Capture The Flag

Event Name: Capture The Flag Event Dates: 7 February – 9 February Prize Pool: ₹1,00,000 Prize Distribution: 1st Rank: ₹50,000 2nd Rank: ₹30,000 3rd Rank: ₹20,000 Description: Pragyan 2026, scheduled from 19th to 22nd February 2026, is the annual international techno-managerial festival of NIT Tiruchirappalli. It is among the few student-run festivals certified with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20121:2012, attracting over 15,000 participants from 100+ colleges each year. The fest features 7 diverse clusters and 40+ events spanning technology, management, robotics, analytics, design, quizzing, finance, innovation, and beyond – making it a dynamic platform for competition, collaboration, and creativity. Capture The Flag (CTF) is a cybersecurity competition designed to identify weaknesses and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems and applications. The contest aims to engage participants in the creative exploration of real-world computer security by condensing key disciplines of professional cybersecurity into short, objectively measurable challenges. Pragyan’s Capture The Flag is an ethical hacking competition in which participants must locate hidden pieces of information, known as flags, embedded within each challenge. Participants are expected to decrypt messages, exploit vulnerabilities, and apply problem-solving skills to successfully capture the flag. Format: The contest will be conducted as a Jeopardy-style, 48-hour online competition. Challenges will span multiple categories, including: Cryptography Web Security Forensics Steganography Reverse Engineering Binary Exploitation Challenges may consist of downloadable files or live web services that participants must analyze and exploit to retrieve the flag. Participants will be ranked based on their total score, with time taken used as a tiebreaker. Rules: Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to four members. Any attempt to attack the host system in ways not intended by the challenge will result in disqualification. Denial-of-Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks against the competition infrastructure or servers are strictly prohibited. Teams must work independently; sharing answers or collaborating with other teams constitutes cheating. Brute-forcing flags is not permitted. Source codes, write-ups, or solutions must remain private for the duration of the contest. All doubts or queries related to challenges must be directed to the organizers. Any violation of the above rules will lead to immediate disqualification. The decision of the event managers shall be final and binding. Judging Criteria: Each challenge carries a predefined point value based on its difficulty. Rankings will be determined by total score achieved. In the event of a tie, the time taken to solve challenges will be considered. The decision of the organizers shall be final. FAQs: I am completely new to this field. Can I participate? Yes. Learning is one of the primary objectives of this contest. Participants are encouraged to explore online resources and CTF guides to get started. What resources are required to participate? Participants will require a computer system with a stable internet connection, a modern web browser, and the ability to run Linux or Windows applications. Contact Information: Shivam: 6394349701 Jeyashsenthuran: 9360877548 Vishal: 9399298546 V. P. Logendra: 7604939090