- Teaser Round
- Open to all the students of the participating colleges.
- The 30 top scorers from each college will be recommended by Infosys to form teams for the next rounds.
- College Round
- Open to the teams formed by the selected students from the teaser round from the participating colleges.
- Top 30 students in each college will be formed into 10 teams of 3 each and each team will participate in this round.
- 2 teams from each college will be selected for the inter-college round.
- Inter-College Round
- Below teams will be selected based on their performance in the Inter-College round to participate in the DC-Final Round. Short listing of students, In a DC,
- If there is one zone, 6 best teams will be shortlisted from each zone.
- If there are 2 zones, 3 best teams will be shortlisted from each zone.
- If there are 3 zones, 2 best teams will be shortlisted from each zone.
- If there are 5 zones, 1 best team will be shortlisted from each zone.
- DC Finals
- The DC Finals Round will be organized at Infosys DC(s).
- Infoscions will proctor the teams.
- Based on the scores, DC Finals winner and runner up teams will be selected.
- National Finals
- National Finals will be organized at Infosys DC.
- Infoscions will proctor the teams.
- Based on the scores, National Finals winner and runner up teams will be selected.
There are 114 Colleges participating in this event from the State of Andhra Pradesh. The Contest will be conducted in five stages.
| Registration Start Date | September 10th , 2009 -Online at your college |
| Registration End Date | October 15th, 2009 |
| Teaser Round | September 10th , 2009 to October 15, 2009-Online at your College |
| College Round | October 25, 2009 to November 15, 2009-Online at your College |
| Inter – College Round | December 15th, 2009 to December 31st, 2009- Online at your College |
| DC Finals | January 2010 -At Infosys DC |
| National Finals | March 2010- At Infosys DC |
| How many questions does the participant have to solve in the all the rounds? |
| You can attempt and solve as many questions as possible in the given time. All the rounds will have differential marks for the problems, which would be based on the level of difficulty of the problems. |
| How many students from each college can participate in the Teaser round? |
| There is no limit to the number of participants from each college for the Teaser round. |
| How are students selected for the College Round? Are Teaser round scores considered for the same? |
| The 30 top scorers from each college will be selected to form 10 teams from a college to go to the college round. |
| Is Teaser round individual or a team event? |
| The Teaser round is for an individual. Each individual has to participate separately. |
| In which round of programming contest students participate as a team? |
| The participants have to form teams from the College round onwards. A team should have 3 members. Same team need to continue up to National Finals. |
| Can a team work on more than one DevSquare Application? |
| Only one DevSquare Application is allowed to be open for a login of team or an individual participant. |
| Can I attempt the programming contest in more than one language? |
| You are allowed to attempt the programming contest in ONLY one of the languages for each round. |
| How do I know my results? |
| The results will be communicated to your college.The respective coordinator will notify you about the results after every round. |
RESOURCES:
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DevSquare Resources
Please familiarize yourself with the DevSquare application and the types of questions asked in the contest. This would help you perform better during the actual contest. - DevSquare Application:
You would be new to the DevSquare Application. Thats why we have an array of resources ready for you to get yourself familiarized.- You can go through the flash demos for programming in Java, C/C++ or C#. These flash demos have audio and demonstrates each and every step clearly.
- For a quick review of the DevSquare Application, you can check the application screenshots.
- You can go through the detailed documentation on the DevSquare Environment .
- Sample Question and solution:
You can get an idea of a sample DevSquare question and its solution in Java and C/C++ - Practice Test:
To try the DevSquare application, make sure to take a practice test in a language of your choice. Please check that your local browser/security settings are set correctly. - DevSquare FAQs:
If you have any clarifications about the DevSquare application, please review the DevSquare FAQs. Tutorials & Programming Resources
If you are new to the programming, or, even if you have done programming before, the following tutorials & programming resources will help you sharpen your skills so that you are ready when the contest starts.- Java resource links
- C/C++ resource links
- C# resource links
Coding Conventions and Standards
- For all Java programs, we recommend Java coding conventions and standards as defined by Sun Microsystems.
Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language
Programming Rules and Conventions
Portability Conventions and Pure Java Rules
Top 10 Errors Java Programmers Make
- For all C/CPP Programs, we recommend GNU Compiler and the corresponding coding conventions and standards as defined by GNU.
Coding Guidelines For C/CPP Programs
Programming in C++, Rules and Recommendations
C++ Programming/Code/Style Conventions - For all C# programs, we recommend the standard coding conventions followed by Microsoft framework 2.0.
Coding Guidelines For .Net Programs
C# Coding Standards
General Naming Conventions
Java Tutorials
Java Beginner
Core Java Tutorials
Rose India
Java2S
Java In A Nutshell
C++ Quick Reference
Learn C
CPP Resources
C Sharp Computing
C# Practical Learning
C# Station
C# Help
CSharp Tutorials
