Facebook has been high on their application Facebook Connect, which has a wide acceptance, when it comes to integration to any sitie. I wrote about MTV using Facebook Connect to promore their stuff online.

Now, Facebook came up with this contest for developers, where new developers from india can showcase their web devlopment skills by creating Facebook Applications and Facebook Integrations. The contest that began on July 2 will end on September 11, 2009 and is located at www.facebook.com/developercontestindia. 

This is the first time the social networking site is organizing a developer contest in India. Entries will be judged on originality, business potential, social utility, usefulness, expressive features, intuitiveness and potential of the application. There are three cash prizes; $4000 for the first place, $2000 for the second place and $1000 for the third, in each of the two categories.  Anyone living in India and above the age of 16 with a Facebook account.

Ruchi Sangvi, Engineer and Manager of the Facebook platform said, "India ranks second in the number of software developers with 3.9 million software developers; we are very excited to engage with the developer community. Facebook has experienced a tremendous growth in India. Through the contest, we hope to see many rich experiences that leverage the social graph and empower Facebook users to share and connect."

Read How MTV is Using Facebook Connect to Promote their Shows.