CodeChef MPSTME  and  ACM MPSTME  have come together to present “The Open Book Programming Competition“.

As the name suggests, the contestants are allowed to bring books and material related to the languages or the compilers used.  The contest is hosted on CodeChef as a part of the CodeChef Campus Chapter Program. This is a closed competition and the contest URL shall be revealed to students present at the venue. So if you are a college student in Mumbai and would like to participate make sure to register and reach the venue on time.

Details of the competition:
Date: 1st September, 2009
Timing:  4 pm – 6 pm
Venue: Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, NMIMS University, Mumbai.
Registrations: Online Registrations are open at www.theobpc.co.cc . There are limited number of seats and the registrations will be closed as soon as the seats are filled.

The Prizes for the Competition are:

• 1st Prize: Philips DVD Player sponsored by Croma, CodeChef TShirt
• 2nd Prize: Rs.750 Cash, CodeChef TShirt
• 3rd Prize: Rs.500 Cash, CodeChef TShirt

Consolation Prizes to be given as well.

CodeChef MPSTME Chapter is also organizing a session for MPSTME students where Vikram Ghotgalkar, Software Developer, Directi (~vix on CodeChef twitter) will demonstrate a basic implementation of a Search Engine in 30 mins.  This will be followed by a prize distribution round of “The Open Book Programming Competition”.

For further details please visit www.theobpc.co.cc or mail in to acm.mpstme@gmail.com

If you’d like to host your contest on CodeChef, feel free to mail us at contests@codechef.com

Cheers!

Anusha