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Indian Computing Olympiad, 2025

Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO-2025)
will be held on Sunday, 1 December, 2024. Online registration closed on Friday, 22 November, 2024.
Zonal Informatics Olympiad (ZIO-2025)
will be held on Saturday, 14 December, 2024. Online registration closed on Friday, 29 November, 2024.

Zonal Computing Olympiad, 2025 (ZCO-2025)

The Zonal Computing Olympiad, 2025 (ZCO-2025) will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday, 1 December, 2024 at centres across the country. ZCO will be conducted in cooperation with CodeDrills. Online registration closed on Friday, 22 November, 2024.

ZCO 2025 updates

Admit cards have been sent by email on 28 November to the email address provided at the time of registration. If you have not received it, please check your spam/junk mail folder. In case of any discrepancies, please write to ico@iarcs.org.in.
Details about the ZCO contest environment have been updated below.
Here are the exam centres for ZCO 2025.
A practice contest for ZCO is open on CodeDrills till ZCO-2025. This is the same contest that was held on Sunday, 24 November. You can continue to use the same credentials that were shared by email on 24 November. There have been significant changes to the CodeDrills platform since last year (ZCO-2024 and INOI-2024). Students registered for ZCO-2025 are strongly encouraged to participate in the practice contest, to get familiar with the environment.

Exam details

ZCO-2025 is a programming test. The languages allowed for ZCO-2025 are C++, Java and Python. Details about compilers, IDEs and other aspects of the ZCO contest environment are given below.
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.

ZCO contest environment

OS - Ubuntu 22.04
Compiler Versions (on the local systems)
- gcc 11.4.0 (Default)
- g++ 11.4.0 (Default)
- Java - openjdk 11.0.21
- Python 3.10.12
- Debugger - gdb 12.1
Language Versions (on the server)
On the online platform where you have to eventually submit and get accepted, C++17, Java 11, and Python 3 are supported. You can check here for more details.
IDEs
- Eclipse Version 2022-12
- Sublime text Version: build 4169
- Geany 1.38 using GTK+ v3.24.33 and GLib v2.72.4
- Code::Blocks Version: 20.03
- IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.1
- PyCharm 2023.3.1
- Emacs 27.1
- Vim 8.2.2121
- Gvim 8.2.2121
- Gedit 41.0
- Visual Studio Code 1.85.1
Note:
- Notepad++ is not available
- CLion Version: 2019.3 is available, but without CMake
Hardware
- CPU: Intel Core i3 or above
- RAM: 4 GB or more

Zonal Informatics Olympiad, 2025 (ZIO-2025)

The Zonal Informatics Olympiad, 2025 (ZIO-2025) will be held on Saturday, 14 December, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at centres across the country. ZIO will be conducted in cooperation with TCS iON, a division of Tata Consultancy Services. Online registration closed on Friday, 29 November, 2024.

ZIO 2025 updates

Admit cards will by email about a week before ZIO.

Exam centres

Centres for ZIO-2025 will be arranged in the following cities.

Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi NCR, Gwalior, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Roorkee, Shillong, Shimla, Surat, Tiruchi, Trivandrum, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam

The address of the exam centre in each city will be announced about a week before ZIO.

Exam details

ZIO-2025 will be administered as a computerized test, on the TCS iON platform. The question paper pattern will be the same as in previous years. You will work out the solutions using pen and paper and only submit your final answers. Instead of a printed question paper and answer sheet, you will read the question paper on the screen and type in your answers on the computer.
The syllabus for ZIO is the list of Basic Topics in the ICO Online Study Material
Previous question papers and solutions are available in the ICO Archives: ZIO-2003, ZIO-2004, ZIO-2005, ZIO-2006, ZIO-2007, ZIO-2008, ZIO-2009, ZIO-2010, ZIO-2011, ZIO-2012. ZIO-2013. ZIO-2014, ZIO-2015, ZIO-2016, ZIO-2017, ZIO-2018, ZIO-2019, ZIO-2020, ZIO-2021. ZIO-2022. ZIO-2023. ZIO-2024.
You can also find past ZIO question papers with solutions and explanations at CodeChef's ZIO site.

Indian Computing Olympiad, 2024

India wins four medals at IOI-2024
India wins 3 medals at EGOI-2024
India wins three medals at APIO-2024, May 18‐19, 2024

International Olympiad in Informatics, 2024 (IOI-2024)

The International Olympiad in Informatics, 2024 (IOI-2024) was hosted by Egypt during the period 1–8 September, 2024. The following team represented India at IOI-2024.

Samik Goyal, St. Peters Academy, Patiala
Sushil Raaja U, Budding Minds International School, Chennai
Kshitij Sodani, Disha Delphi Public School, Kota
Yash Thakker, Garodia International Centre of Learning, Mumbai

Samik Goyal, Sushil Raaja U, Kshitij Sodani, Yash Thakker

The Indian team to IOI-2024 equalled the best ever performance for India at IOI. Kshitij Sodani won a gold medal. Samik Goyal and Sushil Raaja U won silver medals. Yash Thakker 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 was sponsored by Sasken.

European Girls Olympiad in Informatics, 2024

The European Girls Olympiad in Informatics 2024 was organized in Veldhoven, The Netherlands during the period 21–27 July, 2024. The following represented India at EGOI-2024.

Aanya Goyal, Alleyn's School, London
Mansi Sane, JBCN International School, Parel, Mumbai
Neha Sane, JBCN International School, Parel, Mumbai
Neha Singirikonda, Chirec International School, Hyderabad

Mansi Sane, Neha Sane, Aanya Goyal, Neha Singirikonda, Sonia Garcha

Aanya Goyal won a silver medal, Neha Sane and Neha Singirikonda won bronze medals, and Mansi Sane was awarded Honourable Mention.

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

The Indian team's travel to EGOI-2024 was sponsored by Sasken.

Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad, 2024

The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2024 (APIO-2024) was organized online by China during the period 18–19 May, 2024. All students who qualified for IOITC-2024 or received a gold, silver or bronze medal in INOI-2024 were invited to represent India at APIO-2024. The top six contestants from each country are eligible to receive medals at APIO.

India won three medals at APIO-2024. Sushil Raaja U won a gold medal. Archit Manas and Kshitij Sodani won bronze medals.

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