ICPC Swiss Subregional Contest 2025-2026
Event start time 1.11.2025 10:00
Event end time 1.11.2025 17:00
Where and When:
The contest will take place on Saturday, November 1st from 10:00 until 17:00. We will be initially meeting in CAB H52, please make sure to be there on time!
What
ICPC is the world's largest collegiate coding contest, and once again we are looking for the most talented programmers to represent ETH! The first qualifier round will happen right here in Zurich.
The competition will be individual, you will have 5h to solve as many problems as fast as you can. In total there are 10 to 12 problems. During the event we will provide snacks and drinks.
Among all students satisfying the eligibility criteria (see below) the best will be selected to represent ETH at the South West European Regional contest. [1]
Rules
- You can choose between various languages, including ICPC's official languages such as C++ and Java.
- The contest will be held on the computers in the computer rooms in CAB.
- You are allowed to bring a cheatsheet with at most 25 single sided A4 pages but no other resources are allowed, especially no internet access or statistical language models (e.g. ChatGPT or Copilot).
- You may bring your own keyboard to the event, note that Bluetooth keyboards might not be able to connect to the computers.
- Each solved problem gives 1 point, ties will be broken by the sum of submission times where each wrong submission gives a 20 minute time penalty.
Eligibility
In order to participate in the Swiss Subregional contest you need to be eligible to participate in the world finals. To check your eligibility follow this decision tree: [2]
If you want to participate out of competition please contact one of the organizers so we can check for availability. Similarly, if you have any questions regarding the contest or related to this event please do not hesitate to contact us via Discord: https://discord.gg/xvtscPzABC.
[1] http://swerc.eu/
[2] https://cdn.vis.ethz.ch/cpc-eligibility2025
The fine print
By participating you agree that pictures and videos can be taken of you that could be used for VIS-Purposes (VISIONEN, Instagram, etc)
By participating, you agree to adhere by the VIS Code of Conduct
Every participant is responsible for their own insurance
All statements are made without guarantee
In general, there are no refunds
Event organisers
Main event organiser Constantin Mussaeus