Pandemic or not, learning must continue. Therefore, we are back again with a programming contest, albeit a very different one from CodeMutants 2019. CodeMutants 2020 will be an individual event. The contest will comprise of 5 rounds. Each round will be conducted on a Wednesday, starting September 2, 2020. The progression from one round to the next will be based on the performance of the participants in each round. The picture below illustrates this process:

Eligibility

Students from the Batches of 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 are eligible to participate in the contest. The competition is open to both CSE and ECE students.

Programming Languages and IDE

The competition will be conducted using a system called DOMjudge. The system supports C, C++, and Java. Any IDE that supports these programming languages can be used.

Pre-Competition Requirements

To get ready for the competition, you have to complete some steps, as enumerated below:

• Interested students should register for the competition latest by 5:00 PM, Thursday, August 27, 2020. Click here to register for CodeMutants 2020.
• Username and password for each registered participant will be sent after the registration deadline. Please check your emails regularly.
• A practice contest will be conducted on Friday (August 28, 2020) at 2:00 PM. All registered participants are required to attend the practice contest. The practice contest is intended to enable the participants to get familiar with DOMjudge and its usage. There will be no support on ‘how-to-use DOMjudge’ on the competition days.

Competition Modality

The 5 rounds of the competition will be conducted as described below:

• Round 1: Conducted on September 2, 2020. There is no upper limit on how many students can register for the competition. All participants will attempt this round. There will be a maximum of 5 problems available on DOMjudge. The problems will have equal points, but varying difficulty levels. At the end of 3 hours, a certain % of the participants from this round will move to Round 2. Those who move to Round 2 will be presented with a badge/medal.
• Round 2: Conducted on September 9, 2020. Participants who clear Round 1 will participate in this round. There will be a maximum of 6 problems available on DOMjudge. The problems will have equal points, but varying difficulty levels. At the end of 3 hours, a certain % of the participants from this round will move to Round 3. Those who move to Round 3 will be presented with another badge/medal.
• Round 3: Conducted on September 16, 2020. Participants who clear Round 2 will participate in this round. There will be a maximum of 7 problems available on DOMjudge. The problems will have equal points, but varying difficulty levels. At the end of 3 hours, a certain % of the participants from this round will move to the penultimate round. Those who move to Round 4 will be presented with another badge/medal.
• Round 4: Conducted on September 23, 2020. Participants who clear Round 3 will participate in this round. There will be a maximum of 8 problems available on DOMjudge. The problems will have equal points, but varying difficulty levels. At the end of 5 hours, a certain % of the participants from this round will move to the last round. Those who move to Round 5 will be presented with another badge/medal.
• Round 5: Conducted on September 30, 2020. This will be the final round of the competition. Participants who clear Round 4 will participate in this round. There will be a maximum of 10 problems available on DOMjudge. The problems will have equal points, but varying difficulty levels. At the end of 5 hours, the top three winners – Gold, Silver, and Bronze – will be presented with a certificate.

So, what are you waiting for? Register now, start preparing, and code your way to glory!

Please contact the following people in case you have any questions:

Siddhartha Lal (email hidden; JavaScript is required)
Usha Subramanian (email hidden; JavaScript is required)