The corporate push

Companies are waking up to the need to help Indian students better their scores in international technology competitions

Updated on: Jul 16, 2013, 14:51:47 IST

Hindustan Times | By Vandana Ramnani, New Delhi

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When global internet company Directi started CodeChef, a non-profit initiative in 2009, the idea was to improve the quality of Indian programming and bring it to international levels and also to help Indian teams improve their performance at contests like the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC).

CodeChef is a competitive online platform. Two contests are held every month for professionals, college and school children. Prizes are given both at the global (US$400) and the national level (Rs. 12000 as the first prize and Rs. 8000 as the second prize).

The first, 10-day online competition is held on the first Friday of every month and covers two weekends. It has 10 problems of varying difficulty levels. The second is a short contest that takes place on the second last Sunday of every month. It takes place from 930 pm to 12 pm. Both the competitions are open to everybody. The rank list is segregated into global and Indian.

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CodeChef for colleges by Directi
http://www.codechef.com/aboutus
CodeChef for schools
http://codechef.com/school
IARCS
http://www.iarcs.org.in/inoi/
Aspirations2020 by Infosys
http://goo.gl/a79N1

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vandana Ramnani
Vandana Ramnani leads the real estate vertical at Hindustan Times Digital, bringing over two decades of journalism experience across real estate, education, human resources, and foreign affairs. She specialises in India’s real estate sector, covering residential and commercial markets in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, with in-depth reporting on regulatory developments, urban policy, housing trends, and interviews with industry leaders. Her work has also appeared in the Hindustan Times newspaper and HT Estates. Earlier, Vandana played a key role in establishing the real estate vertical at Moneycontrol (NW18 Group), shaping its editorial direction and market coverage. She has also written extensively on international education for HT Education, tracking global study destinations, policy changes, and student mobility trends, earning the Singapore Education Award 2009 for Best Media Coverage (Print). Her reporting portfolio includes human resources and employment trends for HT ShineJobs and PowerJobs, as well as lifestyle and interior design features for HT Premium Homes. Vandana began her career with the Press Trust of India, gaining strong editorial and reporting expertise. She was also selected for a prestigious fellowship at Fondation Journalistes en Europe in Paris, where she wrote for EuroMag. One of her notable reporting assignments included covering Germany’s capital relocation from Bonn to Berlin. Outside of journalism, Vandana is a passionate traveller, constantly seeking out charming hideaways across India and the lesser-known, offbeat corners of Southeast Asia.Read More

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