Facebook has started a contest – ‘Facebook India Developer Contest’, asking Indian Developers to showcase their web development skills by creating applications and other interesting features, both in Hindi and English. There applications will later become a part of the social networking site.

There are two categories in the contest – Facebook Apps and Facebook Connect Integrations. The contest opened on July 2 and will be open till September 11. Anyone above the age of 16 residing in India and also having a valid Facebook account is eligible to take part in the contest. Originality of the concept, market potential and social aspects of the application are few of the criteria for winner selection.Prizes for the contest is said to be $4000, $2000 and $1000 in each of the two categories.

You can also check out the contest details and official contest rules.

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