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Conducted in association with computing giant IBM IIT Kharagpur plays host to this year's ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest(ICPC), which gives coding enthusiasts from across the nation an opportunity to cross swords at a grand level. The magnitude of this mega event can be gauged from the fact that the finest students of the computing disciplines at over 2000 universities located in 80 countries across 6 continents participate in this event. The aim of the contest is to provide the participants a chance to hone their advanced and intricate technical skills and also provides an impetus to their creativity and teamwork. All this has to be achieved by the coders in a time crunch, testing their ability to perform under pressure. It is certainly the oldest and by far the most illustrious coding contest.

DEADLINES AND UPDATES

AUG

Registration Starts

SEPT

Warm Up Round

Registration reimbursed by DirectI

OCT

Mega Warm Up

OCT

Registration Ends

NOV

Asia Kharagpur Online Invitational

Programming Contest

DEC

Asia Kharagpur Regional Contest

LOCATION

Kharagpur is known all over the world for two landmarks. First it’s the longest railway platform and other is Indian Institute of Technology.
Situated about 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2 hours by train from Howrah railway station of Kolkata or 3 hours by car from Kolkata Airport. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The Institute is about 10 minutes’ drive (5 km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi, auto rickshaw or cycle-rickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute.
Taxi charge from Kharagpur Railway station to IIT campus: Approx. Rs.150
Cycle rickshaw from Kharagpur Railway station to IIT campus: Approx. Rs.70
Taxi charge from Kolkata airport to IIT campus: Approx. Rs.2600

WEATHER

Winter (October to February) is moderate and pleasant (10 to 25 C) in Kharagpur. Summer (March to June) is hot (25 to 40 C) and sometimes humid. Rains are normally confined to the months of June to September.

FOOD

Guest houses have regular catering facilities. Other eating places are Café Coffee day, Baskin Robbins, Sahara, Dreamland, Vegies, Tikka, Billoo's Restaurant etc. Some eateries located within the Institute premises serve tea, coffee, soft drinks and light snacks.

For more information regarding IIT Kharagpur you can visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Kharagpur