Greetings, Codeforces Community!

We are thrilled to invite you to CodeFest, a premier competitive programming event brought to you by IICPC, co-sponsored by Citadel and Jump Trading, Associate sponsors as Jane Street, Hudson River Trading (HRT), Landeed and QuantInsti being the Knowledge Partner.

The camp is being hosted by the 8 IITs namely Madras, Delhi, Bombay, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Indore and we are grateful for the same!

You can check our event announcement video here.

Inspiration

In late 2024, Ayush and I were wondering what could be done next to improve the Competitive Programming Culture around us. That is when we realised that India is very short of good quality competitive programming contests. The last India specific large contest we had was CodeChef Snackdown which was unfortunately discontinued.

With an aim to have more exciting and enriching contests in India, we decided to host CodeFest, and we are very happy that we along with the team are here today to invite you for the same.

Details

Codefest is a 3 stage Individual Contest:

• Stage 1 (Prelims) : To be held on Codechef on 12th February 8pm IST
• Stage 2 (Offline Regionals) : 2 Multisite Regionals to be held across 8 IITs.
• Stage 3 (Grand Finale) : To be held in Research Park IIT Madras on 5th April while 6th April 2025 is booked for recruitment round for the firms interested in students through an interview process.

Note : Accomodation for Regionals would have to be managed. For Grand Finale, we have booked good accomodation for all the finalist. We recommend you to pick your closest Regional Center as preference in the registeration form.

Qualification

There are 400 slots in the Regionals and 50 for the Finals.

• (Prelims to Regionals Qualification) : In the CodeChef Contest, all divisions will have all problems. Top 400 over the aggregate ranklist will move on to the Offline Regionals.
• (Regionals to Finale Qualification) : Top 25 participants from each of the 2 regionals will move on the the Grand Finale.

Goodies and Prizes

We want to make this event very memorable for each and every participant so we have decided to have the following prizes:

• 1st Prize: ₹1,00,000
• 2nd Prize: ₹75,000
• 3rd Prize: ₹50,000
• 4th Prize: ₹25,000
• 5th — 10th Prize: ₹10,000
• Finalist Medals, Tshirts, Goodie Bags and Certificates for all 50 Finalists
• Regionalist Tshirts, Goodies and Certificates for all Regionalists
• Trophies for the top performer at Regional Center during Regionals.
• Trophies for the top 3 winners in the Grand Finals.
• 5 Quant Courses worth ₹2,00,000 each to be given away.

About the Sponsors

None of this would have been possible without the support of sponsors. Some of the sponsors would be coming to the Grand Finale to hire for their organisation. (Win prize money and get hired orz). About them:

• Citadel (Co-Sponsor) : Citadel Securities is a leading global market maker, providing liquidity to financial markets across a wide range of asset classes. Founded in 2002, Citadel Securities leverages advanced technology and quantitative research to deliver efficient and reliable execution services to institutions and individual investors worldwide.

• Jump Trading (Co-Sponsor) : Jump Trading is committed to world class research. Jump trading empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets.

• Jane Street (Associate Sponsor) : Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider that uses advanced mathematical models and technology to trade across global markets. They specialize in equities, bonds, options, and ETFs, while also providing liquidity to exchanges and over-the-counter markets.

• Hudson River Trading (Associate Sponsor) : Hudson River Trading is a multi-asset class quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity on global markets and directly to our clients. They have built one of the world's most advanced computing environments for research and development, modeling, and risk management, and are at the forefront of technical innovation for financial markets everywhere.

• Landeed (Associate Sponsor) : Landeed is India's fastest platform for property titles, delivering records across 20+ states with unmatched speed and transparency. Trusted by over 2 million users and backed by Y Combinator, Landeed is transforming property ownership for individuals and businesses.

• QuantInsti (Knowledge Partner) : QuantInsti is a trusted partner of major clients like ICICI Securities and a sister concern of iRage, India's leading Algorithmic Trading Proprietary Desk. They offer EPAT, the world's first verified certification in Algorithmic Trading. Their cutting-edge edtech and fintech innovations enable seamless technology integration in financial markets for investors and institutions

Organising Team

A massive thank you to the entire team who made it possible. A lot of hardwork has been put in by each one of these indivivuduals and it is important to recognise them.

Problemsetting and Testing Team

Proelectro444,bananasaur, mhtkrag, yuvrajKharayat, TyroWhizz, weirdflexbutok,21cs01033, aditya_neer, Queue,sai-17, harshith_04, reroot, BladeRunner, Prady, Ayush , envariant , Newtech66,abhijain565aj, shorya1835, ho-oh, Abhi6645, Cypherre, akkafakka, ShreyHehe. rizz_wizz.

Web Development Team

MostlyK,Ronit5,zaemon2806,scrazy,Meenal

Also thanks a lot to our operations and design team!

How to Register

Head over to the official IICPC website to register. Don’t miss out on this chance to showcase your skills, compete for glory, and explore potential career opportunities in the world of quantitative finance and technology. Note : Pls clear cache if old website of IICPC is visible. The new website mentions Codefest 2025 Information.

Call for ProblemSetters

We are currently setting the Grand Finale problemset and are looking for problemsetters for the same. We would be paying a similar compensation as any Codeforces round. Please do fill up this form if you are interested for the same.

Mark your calendars and gear up for an unforgettable CodeFest experience!

Best Wishes,
Team IICPC

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