CSI YOUNG TALENT SEARCH IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

SELECTION OF TEAMS TO REPRESENT INDIA AT SEARCC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS’ SOFTWARE COMPETITIONS – 2012.


Computer Society of India is conducting a National level School Students Software competition every year. The winners will represent the country in the SEARCC International Schools’ Software Competitions as per details given below
Objective : To bring out problem solving and programming talents in school students, with speed, accuracy and team co-ordination, in a competitive environment and motivate them with due recognition, besides attractive prizes and certificates.
Eligibility :
It is a team based competition. Each team will consist of 3 students. All team members of school teams must be full-time students with age of 18 years or under, i.e. born on or after 1st January 1994.
A school can register only one team.
Format:
The competition will be of two (2) hours duration, consisting of 4 problems using ONE of the Programming languages, viz., C or C++ or Java. It is to test the problem solving ability using a computer programming language. The teams will be selected on the basis of correct outputs and speed of submission of solutions to problems.

A first level Regional Competition is scheduled on Sunday the 22nd July 2012. The Regional Competition will be held in 19 centres as per details given below.

Depending on response of teams, more centres can be added as appropriate. Please indicate your choice of the city. However, if the number of teams is very less in a city, we shall allocate the nearest centre with sufficient notice to you. Expenses for taking part in first level regional competition will have to be borne by the teams or schools themselves.

National level Final Competition will be held in Chennai on Sunday the 26th August 2012.
Travel assistance for National Competition:
The teams selected for participation in the National Level Final Competition, with one accompanying teacher per team will be paid the actual cost of travel by train in II class sleeper coach by the shortest route from origin to Chennai and back.
Local Hospitality : suitable boarding and lodging facility will be provided by CSI at Chennai.
Participation in SEARCC International Schools’ Software Competitions : The top two teams at the National level will represent India at the SEARCC International Schools’ Software Competition 2012 (ISSC 2012) to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka between 25th and 29th October 2012.

Registration forms can be sent to:


The Director (Education)
Computer Society of India
Education Directorate, National Headquarters
C.I.T. Campus, 4th Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113.
Phone : +91-44-2254 1102/2254 1103/2254 2874
Fax : +91-44-2254 1143
E-mail : admn.officer@csi-india.org

IMPORTANT DATES
Last Date for Registration of teams - 6th July 2012
First Level Regional Competition at 19 centres across the country - 22nd July 2012
National level Competition at Chennai - 26th August 2012
SEARCC International Competition at Colombo, Sri Lanka - 25th – 29th October 2012

For details : http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/searcc-2012

For registration form: http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/registration-form1