Triathlon

Triathlon is the flagship 2-day competitive event, designed to identify the most versatile coders and innovators. Inspired by the spirit of endurance sports, Triathlon challenges participants across three distinct yet interconnected stages, each testing a critical computer science skill. Event Structure: The event consists of three mandatory stages. Teams must participate in all stages to be eligible for final rankings and prizes. Stage 1: Debugging Contest Duration: 2 Hours Day: Day 1 Stage 2: Competitive Programming Duration: 3 Hours Day: Day 1 Stage 3: AI/ML Challenge + Presentation Duration: ~15 Hours Day: Day 1 → Day 2 Stage 1: Debugging Contest: Format: Participants will be given multiple buggy code snippets Errors may be syntactic, logical, or runtime-related Programming languages will be announced beforehand Rules: Participants must fix the code to generate correct outputs Internet access is strictly prohibited Teams must submit solutions within the allotted time Any form of plagiarism or collaboration between teams is not allowed Scoring: Points awarded for each correctly debugged problem Time taken may be used as a tie-breaker Stage 2: Competitive Programming Contest: Format: Standard competitive programming contest Problems will vary in difficulty from easy to hard Hosted on a designated coding platform Rules: Internet usage is restricted to the contest platform Teams must adhere to the platform’s rules and guidelines Scoring: Based on the number of problems solved Tie-breaker: Time Stage 3: AI/ML Challenge: Format: Teams will be provided with one or more real-world datasets at the start of Day 1 The objective is to explore the data, uncover meaningful patterns, and design an intelligent, data-driven solution to the given problem statement Solutions may involve machine learning models, intelligent logic, or advanced data-driven techniques, depending on the team’s approach The challenge continues into Day 2, concluding with presentations Allowed Resources: Open-source libraries and frameworks are allowed Pre-trained models or existing techniques may be used (must be clearly disclosed) Internet access is permitted for research and development Submission Requirements: Code or workflow used for deriving insights or building the solution Key observations, patterns, and reasoning derived from the data Presentation Presentation (Day 2): 5–7 minutes presentation per team 2–3 minutes Q&A session Teams must clearly justify their approach using evidence from data and results Evaluation Criteria Understanding of the problem and dataset Depth of insights and pattern discovery Appropriateness of the chosen approach (analytics / ML / intelligent logic) Soundness of conclusions and feasibility of solution Clarity and confidence in presentation Final Scoring: Scores from all three stages will be combined Only teams completing all stages are eligible for prizes Code of Conduct: Any form of cheating, plagiarism, or misconduct will result in disqualification Participants must follow instructions provided by organizers Decisions made by the organizing committee are final and binding Note: Participants are requested to bring their own extension boxes for power supply.