XP is how HackIndia counts what you have done. You earn it for real work: entering hackathons, shipping projects, proving skills, finishing lessons and showing up. Your XP sets your level and your rank among all builders. It is never bought and never taken away.
The figures below are the ones the site pays, not estimates. Each group lists its largest award first.
The biggest XP on HackIndia is for building: entering, shipping a project and placing.
Place in a hackathon
Earns the “Podium” badge
+750 XP
once
Submit five projects
Earns the “Serial Builder” badge
+500 XP
once
Submit your first project
Earns the “Shipped It” badge
+150 XP
once
Register for three hackathons
Earns the “Regular” badge
+75 XP
once
Register for your first hackathon
Earns the “On the Board” badge
+25 XP
once
Every lesson pays, and a skill you prove pays far more. A verified skill also shows on your profile with its proof.
Earn a verified skill
Pass the skill’s check and hand in the real work it is about
+100 XP
each skill
Finish a lesson
Read it and answer its quick check
+10 XP
each lesson
Small amounts that add up, and a streak that pays more the longer you keep it.
Keep a 100-day streak
Earns the “Unbroken” badge
+1,000 XP
once
Keep a 30-day streak
Earns the “Thirty Days” badge
+300 XP
once
Maintain a 7-day streak
Earns the “Week Warrior” badge
+200 XP
once
Maintain a 3-day streak
Earns the “Hot Start” badge
+50 XP
once
Complete your first challenge
Earns the “First Step” badge
+10 XP
once
Answer questions in the forum. Answers that are accepted count most.
Have five answers accepted
Earns the “Trusted Voice” badge
+400 XP
once
Post ten answers in the forum
Earns the “Answer Machine” badge
+150 XP
once
A complete profile is one-off XP and makes everything else you earn easier to find.
Filled in every part of your profile, from photo to links
Earns the “All set” badge
+100 XP
once
Bonuses that arrive by themselves as your XP grows.
Reach level 10
Earns the “Elite Builder” badge
+400 XP
once
Reach 500 total points
Earns the “Point Collector” badge
+100 XP
once
Reach level 5
Earns the “Contributor” badge
+100 XP
once
Rank is your total XP against every other builder. These are the fastest ways up, biggest first.
Ship a project at a hackathon. It is the largest single award most builders can earn this month, and placing pays far more.
Earn a verified skill. Each one pays far more than a lesson and stays on your profile with its proof.
Finish a lesson a day. Small and steady, and every lesson pays.
Keep a daily streak. Long streaks pay some of the largest bonuses on this page.
Complete your profile. One-off XP you can collect today.