About Code Wars:
Flagship competitive programming event under Prometeo 2026, IIT Jodhpur’s National Technical & Entrepreneurial Festival.
Inspired by Prometheus—representing knowledge, innovation, and progress.
Designed as a high-intensity, Codeforces-style showdown testing:
Speed
Logic
Algorithmic thinking
Strategic time management
Event Overview:
Two-stage competitive programming contest: Online Round + Offline Round.
Follows official Codeforces rules and dynamic scoring.
Ensures fair competition with:
Transparent scoring
Limited access
Strict supervision
Problems require efficient algorithms, optimal coding, and precise execution.
Stage 1: Online Round
Conducted on official Codeforces platform.
Scoring uses dynamic decreasing score per problem.
Incorrect submissions result in penalty time.
Hacks disabled for this contest.
Number of problems and scoring distribution announced prior to the round.
Top 20 teams from the online leaderboard advance to the offline round.
Stage 2: Offline Round (On-Site at IIT Jodhpur)
General Structure:
Conducted under strict supervision.
Scoring remains identical to online round.
Contest includes:
Main Offline Round
Knockout Stage for Top 4 teams
Knockout Format:
Match 1: Rank 1 vs Rank 2
Match 2: Rank 3 vs Rank 4
Winners → Finals
Losers → 3rd Place Match
Additional Rules:
Problems shuffled randomly, not sorted by difficulty.
Each team can have up to 3 members.
Only one designated laptop allowed per team throughout offline stage.
Eligibility Criteria:
All team members must be from the same recognized college/institute.
Participants must have a verified Codeforces account with correct identity.
Only registered teams may participate—no substitutions allowed once the contest starts.
Rules & Restrictions:
Device Policy:
Only one laptop per team allowed.
No external devices or USB storage permitted.
Organizers may inspect devices anytime.
Prohibited Items:
Mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches.
Printed, handwritten, or digital notes.
Any external storage or connectivity device.
Internet & Tools Policy:
Internet access restricted to:
Codeforces contest page
Contest announcements
No external browsing, documentation, or forums allowed.
Use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, etc.) strictly prohibited.
No online debugging platforms, code generation tools, or collaborative tools allowed.
