner is ineligible, unreachable for 14 days or declines, the next verified participant may be chosen.
5. Winners are contacted by email and may be announced by first name and last initial (with their consent, also on social media).

Prizes

• Grand prize: the latest iPhone or a cash prize, decided by Tech Town.
• Runners-up: Tech Town interview PDFs and certificates.
• The exact prize, model or cash amount is decided and announced by Tech Town. Tech Town may replace a prize with one of similar value or with a cash equivalent if the original is unavailable. Prizes cannot be transferred or exchanged by the winner.

Taxes and verification

• Prizes are subject to applicable Indian tax law. Where tax deducted at source (TDS) applies to a prize, it will be deducted or must be paid by the winner before the prize is released, as required by law.
• Before a prize is released the winner must verify their identity (and age or guardian consent). Tech Town checks the document and does not store a copy after verification.
• Winners are responsible for any other taxes or charges on the prize.

General

• No purchase necessary. The Challenge is free. Buying a course, PDF or anything else does not improve your chance of winning.
• Tech Town may change, pause or end the Challenge or these rules at any time, for example to prevent abuse or for legal reasons. Changes are posted on this page with a new “last updated” date and do not remove points already earned fairly.
• Participation is also covered by the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• These rules are governed by the laws of India.
• Questions about the Challenge: info@techtown.in or the contact page.