The Indian Computing Olympiad is a nationwide competition organized annually by IARCS. The goal of the competition is to identify school students with outstanding skills in algorithms and computer programming.
The Indian Computing Olympiad is used to select the team of four students to represent India at the International Olympiad for Informatics (IOI). IOI is one of the twelve international Science Olympiads held annually.
Eligibility
The Indian Computing Olympiad is open to all school students across the country, from any school board. Any student registered in school upto class 12 during the academic year 2022-2023 is eligible to take part in ICO during 2022-2023. There is no lower age limit for participation.
To participate, you must still be in school. If you have completed Class 12, you are no longer eligible, even if you have taken a break and are not enrolled in college, or if are planning to redo your Class 12 exams for improvement.
Stages
The first round of the Indian Computing Olympiad is in two parts.
- The Zonal Informatics Olympiad (ZIO) is a written exam held at centres across the country. ZIO-2023 will be held on 4 December, 2022.
- The Zonal Computing Olympiad (ZCO) is a programming exam held at centres across the country. The programming languages supported are C, C++, Java and Python. ZCO is normally held in November-December. ZCO-2022 was held on 19 December, 2021. The dates for ZCO-2023 will be announced shortly
- Students can write either ZIO or ZCO or both and qualify through either exam for the second round.
The second round, the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INOI) involves programming. INOI is normally held in January-February. The only programming language allowed for INOI is C++. INOI-2022 took place on 20 February, 2022.
Approximately 30 students are selected from INOI for the IOI Training Camp (IOITC). IOITC is normally organized in early May. Due to changes in the schedule for board exams, IOITC-2022 was held during 14–19 June, 2022.
IOI-2023 will be hosted by Hungary
Application Fee
The registration fee is Rs 472 (Rs 400 + GST), to be paid online (internet banking, debit card, credit card, UPI).
How to Register
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Individual Registration Study Material and Syllabus
Rewards
Codechef conducts a monthly programming contest Lunch Time through Codechef for Schools and offers incentives for IOI through the Go for Gold for IOI programme
The following academic institutions in India have special admission procedures for ICO students.
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Students with exceptionally good performance in the National Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics are exempted from writing the BSc entrance examination
- IIIT Delhi offers bonus points to students selected for INOI and IOITC
- IIIT Hyderabad offers admission via the Olympiad category to students selected for IOITC
- IIT Gandhinagar offers admission via the Olympiad category to students selected for IOITC
The following international academic institutions have special admission procedures for IOI students.
- The Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Canada, offers Michael and Ophelia Lazaridis Olympiad Scholarships to IOI medallists
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has a scholarship scheme for IOI gold medallists
- Nanyang Technical University (NTU), Singapore exempts IOI medallists from writing the entrance exam.
- National University of Singapore (NUS) offers special consideration for IOI medallists
Important Dates
Last Date to Apply 21-Nov-2022
Admit cards will be available approximately 5 days before the exam
Zonal Informatics Olympiad, 2023 Exam 04-Dec-2022
