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
Online Round Registration Deadline
Registration deadline for the Online Round. 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
Onsite Round Registration Deadline
Registration deadline for the Regional Onsite Round. Make sure to complete your registration before this date to secure your spot in the competition.
- Complete onsite registration
- Submit all required documents
- Confirm registration fee payment
Regional Onsite Round
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