Technocup. Again. Now cooler

Many high school students interested in programming are planning to associate their higher education and future career with them. But how to enter a cool technical university due to its success in programming? Where to find suitable tasks for training? What is important and what is secondary for the developer? Answers to all these questions can be found at Technocup - a programming contest for students in grades 8-11, organized by us together with the Moscow State Technical University. Bauman and MIPT. In 2016, it is included in the list of school olympiads and has a 3rd level, which gives the winners and prize-winners special rights to enroll in universities throughout Russia (in some of them, for example, 100 Unified State Exam on computer science) for four years.

In addition, Technocup has a number of other pleasant features: in the past academic year, this Olympiad was included in the table of accounting of intellectual individual achievements for those entering the undergraduate and specialty programs of MSTU. Bauman and MIPT. The winners (diploma of I degree) received 8 additional points, winners (diploma of II, III degree) - 6 additional points to the total number of points of the EGE. This year, benefits from MIPT and MSTU. Bauman significantly expanded - MIPT offers winners and winners 100 points in the entrance examinations in computer science, and MGTU im. Baumana - admission without entrance exams.

All Technokub participants will get acquainted with the Codeforces platform, the center of sports programming in Russia and the CIS, which hosts the largest IT championships, publishes problem solutions from these championships, and also undergo regular training rounds to improve skills. Anyone who plans to engage in sports programming or industrial development will be helpful to familiarize themselves with this resource. In addition, the organizers of the Olympiad prepared prizes from Apple for the winners and prize-winners.
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Technocup consists of three stages: trial (online), qualifying (online) and final (in-person). Introductory rounds - online rounds for acquaintance with the Codeforces platform, they are offered to solve two simple tasks to understand the system. Such rounds are held before each qualifying stage and their results do not affect the final ranking in the competition grid. Qualifying rounds are online rounds on the Codeforces platform, according to the results of which the best programmers reach the final. At such rounds it is proposed to solve five problems. To get to the final stage, you must pass the selection of at least one of these rounds. The first qualifying round will be held on October 15, the second - November 19. The number of qualifying rounds can be increased. The final round is a full-time stage of the Olympiad, which will be held in Moscow in March 2017 on the basis of MIPT and MSTU. Bauman. Participants will be offered to solve problems on computers on the Codeforces platform. Awarding of winners and prize-winners will be held in the office of Mail.Ru Group.

Technocup is not only an Olympiad in programming, but also an opportunity in general to expand its knowledge in the industry. This is an opportunity to visit the Mail.Ru Group office, talk with leading IT specialists in Russia and define your development vector as a specialist, and also win valuable prizes and get benefits when you enroll in universities across Russia. The first qualifying round will be held in less than two weeks, register on the Olympiad website . Look for detailed information in the group Vkontakte . Waiting for you!