Timeline
Your journey to ICPC World Finals 2026
Registrations Open
Team registration opens for universities across Sri Lanka. Form your team of 3 students and find a faculty coach to register.
- Form your team (3 students)
- Find a faculty coach
- Register online
Registrations Close
Registration deadline for teams. Make sure to complete your registration before this date to secure your spot in the competition.
- Complete team registration
- Submit all required documents
- Confirm coach registration
Preliminary Online Round
An online preliminary round to help teams prepare and get familiar with the contest format.
- Practice problems available
- Get familiar with contest platform
- Warm up with your team
Sri Lanka Onsite Regional
The main national contest held onsite. This is where history will be made as Sri Lanka hosts its first-ever ICPC contest!
- 5-hour onsite competition
- Solve 5-10 programming problems
- Compete for national championship
- Champion team advances to World Finals
- Five runner-up teams qualify for Asia West Regional
ICPC Asia West Regional
Five runner-up teams from Sri Lanka will represent the country at the ICPC Asia West Regional Contest.
- Represent Sri Lanka internationally
- Compete with top teams from Asia West
- Potential advancement to World Finals
ICPC World Finals
The ultimate destination - compete with the world's best programming teams at the ICPC World Finals.
- Global competition
- Meet teams from 100+ countries
- Compete for world championship
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Don't Miss Out!
Registration opens on 11th November 2025. Be ready to register your team!