QUEST 01: Single Prompt Challenge

Where U Elevate

Free

Description

Quest 01: Single Prompt Challenge is the first challenge from hackFront India, and it is built to test one thing: how well you can talk to AI.

The rules are simple. You get one dataset. You get one problem statement. You get thirty minutes on the clock. And you get exactly one prompt to send to any AI tool of your choice, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, whatever you prefer. That is it. No follow up messages. No editing your prompt after you see the output. No second tries. Whatever your one prompt produces is what you submit.

This sounds easy. It is not. Most people use AI by having a conversation with it, asking a question, seeing the answer, then asking a better question. Quest 01 takes that safety net away. You have to think through the entire problem before you type anything. You have to decide what context the AI needs, what format the output should be in, and what the AI is likely to get wrong so you can prevent it. Your prompt is your one shot, and it has to carry all of that weight.

How to submit

Once you have your output, share three things with us. Your full prompt, exactly as you sent it. The output the AI gave you back. And a shareable chat link so we can verify it was actually a single prompt. Every AI tool has a share option, use it.

When you will know the results

Winners are announced Sunday evening across Discord, LinkedIn, and Instagram. You will know exactly where you stand before the week starts.

What the top 3 walk away with

Official hackFront India merchandise, shipped to your doorstep
A dedicated shoutout across hackFront India's LinkedIn and Instagram
Recognition as a Quest 01 Champion inside the hackFront India Discord

One thing to remember

Quest 01 is not about who has the fanciest AI subscription or who types the fastest. It is about who thinks the clearest. The winner will not be the person with the most words in their prompt. It will be the person who understood the problem the deepest before they wrote a single word.

Your thirty minutes start when the dataset drops. Good luck.

Eligibility

Stages & Timeline

Oct

Phase 1: Registration phase

Online

Ended

Start on:

27 Oct '26, 7:00 AM IST

Ends on:

27 Oct '26, 11:30 AM IST

Oct

Phase 2: Submission phase

Online

Ended

Start on:

27 Oct '26, 8:30 AM IST

Ends on:

27 Oct '26, 2:30 PM IST

Guidelines

1. One prompt only

You get exactly one prompt. Not two, not one with edits, not a prompt followed by "make it better". Whatever you type first is what counts. If you send a second message in the same chat, your submission is disqualified.

2. Any AI tool works

Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, or any other AI tool you are comfortable with. Free tier or paid, both are fine. The tool does not decide the winner. Your prompt does.

3. Thirty minutes, hard stop

The clock starts when the dataset and problem statement are shared. Submissions close exactly thirty minutes later. Late submissions will not be reviewed, no exceptions.

4. Submit all three items

Your submission must include your full prompt (copy paste it, do not paraphrase), the complete AI output, and a shareable chat link. Missing any one of these and your entry does not qualify.

5. The chat link is mandatory

This is how we verify the single prompt rule. Every major AI tool has a share option in the chat settings. If your tool does not support shareable links, use one that does.

6. Solo participation

Quest 01 is an individual challenge. You can discuss the problem with your team beforehand, but the prompt you submit must be your own work. One person, one prompt, one submission.

7. Original prompts only

Do not copy prompts from templates, prompt libraries, or other participants. Judges will be reading every submission and repeated prompts will be flagged. Write your own, even if it is shorter or simpler.

8. Honest use of AI

Do not fabricate the AI output. Do not edit the output after receiving it. Submit exactly what the AI gave you, formatting and all.

9. Judging is final

Winners are decided by the hackFront India review team based on prompt clarity, output quality, and creativity of approach. Decisions are final and will not be reopened.

10. Have fun with it

This is a challenge, not an exam. Take risks with your prompt. Try approaches you have not tried before. The submissions that win will not be the safe ones.

Resources

Quest 01 Dataset

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AF9KCoWLYtC97SD5s8cdJqisuSVtMkSa/view?usp=sharing

Download the JSON file, then paste its contents into your prompt along with your instructions. The dataset covers 15 developers with full GitHub activity and Where U Elevate competition history. A field guide is included at the top of the file to help you understand what each data point means.

Your thirty minutes start once the dataset is live.

Problem Statement

Problems

1 Problem Statement

Quest 01: Single Prompt Challenge

You are given rich activity data for 15 developers, combining deep GitHub scraping with their competition history from the Where U Elevate platform. E...

FAQs

No. Free tier accounts of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity work perfectly for this Quest. Your prompt decides the winner, not your subscription.

Start on: 27/10/2026 07:00 IST

Ends on: 27/10/2026 14:30 IST

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