Practice simulation by FreelanceSites: not the real HackerEarth app, no account is created, nothing leaves your device.
HackerEarth, practice simulation
Join a data-science competition or a bug bounty program, submit your entry or report and see how prizes are decided. A coach explains every step and can do it for you.
HackerEarth
The whole journey is written out step by step below, with the real-life time each part takes.
Your journey, in real-life terms
Next steps
This practice run at a glance
The real rules this practice run uses
From HackerEarth's published pages, as recorded on its platform page. Check the platform itself before you join.
- Fees
- Free to enter, host-funded prizes
The journey, step by step
What happens on a real contests and bug bounties from sign-up to your first withdrawal, and how long each part takes. In total: 4 weeks to 5 months.
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Create your HackerEarth account
Every earning app starts with an account tied to your real name and email. Here you sign up as a demo person, so nothing about you is used.
Typical estimate About 5 minutes
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Log in to HackerEarth
Real apps ask you to confirm your email and often turn on two-step login. Never reuse a password from another site, and only ever type it on the real site.
Typical estimate A minute
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Complete your HackerEarth profile
Your profile is your shop window: photo, headline, skills and price. Hosts compare it with everyone else's before they pick you.
Typical estimate 2 to 4 hours for a strong profile and portfolio
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Verify your identity
Most platforms check your ID before you can withdraw money. It stops fraud and is required by payment laws.
Typical estimate ID checks often take minutes, sometimes a day or two
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Wait for HackerEarth to approve you
Platforms control who joins. Some let you in instantly, others review profiles, vet applications or keep a waitlist when they have enough people.
Typical estimate A quick profile or ID review, usually 1 to 3 days
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Join a competition on HackerEarth
Hosts post a problem, data and rules, with prizes for the top places only. You accept the rules to join.
Typical estimate Pick a competition and read the rules
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Build and submit your entry
You improve your entry over weeks and submit before the deadline. Scores on the public leaderboard can change on the final, private data.
Typical estimate Competitions run for weeks or months
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Final leaderboard
Only the top places win money, and winners usually have to share their code or method. Most people enter to learn and build a portfolio.
Typical estimate Final standings and winner checks
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HackerEarth takes its fee
What the host pays is not what you keep. The platform fee comes off first, then your own costs.
From HackerEarth's published rules Instant
Fees on HackerEarth: Free to enter, host-funded prizes
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Wait for HackerEarth to clear the money
New earnings sit as "pending" for a while so refunds and disputes can be handled. You cannot withdraw them yet.
Typical estimate About 5 to 14 days on hold
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Withdraw from HackerEarth
Pick a payout method and confirm. Bank transfers take a few days, wallets and instant cards can be faster but may charge a fee.
Typical estimate Usually 1 to 5 days to arrive
Where the money goes on one entry
| A top-3 prize in a small competition (illustrative, most entrants win nothing) | $1,000.00 |
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| Platform fee (0%) HackerEarth's published fee | −$0.00 |
| What you keep | $1,000.00 |
This is an educational practice run by FreelanceSites. It is not HackerEarth's app and is not affiliated with HackerEarth: only its published rules are used, in our own simplified design. Amounts marked illustrative are examples, and real times vary by country, demand and your own effort.