The tech-savvy students are showcasing their talent at the National level contest ‘Codathon’. The weeklong competition began here from Tuesday at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT).
Competition Codathon, Inter-NIT Coding Contest is sponsored by Paytm- Build for India, Coding blocks and Hackerearth. It is to be noted that Codathon 2019, is an Inter-NIT coding contest, the first of its kind and the brainchild of ISTE Students' Chapter MANIT. Codathon kick starts ISTE SC MANIT's Annual Students' Conclave 'Chimera'.
Codathon is a week-long contest with seven questions unraveled over seven days with increasing difficulty. The contest is open to all those who have a knack for programming and consider solving algorithmic questions a healthy mental exercise.
It is to be noted that the Best coders will be rewarded with various prizes. The First prize is Rs 10,000, Second prize is Rs 7,000, Third prize is Rs 5,000, Fourth prize is Rs 3,000 and the Fifth prize is Rs 2,000.
Besides, it is to be noted that the Best female coder also stand a fair chance to win a cash prize of Rs 5,000 by Paytm (women in technology) and a Hackerearth internship.
Along with this they can also win some exciting goodies like programming books, bags and t-shirts and the cherry on the cake, top ten coders will get an opportunity to be interviewed at Paytm.
The students registered for the Codathon from various colleges of the city. Here on Tuesday was the first day of the competition and the enthusiasm was clearly seen in the participants.