NVIDIA and LlamaIndex Developer Contest FAQ

Rules and Guidelines:

  • Which countries is this contest open to?

    • Here is the link to the list of countries that are open for the contest
  • Can I register using my company or student email address?

    • Yes, you can register using your company or student email address. However, team entries for the contest are not allowed
  • Can participants from countries like India and China team up with other members who are participating from valid countries

    • Team entries are not permitted in the contest, and only the countries mentioned in the terms and conditions are allowed to participate.

Technical Requirements:

  • Should the application be using all the tools (NVIDIA or LlamaIndex) listed in the contest requirement?

    • It is required to use at least one or more of the NVIDIA technologies (NVIDIA NIM microservices, NVIDIA NeMo Retriever, NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, NVIDIA NeMo Curator, NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM) mentioned in the requirements along with LlamaIndex. In addition to these technologies, you can also use others.
  • Can one use any APIs other than NVIDIA and LlamaIndex tools?

    • It is a must to use one or more of the NVIDIA technologies along with LlamaIndex. In addition to these, you can use other services as well.
  • Is there any way to deploy a self-hosted NVIDIA NIM endpoint?

    • Yes, here is the tutorial on how to deploy a self-hosted NIM
  • Do we have tool-calling support for NVIDIA NIM models to use with LlamaIndex?

    • Yes, some of the NVIDIA NIM models support tool calling, details can be found here.

How to Submit:

  • What is the license of the submitted code?

    • Any open-source license should be good such as Apache 2.0, BSD or MIT.
  • How will my submission be judged?

    • The submissions will be judged based on their novel real-world applications and effective technology integration. More details can be found here
  • Should one submit the API keys for any model endpoints that are part of the application?

    • We recommend that you provide any keys in the ‘Instructions to Run the Project’ field on the submission form
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