Overview

Digital Pakistan Speed Programming Competition (codePK) will be a team-based programming competition that fosters problem-solving, programming and team work skills amongst the participants.

This competition will provide opportunities to interact, demonstrate, and improve teamwork, programming, and problem-solving skills. The platform is for academia, industry, and the community to shine the spotlight on and raise the aspirations of the next generation of computing professionals as they pursue excellence.

The brain teaser games not only help in becoming a good problem solver but also help in accepting the challenge and acquiring skills under pressure. For those who really enjoy solving complex problems and dealing with challenging things in life than jumping into programming is the best career option for them.

Objectives

• Skill Development: Improve/optimize coding and problem-solving skills.

• Problem Solving: Solve challenging problems and improve the ability to tackle complex issues.

• Community Building: Connect and share your passion for coding, leading to collaborations, knowledge sharing, and mentorship opportunities.

• Competition: Foster a spirit of healthy competition and build a sense of community.

• Time Management & Pressure Handling: Manage time effectively and work efficiently under pressure, and improve valuable skills.

• Promoting Innovation: Encourage innovative thinking and the development of novel algorithms and solutions.

• Identifying Talent: Get job offers, scholarships, or other opportunities.

• Exposure to New Technologies: Broaden your skill sets and be a more versatile programmer.

• Global Representation: Get the opportunity to qualify for international competition and be among the top programming talent from around the world.

 Languages Supported

Format of the competition

The competition will be held in phases – online as a preliminary phase, and on-site as a competition for those who qualify from the online phase. The proposed languages for the competition are JAVA, C/C++/.Net, and Python.

Regional training sessions and mock rounds will be held in Karachi, Quetta, Multan, Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad. The shortlisted teams will be invited for the training at designated places. These teams will then compete online and qualified teams will be invited to play in the final round. The winners will be selected based on the score of the competition.

 How to participate

Participating in this challenge is free of cost but seats are limited. Registration is open till 30th May 2025. Computer Science/Engineering Students are encouraged to participate.

Winning Criteria

1. Highest score: The overall score will be calculated by examining test cases.

2. The quickest submission: The number of minutes since your start time will be used to calculate the submission time for each question.

3. Plagiarism-free: The content that you submit will be checked for originality using a plagiarism checker to ensure its quality and integrity.

Awards

Winner:  Rs.1,500,000

1st Runner-up:  Rs.1,000,000

2nd Runner-up:  Rs.500,000