Hello folks, As we gear up for our Annual Techfest , Xpecto'26 , we at Kamand Prompt (Programming Club of IIT Mandi) are excited to invite you to Dementia , a competitive programming contest. Dementia offers you a fantastic opportunity to show off your coding prowess and compete against the best in the globe to solve challenging and authentic competitive coding problems.
"Step into the realm where logic and art align, Through geometric puzzles and graphs that entwine. With greedy pursuits and strategies deep, Where dynamic dreams and game theories creep. Only the sharpest minds will rise and define!"
Registrations are free and open at this link.
Date and Time: Monday, 16th March, 2025 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM) IST
UPD(1) : Expect 7 to 8 problems in the contest. One of them will be an interactive problem so kindly go through this guide. Also note that contest is now of 2 hrs. All the best to all the participants :)
UPD(2) : Contest Link --> Dementia 2026 :)
Prize pool of Rs 25K is at stake!!!!
Mandatory Screen Recording for Prize Eligibility
To maintain fairness, all Indian college students eligible for prizes must record their entire contest session:
- Requirements: Continuous 2 hour screen recording.
- Face Cam: A camera overlay showing your face must be present in the right corner of the recording.
- Software: We recommend using OBS Studio. You can find a setup guide here.
- Submission: We will provide a Google Form link later to submit your recordings.
Important : You must be a college student from India to be eligible for prizes. Do register on the above link.
Platform : CodeForces
This event is an individual programming contest following ICPC style ranklist.
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it”. — Albert Einstein
This round could not have been possible without the generous help of so many people:
- Problem Setters : HoneyGupta , the_hadamard_gate , Div_negi , and SankVid26. Special thanks to mst_molik and adnanahmad for presenting great ideas and support.
- Testers : HoneyGupta , mst_molik , adnanahmad , AmanGuptacd , the_hadamard_gate , Div_negi , SankVid26 , Jayjit , RandomYapper , Dishant256 and ps2006.
- All core team members of CP Cell of Kamand Prompt.
- MikeMirzayanov for the amazing Codeforces and Polygon platforms.
- You, for participating in the round!
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