The NCPC -- Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest
Here's some extra information on the NCPC.
Competition format
- 👥 teams of [3 university students] (college / högskola / ...)
- 🚩 [≈ 10 programming problems]
- ⏱️ 5 hours
- ⌨️ solutions in: [C, Python, Java, C++ or Kotlin]
- 💻 1 computer per team
- 🎈 the team with [most solved problems] wins
NCPC Rules
Stage | Acronym | Name | a.k.a. | Date | Rules |
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1. | NCPC | Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest | sub-regional | October 2024 | NCPC rules |
2. | NWERC | Northwestern Europe Regional Contest | regional | November 2024 | NWERC rules |
3. | EUC | ICPC European Championship | regional | 22--24 March 2024 | EUC rules |
4. | ICPC | International Collegiate Programming Contest | World Finals | Around May 2024 | ICPC rules |
- no internet access
- some printed material allowed
- competitor's eligibility decision tree ( 2023 , 2022 )
- coach: typically a faculty (lecturer) responsible for registering the team and being the point-of-contact between competitors and the contest organization