ICPC Algo Queen-The Girls Programming Cup 2023

Event Details

ICPC Algo Queen 2023 is one of its kind competitive programming contests organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham exclusively for school girls. Algo Queen is endorsed by ICPC Foundation and sponsored by IBM Quantum. The objective of organizing ICPC Algo Queen is to encourage girl students from grade 8th to 12th to participate in coding competitions after training them. We need more girls to be part of the technological revolution, especially in competitive programming and coding.

Registration Open from: 30th July 2022

Last Date to Register: 30th September 2022

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Participation: Individual

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ICPC Algo Queen 2023 is one of its kind competitive programming contests organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham exclusively for school girls. Algo Queen is endorsed by ICPC Foundation and sponsored by IBM Quantum. The objective of organizing ICPC Algo Queen is to encourage girl students from grade 6th to 12th to participate in coding competitions after training them. We need more girls to be part of the technological revolution, especially in competitive programming and coding.

Participation: Individual

Contest Platform: https://codedrills.io/

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Registration opens on July 28 for all Algo Queen registrants. Keep your eyes on your email inbox for the registration form!

About Amrita University

Amrita University is a multi-disciplinary, research-intensive, private university, educating a vibrant student population of over 24,000 with 1700+ strong faculty. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC, Amrita offers more than 250 UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs in Engineering, Management, and Medical Sciences including Ayurveda, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Agriculture Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Important Updates

Date	Time	Contest
March 27, 2023	2 pm – 5 pm(IST)	Practice Contest 4(Competitive Programming)
April 2, 2023	4 pm – 7 pm(IST)	Quantum Challenge ( Practice Contest)
April 16, 2023	4 pm – 6 pm(IST)	ICPC Algo Queen 2023-Prelims
April 30, 2023	4 pm – 7 pm(IST)	ICPC Algo Queen 2023-Quantum Challenge
May 14, 2023	12 pm – 3 pm(IST)	FINALS-ICPC Algo Queen 2023

*Please note the above dates are subject to changes.

Contest Details

Rules and Information Eligibility Sponsors Prizes Contact

Rules and Information

This competition allows only individual participation. Registration is completely free. Having one of your teachers registered as a mentor or guide is also advised. There is no key role for the mentor other than to motivate you throughout the contest.

Practice Contest 3
Date: 11th December 2022
Time:4:00 pm-5:30pm IST (1.5hrs)
Platform: www.codedrills.io

Details:
Access Previous Practice Contests here:

Practice Contest 1: https://codedrills.io/contests/algoqueen-2023-practice-contest
Practice Contest 2:https://codedrills.io/contests/algoqueen-2023-practice-contest-2

Preliminary Round:
Date: To be Announced

This is an elimination round. Any eligible student can participate in this round. It is mandatory to complete the registration at least 10 days before the Algo Queen Preliminary Round to participate in all the contests. The contest is fully online. Team members only need to have a PC or a Laptop and stable internet connectivity.

Further instructions on the preliminary round will be updated post-practice contest.

Semi-Finals & Finals: Instructions will be updated soon.

Semi-Finals: State Champions: Amrita and ICPC always believe in inspiring, motivating, and recognizing the best talents across various regions. To encourage state-level champions in the contest, top “n” students or 10 students from each state & union territory in India are invited to participate in the Semi-Finals. “n” is proportionate to the number of students registered from each state. This contest will also be held online.

National Finals: Top 3 students from each state are invited for the finale that is to be held at multiple campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University. Only one student can participate from one school.

*Further rules for the competition will be updated soon.

Eligibility

Any Girl School Student from Grade 8^th to 12^th or College Girl Currently Pursuing Under Graduation with a passion to learn and write computer programs by applying mathematical knowledge is the only criterion.
Knowledge of at least 1 programming language(C/ C++/ JAVA/ Python)is mandatory.

* Boys can participate in the competition but will not be eligible for prizes/gifts.

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ICPC Foundation

The International Collegiate Programming Contest is an algorithmic programming contest for college students. Teams of three, representing their university, work to solve the most real-world problems, fostering collaboration, creativity, innovation, and the ability to perform under pressure. Through training and competition, teams challenge each other to raise the bar on the possible. Quite simply, it is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world.

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Prizes

ICPC Algo Queen 2023- The Girls Programming Cup with Gold Medal will be awarded to the Top Student, and she will also get an opportunity to attend “ICPC World Finals 2023”.

Gold Medals for top 5 students (Rank 1 to 5)
Silver Medals for the next 5 students (Rank 6 to 10)
Bronze Medals for the next 5 students (Rank 11 to 15)
Top 3 students from each state will be given an “Appreciation Award”
Exciting gifts at the end of each round.

Contact

Nija Mohan B
Event Coordinator-ICPC Algo Queen 2023
Call/Whatsapp: +91 9072100134
If you have any queries email us: algoqueen@cb.amrita.edu

Training Materials

Competitive Programming: Practice Here

Watch Two Day Coding Boot Camp Here: Day 1

Watch Two Day Coding Boot Camp Here: Day 2

Quantum Computing: Learn Quantum Computing Through Stories of Cats

Training Sessions

Date	Time	Topic	Key Takeaways	Trainer	Register Here	Recordings
29-07-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	ICPC Algo Queen 2022-Felicitation Ceremony and Launch of ICPC AlgoQueen 2023				View Recording
30-07-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Introduction to problem solving	Get started with problem solving in online coding platforms	Vani R, S5 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: @8sxBmjj
02-08-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Live event: Welcome to Quantum Explorers and How to Participate	To attend these events, and access the recordings, please register for Quantum Explorers	Dr. Radha Pyari Sandhir, India Community Lead, IBM Quantum	Register Now	View Recording
05-08-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Quantum Computing and Qiskit 101	To attend these events, and access the recordings, please register for Quantum Explorers	Dr. Radha Pyari Sandhir, India Community Lead, IBM Quantum	Register Now
13-08-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Basic Problem Solving	Learn to solve problems that require basic math	Vishaal Sajeev Upot, S5 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: 2?&S0E3F
20-08-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Array/List problems	Learn to solve array based problems using a single loop	Prabath V Kini, S5 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: kv#gc4
25-08-22	6pm (IST) – 8am (EDT)	Quantum Women Invited Talk: Meet Dr. Purnima Sethi	Learn from awesome and accomplished women in the quantum industry by attending the Quantum Women Invited Talk webinar series. Join us to hear about these speakers’ journeys into and within quantum.	Dr. Purnima Sethi, Director: Fabrication Technology, SuperQuantum		Webinar Platform Webinar number: 145 838 2975 Webinar password: QPvGRhkC632 (77847452 from phones)
27-08-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Sorting & Divide-and-conquer	Learn few key sorting algorithms (Insertion sort, Merge sort)	Karthika A Nair, S7 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: u2rDT&RH
03-09-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Why must one learn coding?	Touching the fundamentals of coding	Br Maheshwara Chaitanya, Director (ICPC Asia Amritapuri)	Register Now	View Recording
10-09-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	String problems	Learn to solve string based problems using string functions/libraries	Siddarth Maurya, S5 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: 9yH+nl=m
17-09-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Greedy	Learn to apply greedy strategy to solve problems	Sashmita Raghav, S7 B.Tech CSE AI	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: C.nn0P+R
24-09-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Dynamic Programming	Learn to apply dynamic programming to solve problems	Amrita Varshini ER, S7 B.Tech CSE AI	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: R2h1yx.T
28-09-22	7:30pm-8:30pm (IST)	Create a real-world app in Kotlin	Find out why a project-based approach is so effective for learning to code, and see how you can build a real app yourself.	Dmitry Sitnikov, Technical writer at JetBrains Academy, Software engineer at Amazon.	Register Now	View Recording
01-10-22	6pm-7pm (IST)	Graph Representation and Traversal	Learn to implement graph data structure	Vani R, S5 B.Tech CSE	Register Now	View Recording Passcode: ?v*Ft7UV
04-10-22	6pm (IST)	Expert Navigator Badge Kick-off: Introduction to Quantum Optimization	Learn about quantum optimization and how to unlock the Expert Navigator Badge in Quantum Explorers!	Yuri Kobayashi	Register Now
11-10-22	7pm (IST)	Quantum Women Invited Talk: Meet Dr. Özlem Salehi	Public webinar		Register Now
13-10-22	6pm (IST)	Supreme Observer Badge Kick-off: About the IBM Quantum Fall Challenge	Learn about the upcoming IBM Quantum Fall Challenge, how you can get an official credly digital certification, and how to unlock the Expert Navigator Badge in Quantum Explorers!	Vishal Bajpe	Register Now