Host:

Dhirubhai Ambani University (Formerly DA-IICT), Gandhinagar
Supported by ACM India Council

Dates:

Tuesday, 9 June 2026, – Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (Break on Sunday)

Name of the school:

ACM India Summer School 2026 on Competitive Programming

Host institution’s name and address:

Dhirubhai Ambani University, DA-IICT Road, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382007

Local Coordinator/s:

• Rachit Chhaya, rachit_chhaya@dau.ac.in
• Ankush Chander, ankush_chander@dau.ac.in

Academic Coordinator/s:

• G Venkatesh, director_sot@dau.ac.in
• Rachit Chhaya, rachit_chhaya@dau.ac.in

2-3 Lines Introduction:

Competitive programming teaches participants to solve problems with prescribed constraints which is a step further than just coming up with an approach. This helps participants develop analytical, logical , algorithmic and code optimization skills. The aim of this school is to introduce participants (mostly junior undergrads) to the field of competitive programming and provide them the knowledge of tools and tricks of the trade. The school will cover core algorithmic ideas/ problem solving techniques most commonly used in competitive programming and also provide participants hands -on experience in applying these techniques to challenging puzzles and problems.

List of Topics:

• Introduction to Competitive Programming
• STL, Sorting and Searching Algorithms
• Greedy Algorithms
• Graph Algorithms
• Dynamic Programming

List of Speakers:

• Anup Kalbalia, Professor of Practice IIT Gandhinagar , and Justuju
• Manan Diyora, SDE Microsoft India
• Sourish Dasgupta, DAU
• Ankush Chander, DAU
• Arjun Arul, Logic Labs

We have around 40 students enrolled and learning Competitive Programming from the wonderful speakers throughout the program.