If only there was a time machine, we all would have wanted to go to times where we have been and where we want to be. Sadly, it is still a far cry. However, though we don’t have a time machine, yet this weekend we will take you on time travel with the reply of ACM-ICPC Amritapuri onsite regionals 2012.

We are conducting another programming contest this weekend, featuring the problem set from ACMC ICPC, Amritapuri site. This is your chance to give a shot at the problems from ACM ICPC regionals.

We are thankful to Prof. Anand Shenoy for providing us the problem set used during the onsite contest. The details for the contest are given below.

• Date:  25th January 2013 (15:00 hours IST) to 28th January 2013 (15:00 hours IST) . Check your timezone here.
• Duration: 3 days
• Problems: 11  from different difficulty level.

So, here’s a chance for you all to give a shot at the ACM ICPC problem set. We cordially welcome you all to be part of a blast from the past, this weekend.

In anticipation of a great weekend ahead, adios everybody.

Thanks,
Rudreshwar
Team CodeChef

Hi all,

Please find below the links to the problems that appeared in the ACM ICPC Amritapuri Regional 2012-13.

Problem A

Problem B

Problem C

Problem D

Problem E

Problem F

Problem G

Problem H

Problem I

Problem J

Problem K

Have fun! We will be back soon with more updates.

Cheers,

Team CodeChef.

What is ACM ICPC

The ACM ICPC is considered as the “Olympics of Programming Competitions”. It is quite simply, the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world.

The ACM-ICPC (Association for Computing Machinery – International Collegiate Programming Contest) is a multi-tier, team-based, programming competition. Headquartered at Baylor University, Texas, it operates according to the rules and regulations formulated by the ACM. The contest participants come from over 2,000 universities that are spread across 80 countries and six continents.

Participants, coaches and registered staff (including volunteer helpers) receive complimentary membership to the ACM for a year.

World Finals and Regionals

The contest is organized into two rounds:

• Local contests or Regionals are held at the individual university level in various regions spread across the globe to choose those who will represent it in the next round of the contest in the world finals. This year, the ACM ICPC Asia (India) Regionals will be held at 3 Locations viz. Amritapuri, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur.

• The World Finals this time are to be held at the elite National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Come June 30^th, 2013, the crème de la crème of the programming world shall (DEL:come to) compete in the latest edition of the competition. At stake are not just awards and prizes, but also, the bragging rights of being the best among the best, that come with winning the World Finals.

How can I participate? – Eligibility

To meet the basic eligibility requirements for the contest you must be:

1. Willing and able to compete in the world finals
2. Enrolled in a degree program at an institution (in or outside India) that can sponsor you
3. Competing only for one institution this year
4. A contestant has not participated in more than 2 contest finals prior to this attempt
5. A contestant has not participated in more than 5 contest regionals prior to this attempt
6. A contestant cannot participate in more than 2 teams in this year
7. A contestant cannot participate at more than 2 regionals in this year (for Asia region)

Further details are here

Contest Format

• This is a team contest
• Each team has 3 contestants and 1 contestant in reserve (3+1)
• Each team must be headed by a coach
• The team coach must be a university faculty or staff member
• A single coach can have multiple teams
• The contest will have multiple problems (usually 8-10 in number) mostly algorithmic in nature of varying difficulty levels.

Participation in India Regionals

Many Regionals are held all over Asia, and an Asian student may participate anywhere in Asia. However, generally speaking, for an Asian team to advance to the World Finals, they should win from their own sub-region in Asia. There are 3 regional sites within India – Amritapuri, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur.

• Each regional site will host a preliminary online round
• Based on performance of the online round, each regional site will decide on the number of teams to be invited for the on-site round
• Preference will be given to maximize the number of colleges participating in the on-site round
• Each regional site will have a few slots booked for advancing the top teams to the World Finals based on the performance of the teams in their on-site rounds.
• A team can participate at most in two regional sites.

A well-compiled list of FAQ’s has been mentioned here.

Go for Gold

The ‘Go for Gold’ initiative, that was started 3 years ago, has a singular ambition to watch an Indian team win the World Finals of the ACM-ICPC. Taking the long-term view in mind, the plan is to support learning and reward improvement. This is being done through providing ongoing scholarship, incentives, promotion, tech assistance, and training for Indian students. Team Sponsorships and other sponsorship packages are also provided. Further details on the Go for Gold Initiative can be found here.

How Directi is additionally contributing this year?

For the 2013 edition, we have something spectacular in store!

This Year, the top 50 Indian Students from the Mega Warm-Up Round for ACM ICPC @ October Cook-Off 2012 shall have their ACM-ICPC expenses reimbursed!

The only thing that you need to participate in the contest and stake your claims to go to any of the regionals is YOUR CodeChef id. If you do not have it yet, you can get one here.

How do I get Directi to reimburse my ACM-ICPC expenses?

• Register on any of the above sites
• Participate in the Mega Warm-Up Round for ACM ICPC @ October Cook-Off 2012
• Secure a Top 50 ranking in the Indian Category

That’s it. Just 3 Simple Steps and you’ll be on your way to having your ACM-ICPC expenses reimbursed by Directi.

The Reimbursement of ACM-ICPC Expenses is subject to the following conditions:

1. Each winner shall be reimbursed an amount not greater than INR 1500 against the total expenses
2. The said amount shall be reimbursed against submission of valid proof (in original) E.g. Train & Bus Tickets, ACM-ICPC registration receipt (only the Cook-Off winner’s contribution), etc.
3. The expenses being claimed should have been borne only the winner of the Warm Up Cook-Off alone
4. Instances where there are expenses by people accompanying the winner shall not be eligible for reimbursement
5. After the contest, send us an email to goforgold@codechef.com with subject “Reimbursement of ACM-ICPC expenses” and we’ll get in touch.

Do reach out to us with any queries about this at: help@codechef.com

Regards,

Team CodeChef

With immense pleasure we would like to congratulate Team Proof - IIT Delhi and Team TuringMachine – IIIT Hyderabad for doing what no Indian team has been able to do so far.

Both teams jointly secured the 18th position in the “Olympics of Programming Competitions” the ACM ICPC World Finals 2012. The event was held in Warsaw, Poland this July and it is for the very first time in the history of the competition that an Indian team has been able to secure a position within the top #20! We are extremely proud of you all for this very prestigious achievement!

Directi’s Go for Gold initiative promised to give away the prestigious Go for Gold Trophy and huge cash prize to the team that beats the 29th position at the world finals – the best any team had been able to do thus far. Two years since the launch and we are ecstatic to have two teams that can rightfully claim this!

To carry out the felicitation ceremony we invited both teams to our Mumbai office a few weeks ago. While Nadeem Moidu and Anish Shankar from TuringMachine were unable to make it, we had a great time meeting the team’s third member Kunal Jain and all three members from Team Proof – Rudradev Basak, Nikhil Garg and Pradeep George Mathias.

During the felicitation we handed over the Go for Gold Trophy and giant cheques worth a collective cash prize of Rs.8,04,717. We also had the opportunity to hear about the team’s experiences in Warsaw and have them inspire other young and budding programmers at Directi. With the felicitation done, fun and games ensued.

Be a part of some memorable moments of the day by checking out some of our photographs below.

You can check more pictures here.

Thanks,
Basil Skariah.

Hi guys,

The ACM ICPC Kanpur Online Round that took place on CodeChef has now ended.

A total of 224 teams of 2 & 3 individuals each registered for the competition and here are the  key statistics for the event:

The final team rankings can be found here.

A more detailed ranking table is available here.

The final list of teams that will make it to the onsite round of the Kanpur competition will be declared In the latter half of the coming week following a more rigorous inspection.

Congratulations to you all!

The problems have now been transferred to the practice section so you can all try your hand at it now.

Cheers,

Team CodeChef

Ladies and Gentlemen and Coders all around!

We are happy to announce “The First Warm-Up Contest” in preparation for the ACM ICPC Asia-Amritapuri Regionals.

What is this?
It is an online programming contest lasting 2.5 hours, along the lines of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

When will this take place?
On 25th 24th September, 2010 from 20:00hrs to 22:30hrs IST.

Who is organizing this contest?
Amrita University in partnership with Directi as part of the Go for Gold Initiative.

Who should participate?
The contest is primarily intended for Indian student programmers, in teams of three, who plan to participate in the Oct. 17^th ACM ICPC Asia-Amritapuri Online Contest.

However, others are free to participate as well.

Why should you participate?
The purpose of this contest is for Indian teams to familiarize themselves with participating in programming contests in general, and the ACM ICPC in particular.

What are the prizes?
The top two teams of three participants from India will have their registration fees for the ACM ICPC Asia-Amritapuri site waived if they qualify for the on-site contest in December!

You may add a coach and a reserve for the ICPC, but the original team composition must remain the same in order to receive the prize.

Visit the contest landing page to participate.

Hi all,

At Directi, I along with many of my tech-inclined colleagues, have been volunteering significant personal time and energy towards constantly enhancing the programming talent across the country through several social and community initiatives across the last few years. Codechef has been our flagship non-profit initiative in this regards. We have since held seminars, provided coaching, conducted campus engagement activities and much more.

Sponsoring the ACM ICPC world finalists is another such initiative on our part, to assist our champions in putting India on the map within the coding circuit. We at Directi have personally interacted with all the members in these teams – all brilliant individuals – and we are proud to have sponsored them for the ACM ICPC world finals.

I invite you all to join us in wishing them luck as they compete with 103 other teams around the globe for fame and glory!

Use the widgets on the right to send them your wishes via facebook and twitter

Cheers!
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO, Directi.

THE TEAMS

THE KINGS GAMBIT

TheKingsGambit (TKG), name derived from a famous opening move in Chess, was formed in 2008 and went to represent India in the World finals 2009. Presently, TKG expands to the names Anshuman, Gaurav and Rajat. The strength of the team lies in the diversity of skill set, the positive attitute and co-ordination. The final year computer science trio believes ‘work hard, party harder’.

Let’s hear it from the team itself – TheKingsGambit: “All our engines work on the fuel supply of coffee/tea . Most of our free time is spent watching movies, TV shows or playing games (sometimes outdoors). Some not so common facts about us are that we all studied in the same city and have met before beginning college. One of us has almost drowned in three water bodies while another one of us has driven a real war tank. One of us has acted in a movie and people definitely don’t know which one of the above has been made up.

We have done well as a team previously and hope to register a good performance at the World Finals this year.”

COUNTER GAMBIT

CounterGambit, are a rare blend of analytical problem solving, algorithmic skill and programming prowess intended to throw some fierce competition at TheKingsGambit, and has found its way to the ICPC World Finals. The crew consists of Venkatesh, Abhilash and Akhil.

Venkatesh is an algorithm contest veteran with a great deal of experience since high school, including the IOI 2007 and the ICPC World Finals 2008. His mathematical and analytical skills form a crucial part of the way the team functions. Akhil is a seasoned programmer, and brings lightning fast implementation into the equation, especially with dynamic programming, graphs and searching. Abhilash comes from an application development background, and has his way with the language, and works data structures to do his bidding.

All three, evidently, possess brilliant analytical skills, love to solve problems, and love to compete.

How can you wish the teams?

Leave a comment on FaceBook or Tweet luck to the teams!

When you tweet remember to include the hashtag #acmicpc2010