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Sahara · 21 days

Prove you can adapt.

Sahara is a 21-day selection experience that reveals how you learn, build, persist, collaborate, and respond when the path is unclear.

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Selection experienceSAHARA

It is not about what you already know.

It is about what you do when you need to learn, the first attempt fails, and other people are part of the work.

What is Sahara?

21 days to reveal how you learn.

Sahara uses repeated project-based challenges to make patterns visible. You have time to struggle, receive feedback, change your approach, and show consistency.

AMBIGUITY

Start without certainty.

Investigate the problem and identify what you need to learn instead of waiting for complete instructions.

ATTEMPTS

Let failure produce information.

Build, test, debug, and adapt. A failed attempt matters when it improves the next one.

OWNERSHIP

Defend what you build.

Use legitimate tools, including AI where allowed, then explain, validate, and take responsibility for the result.

What Sahara makes visible

Capability appears in patterns, not promises.

Across repeated individual and peer challenges, Sahara gives candidates time to show how they behave and time to improve.

01Project-based challenges
02No traditional lectures
03Ambiguity and independent learning
04Peer interaction and evaluation
05Persistence after failed attempts
06Adaptation across 21 days
07Consistency under pressure
08Accountability for the work
How to enter

Sahara begins before day one.

The application journey introduces the reasoning, persistence, and independence the environment requires.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Tell us who you are.

  2. 02

    Games

    Show how you approach unfamiliar problems.

  3. 03

    Check-in

    Confirm your participation and meet the environment.

  4. 04

    Sahara

    Spend 21 days learning, building, and adapting.

The official 1122 application platform is the place to begin.

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Questions

Know what is expected.

What is Sahara designed to show?

Sahara is designed to show how you learn, adapt, collaborate, and persist across 21 days of project-based challenges.

Is AI allowed during Sahara?

AI can be used where the challenge rules allow it. You remain responsible for understanding, testing, and defending the work.

Is Sahara an exam based on memorization?

No. 1122 is interested in how you approach unfamiliar problems, make attempts, respond to feedback, and learn over time.

Where does Sahara happen?

Sahara takes place through the 1122 environment, including the Virtual Campus where candidates interact and work with peers.

Your first move

Don't wait until you're ready.

Become ready by building.

Bring curiosity, persistence, and the willingness to take responsibility for what you create.

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