Examination

The exam will be of 3 hour duration under a proctored environment.
You will be given 5 problems to solve of different difficulty levels.
Each problem has many test files on which it will be evaluated, and you will get partial points for whichever test files that you solve correctly.
Different test files have different weightage. Some information regarding these test files will be provided under the "Information to score partial points" section in each problem statement.
For a particular problem, your submission with the highest score will be considered, and your final score will be the sum over all the problem scores.
If your total score is greater than or equal to the passing score, you will be deemed to have passed the exam.
You can submit solutions as many times as you'd like, there are no penalties for incorrect submissions. Only your best correct submission will be considered.
There will be no access to the internet.

The exam will be conducted in one of the centres identified by CodeChef under the supervision of CodeChef staff.
The candidates can register for the exam on the CodeChef website, mentioning their choice of exam centre and the level of certification that they wish to apply for.
On the day of the scheduled exam, the candidates have to appear at the given examination centre to take the test.
There will be no access to any resource, online or offline, made available to the candidate during the duration of the exam.

CodeChef Certified Data Structure & Algorithms Programme