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Indian Computing Olympiad, 2024

  • The Zonal Informatics Olympiad (ZIO-2024)
    was held on Sunday, 3 December, 2023. Results have been announced.

  • The Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO-2024)
    has been rescheduled a second time for operational reasons.ZCO-2024 will now be held on Sunday, 7 April, 2024.

    Online registration is closed. An email about the postponement has been sent to all students registered for ZCO. If you have not received an email, please check your spam folder. If you still cannot find the message, please write to ico@iarcs.org.in.

Registration for ZIO-2024 and ZCO-2024 is separate. Students can write both exams and qualify through either one for INOI-2024 to be held on Sunday, 21 April, 2024.

Zonal Informatics Olympiad, 2024 (ZIO-2024)

The Zonal Informatics Olympiad, 2024 (ZIO-2024) was held at 33 cities across India on Sunday, 3 December, 2023. 462 students registered for ZIO-2024, of whom 332 wrote the exam.

111 students have qualified through ZIO-2024 for INOI-2024..

Question paper and solutions for ZIO-2024.

ZIO-2024 was conducted in cooperation with TCS iON, a division of Tata Consultancy Services.

Zonal Computing Olympiad, 2024 (ZCO-2024)

The Zonal Computing Olympiad, 2024 (ZCO-2024) will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday, 7 April, 2024 at centres across the country. ZCO will be conducted in cooperation with CodeDrills. Registration for ZCO-2024 is closed. Online registration was open from 18 November, 2023 to 29 January, 2024.

Exam centres

Centres for ZCO-2024 will be organized at the following cities.

Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai region, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Visakhapatnam

The address of the exam centre in each city will be announced after registrations close. Admit cards will be available approximately one week before the exam.

Exam details

  • ZCO-2024 is a programming test. The languages allowed for ZCO-2024 are C, C++, Java and Python. Details about compilers, IDEs and other aspects of the contest environment will be announced soon.

  • The syllabus for ZCO is the list of Basic Topics in the ICO Online Study Material

  • Previous question papers and solutions are available in the ICO Archives.

  • You can also solve some past ZCO questions online at CodeChef's ZCO Practice site.

Indian Computing Olympiad, 2023

International Olympiad in Informatics, 2023 (IOI-2023)

The International Olympiad in Informatics, 2023 (IOI-2023) was hosted by Hungary during the period 28 August–4 September, 2023. The following team represented India at IOI-2023.

  • Paras Kasmalkar, The Orchid School, Pune
  • Sushil Raaja U, Budding Minds International School, Chennai
  • Shreyan Ray, La Martiniere for boys, Kolkata
  • Kshitij Sodani, Disha Delphi Public School, Kota
IOI 2023 Team Photo

Paras Kasmalkar, Shreyan Ray, Kshitij Sodani, Sushil Raaja U

The Indian team to IOI-2023 achieved the best ever performance for India at IOI. Kshitij Sodani won a gold medal. Paras Kasmalkar and Shreyan Ray won silver medals, Sushil Raaja U won a bronze medal.

The Leader and Deputy Leader of the Indian contingent were Madhavan Mukund (CMI) and Jatin Yadav (IIT Delhi), respectively.

The Indian team's travel to IOI-2023 was sponsored by Sasken.

European Girls Olympiad in Informatics, 2023

The European Girls Olympiad in Informatics 2023 was organized in Lund, Sweden during the period 15–21 July, 2023. The following represented India at EGOI-2023.

  • Anusha Gupta, Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 32, Chandigarh
  • Megha Hegde, Alpine Public School, Bangalore
  • Neha Sane, JBCN International School, Parel, Mumbai
  • Neha Singirikonda, Chirec International School, Hyderabad
EGOI 2023 Team Photo

Neha Singirikonda, Megha Hegde, Neha Sane, Anusha Gupta

Anusha Gupta and Megha Hegde won bronze medals. Neha Sane and Neha Singirikonda were awarded Honourable Mention.

The Leader of the Indian contingent was Sonia Garcha, from CSpathshala.

The Indian team's travel to EGOI-2023 was sponsored by Sasken.

International Olympiad in Informatics Training Camp, 2023 (IOITC-2023)

The Indian team for IOI is selected at the International Olympiad in Informatics Training Camp (IOITC). IOITC-2023 began online in April, 2023 and concluded with an in-person camp held in Chennai during the period 6–12 June, 2023.

Faculty for ZIO/ZCO/INOI/IOITC-2023:

  • Jatin Yadav (Coordinator)
  • Aditya Jain
  • Aryan Choudhary
  • Chaithanya Shyam D
  • Jatin Garg
  • Jishnu Roychoudhary
  • Nishank Suresh
  • Pranav Rajagopalan
  • Satyam Kumar Roy
  • Soumyaditya Choudhuri

We thank Sasken for sponsoring the camp and Chennai Mathematical Institute for hosting the camp.

Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad, 2023

The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2023 (APIO-2023) was organized online by China during the period 20–22 May, 2023. All students who qualified for IOITC-2023 or received a gold or silver medal in INOI-2023 were invited to represent India at APIO-2023. The top six contestants from each country are eligible to receive medals at APIO.

Indian won four medals at APIO-2023. Kshitij Sodani and Paras Kasmalkar won gold medals. Yash Thakkar and Ropan Datta won bronze medals.

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