How To Ace Data Science Hackathons – Tips to Win

Data science hackathons can be difficult to crack, especially for beginners. The common misconception is you have to be an expert to participate in data science hackathons. On the contrary, hackathons are a great way to hone your data science skills. Platforms like Kaggle, MachineHack are helping companies to hire the best data science talent using the hackathon model. Last month, MATHCO.thon concluded its ‘car price predictions’ challenge. As many as 2,383 data science professionals participated, of which 50 made the cut. The top three in the leaderboard walked away with cash prizes.   N Sai Sandeep, had participated in MachineHack: Great Indian Hiring Hackathon last year, for the first time. Unfortunately, he could not perform well. “I applied my learning in the ‘car price predictions’ challenge and got into the top three,” said Sandeep. Other winners, Akash Gupta and Sai Deepak, said MachineHack features like practice and Bootcamp helped them prepare f