For registration and more details visit http://iopc.techkriti.org/ Check out Rules tab for instructions on registration Total prizes worth USD 1,500. Contest ended. Winners will be contacted through mail.

Q. How to register? 

All the team members are first supposed to register on the Techkriti website. Then, any one of the team members is supposed to register at http://iopc.techkriti.org .

Q. Will there be a practice contest?

Yes there will be a practice contest on 7th February, 2010 from 1900 hrs IST to 2330 hrs IST (+530 GMT).  A mail giving the password for the practice contest would be sent out to the teams registered till then. Be there for the practice round on 7th February to familiarize yourself with the judge. 

Q. How to submit?

You will have to upload your source code file on the submit section.

Q. How to interpret the judge results?

You can observe the following replies:

· Accepted: Enjoy, you have solved a problem. Don't forget my treat ;) 

· Compile Error: Do I need to explain this? 

· Wrong Answer: Sorry, the answer is not matching the judge's answer. Have you ensured that the output is exactly in the same format. Any stray blanks? Remember to end the line explicitly with "\n" rather than using "endl" in C++ .

· Invalid Function: Check whether you have returned 0 at the end of the function.

· Memory Limit Exceeded: The memory your programs needs is more than the alloted

Q. How is my program going to get input?

Your program will get input through standard input, and the output of your program should be directed to the standard output.