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National Coding Olympiad 2021
India's largest online coding hackathon
Grade 1-12
Prizes worth ₹3 lakh
Technology Partner
Astronomy Partner
Writing Partner
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Hackathon
The Hackathon requires participants to build projects around pre-defined themes using the specified programming languages or platforms.
The participants can pick the theme they are most interested in to develop an animation, app, website, or a game around the theme.
How to prepare for Hackathon
All the free resources you can use to create amazing apps, games, websites for your Hackathon projects
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Join our live Q&A session
Join a live Q&A session to discuss your projects and clarify your doubts with our expert computer science teachers. Date: 11 December, 2021 Time: 11 AM - 12 PM
Watch videos on hackathons
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The participants will build projects around the following grade-wise themes using block-based or text-based applications.
Astronomy
My Favourite Cartoon
Outdoor Game
Astronomy
Quizmaster
The Seven Continents
Astronomy
Technological Innovations
Environmental Conservation
The NCO Hackathon projects will be judged on the criteria outlined below.
Originality
Your ability to think independently and creatively to build your project.
Cleanliness
The code your project is built on should be clean and easy to understand.
User Interface (UI)
The overall look and feel of your project including how users can interact with it.
Uniqueness
This will be the X-factor in your project. The one thing that sets your project apart.
Code Quality
Good code is code that fulfills your project’s requirements while being simple and readable.
The projects will be scored on the scale of 0 to 100 and the participants will be awarded the following certificates.
| Score | Certificate |
|---|---|
| 80 and above | Gold certificate |
| 60 to 80 | Silver certificate |
| 40 to 60 | Bronze certificate |
| 40 and below | Participation certificate |
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Prizes and certificates for Hackathon
Grade 9-12
Top Hackathon Winner
iPhone XR
Grade 9-12
Top Three Winners
GitHub SWAG packs
Grade 1-12
1st winner in every grade group
Telescope + Astronomy Course Sponsorship
2nd winner in every grade group
DIY Kit + Online Astronomy Course
3rd winner in every grade group
DIY Kit + 50% Discount on One Online Astronomy Course
4th to 10th in every grade group
35% Discount on Any Astronomy Course
11th to 25th in every grade group
25% Discount on Any Astronomy Course
Grade 1-12
1st in every grade group
₹4,000 Amazon Voucher + Scholarship on coding courses on Codingal
2nd in every grade group
₹2,000 Amazon Voucher + Scholarship on coding courses on Codingal
3rd in every grade group
₹1,500 Amazon Voucher + Scholarship on coding courses on Codingal
4th to 10th in every grade group
₹500 Amazon Voucher
All students who submit their projects
Participation Certificate
Top three winners in every grade group
Codingal Merchandise
Code Battle
The Code Battle is a time-bound coding challenge that requires you to create solutions to a problem statements using code.
The Code Battle is open for Grade 9 to 12 students and will be held between 11 am and 2 pm on Saturday, January 15.
The participants will solve 20 coding problems in 3 hours using an online code editor. The results will be displayed in real time on a live leaderboard.
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Code Battle Arena
This Code Battle practice arena is where you can practice for the Code Battle by solving problems from the past coding challenges.
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Prizes and certificates for Code Battle
Prizes and vouchers
1st in every grade group
₹4,000 Amazon Voucher
2nd in every grade group
₹2,000 Amazon Voucher
3rd in every grade group
₹1,500 Amazon Voucher
4th to 10th in every grade group
₹500 Amazon Voucher
Certificates and merchandise
All successful participants
Rank Certificates
Top three winners
Codingal merchandise
Schedule
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| September 29 | Registrations open for National Coding Olympiad |
| September 29 | Start date for Hackathon Project Submission |
| To be announced | Free masterclass on Animation, Game Design (Grade 1-4) |
| To be announced | Free webinar on Fundamentals of Astronomy and Space (Grade 1-12) |
| To be announced | Free masterclass on Android App Development (Grade 5-8) |
| To be announced | Free masterclass on Website Development (Grade 5-8) |
| To be announced | Free masterclass on Python Development (Grade 9-12) |
| January 15 | Last date for Hackathon Project Submission |
| January 15 | Code Battle Competition |
| January 27, 4 pm | Virtual Award Ceremony |
Sponsors and partners
The National Coding Olympiad 2021 is sponsored by
Here's what our sponsors have to say
We at Navars are excited to partner with Codingal for NCO as a bridge to coding in Astronomy and Space education. Enabling astronomy education at the K12 level creates the required R&D atmosphere for India’s future and we are excited to drive a research mindset among students at an early age.
Sravan Datla
Founder & CEO of Navars
Reynolds takes pride in being associated with the National Coding Olympiad being hosted by Codingal. We see this as a brilliant initiative to enable the young, talented and enlightened minds to innovate and nurture their talents. We at Reynolds believe in the power the future generations hold. We feel proud to be associated with such an innovative national talent recognition and development initiative.
Rajat Vohra
GM, Reynolds India
It is exciting to see student developers get involved and build some amazing projects, as part of this National Coding Olympiad. This competition will help students explore coding and apply their coding skills to solve real problems. GitHub will support by providing them with access to the best developer tools and open source code that will help them build these solutions.
Maneesh Sharma
General Manager, GitHub India
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