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#### Greetings, CP community!↵
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We are glad to invite all college students in India to take part in the preliminary round of NextTuring Blindfolded 2026 on 19 April 8:05 PM IST (GMT +5:30)↵
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NextTuring Blindfolded 2026 is an individual CP Contest. The preliminary round is of 2 hours and consists of 5 to 8 problems. (Approx. Div 4 to Div 3 level problems will be given)↵
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The top performers of the preliminary round will be invited to take part in an onsite round @ NST Bengaluru on 25 April 2026. The onsite round will be a part of our college's Tech Fest — AAYAM 2026↵
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#### On-site round details:↵
There will be 1-4 problems showed for a duration of 5-10 minutes on common screens.↵
Participants will be provided with pen and papers and may write all the necessary details during this period.↵
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For the next 1 hour participants will be solving the problem(s) completely on paper. No devices allowed.↵
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In the next hour participants are allowed to make submissions on Codeforces in the contest area with problem statement(s) not visible.↵
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It will be an intense memory, retention and problem solving skills test.↵
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#### Prizes↵
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1st place: ₹4,000↵
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2nd place: ₹3,000↵
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The remaining ₹23k will be for ICPC style individual round ([NextTuring 2026 Individuals](https://mirror.codeforces.com/blog/entry/153034)).↵
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[Registration Link](https://unstop.com/hackathons/nextturing-blindfolded-aayam-newton-school-of-technology-bengaluru-karnataka-1667199?lb=jW3FzTl1&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=online_coding_challenge&utm_campaign=Aryancha90658) (Registration is mandatory for qualifying for the onsite round)↵
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[Join the Codeforces group](https://mirror.codeforces.com/group/0jQZ3oBvJG/contests) as a member and register for the contest. Kindly note that registration will open 6 hours before contest start timing↵
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[Join the WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CfqP9pr3l6m7R6JeevPRph?mode=gi_t) for updates↵
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All second round (onsite) participants who solve at least one problem will receive a certificate of participation↵
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All cash prizes are for the second round (onsite)↵
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Problem setters: [user:MorettiKlein,2026-04-17] [user:sharkie1604,2026-04-17]↵
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Problem testers: [user:ash1794,2026-04-17]↵
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Online round will be held on ICPC rules and problems will be sorted in increasing order of difficulty.↵
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On site round will be held on IOI rules.↵
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The onsite round will consist of 1-4 problems (Approx. Div 3 to Div 2 level problems will be given)↵
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See you on the leaderboard!
#### Greetings, CP community!↵
↵
We are glad to invite all college students in India to take part in the preliminary round of NextTuring Blindfolded 2026 on 19 April 8:05 PM IST (GMT +5:30)↵
↵
NextTuring Blindfolded 2026 is an individual CP Contest. The preliminary round is of 2 hours and consists of 5 to 8 problems. (Approx. Div 4 to Div 3 level problems will be given)↵
↵
The top performers of the preliminary round will be invited to take part in an onsite round @ NST Bengaluru on 25 April 2026. The onsite round will be a part of our college's Tech Fest — AAYAM 2026↵
↵
#### On-site round details:↵
There will be 1-4 problems showed for a duration of 5-10 minutes on common screens.↵
Participants will be provided with pen and papers and may write all the necessary details during this period.↵
↵
For the next 1 hour participants will be solving the problem(s) completely on paper. No devices allowed.↵
↵
In the next hour participants are allowed to make submissions on Codeforces in the contest area with problem statement(s) not visible.↵
↵
It will be an intense memory, retention and problem solving skills test.↵
↵
#### Prizes↵
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1st place: ₹4,000↵
↵
2nd place: ₹3,000↵
↵
The remaining ₹23k will be for ICPC style individual round ([NextTuring 2026 Individuals](https://mirror.codeforces.com/blog/entry/153034)).↵
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[Registration Link](https://unstop.com/hackathons/nextturing-blindfolded-aayam-newton-school-of-technology-bengaluru-karnataka-1667199?lb=jW3FzTl1&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=online_coding_challenge&utm_campaign=Aryancha90658) (Registration is mandatory for qualifying for the onsite round)↵
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[Join the Codeforces group](https://mirror.codeforces.com/group/0jQZ3oBvJG/contests) as a member and register for the contest. Kindly note that registration will open 6 hours before contest start timing↵
↵
[Join the WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CfqP9pr3l6m7R6JeevPRph?mode=gi_t) for updates↵
↵
All second round (onsite) participants who solve at least one problem will receive a certificate of participation↵
↵
All cash prizes are for the second round (onsite)↵
↵
Problem setters: [user:MorettiKlein,2026-04-17] [user:sharkie1604,2026-04-17]↵
↵
Problem testers: [user:ash1794,2026-04-17]↵
↵
Online round will be held on ICPC rules and problems will be sorted in increasing order of difficulty.↵
↵
On site round will be held on IOI rules.↵
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The onsite round will consist of 1-4 problems (Approx. Div 3 to Div 2 level problems will be given)↵
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See you on the leaderboard!
