Dear Students,

As you might be aware, several participants could not attempt Round 1 of the competition on Sunday, March 15 due to some technical issues, which caused us to postpone it. Round 1 of #HackWithInfy 2020 will now be conducted on Monday, March 30, 2020. A detailed email containing all the necessary information has been sent to every participant.

There are also some cases where the participants successfully attempted Round 1 on Sunday, March 15, 2020. All such participants have been provided an option to participate in Round 1 of the competition again on new dates. If these participants choose to reattempt Round 1, will consider their best score out of the two attempts for the final evaluation. Otherwise, they will be evaluated on their last attempt.

Please note: All participants will receive two emails – one from HackerEarth ([email protected]) containing the test link and the other from [email protected] containing the instructions for Round 1.

 This is an internet based test and can be taken from anywhere. In the current circumstances, we advise each participant to attempt online challenges for Round 1 and Round 2 of the competition in insolation.

Rules and instructions for Round 1

• It is an individual online test of 3 hours i.e. 180 minutes. If test is started at 10 AM, it will have to complete by 1 PM
• Participants will have to take the test using the test access link at the time allotted to them in the mail by HackerEarth
• Participants can take the test from anywhere. We advise participants to attempt Round 1 in isolation
• Browser requirements for the test: Google Chrome (latest or version 56), Firefox (latest or version 51) or Safari (version 11.1.2 or above). We do NOT recommend Internet Explorer (all versions).
• Kindly ensure that students are connected to a stable Internet connection (minimum required speed – 512kbps)  from the time they log in till they complete the challenge.
• Test will have 3 problem statements each of which will have a pre-determined score. A participant’s final score will depend on:
  • Code Efficiency i.e. the number of test cases that the code passes
  • Marks are assigned to the questions basis the difficulty level and solutions evaluated accordingly
  • Negative marking for plagiarism, if found
• All code submissions are run through a plagiarism detector. In case of plagiarism, all the participants involved will be disqualified from the competition. Also, any participant found using any unfair means at any stage will be instantly disqualified.
• It is recommended that before taking the HackWithInfy competition, the students must take the practice test and check their system compatibility on HackerEarth.
• Should you face any platform issues during the challenge, please call at the HackerEarth helpline 1800-102-1504  or write to us at
  [email protected].
• In case of any other issue, you can write to  [email protected].

You can visit the #HackWithInfy website for more details.