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DSA Duel

No Google. No GPT. Just Logic. The ultimate test of raw computer science fundamentals in total isolation.

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Step back into the era of pure logic. In the DSA Duel, the internet is dead, AI is gone, and it's just you vs. the machine. Hosted on a private LAN, this individual competition strips away the crutches of modern development to see who truly understands the art of the algorithm.

Round 1: The Functional Sprint: Focus on correctness. Pass the hidden test cases by any means necessary. Round 2: The Efficiency War: Tight time limits and strict memory constraints. O(n log n) or bust.

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    Duo Competition

    This is strictly an Duo event. No collaboration or communication between participants is permitted.

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    The Concept

    The DSA-duel is a market-themed DSA competition. Every action costs Credits. Every optimized solution earns them back. You are not just solving problems — you are managing risk.

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    Starting Portfolio

    Every participant begins with 1000 Credits. Submitting a solution costs 50 Credits. Hints cost more. Spend wisely.

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    How You Earn

    Credits returned on a submission depend entirely on your solution's efficiency. A brute-force gets you a fraction back. An optimal solution turns a profit. A wrong answer returns nothing.

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    Hints

    Three tiers of hints are available for purchase: a Logic Hint (pseudocode) , a Complexity Hint (target Big-O), and Insider Intel (the leaderboard leader's runtime and memory). None of them are free.

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    The Bounty Problem

    One problem will be marked as the IPO of the Day. The first participant to solve it optimally wins a 1500 Credit jackpot. The reward decreases with every subsequent solve — first-mover advantage is real.

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    The Leaderboard

    Live Net Worth Board updated in real time. Top 3 participants hold Whale status. Hit zero and you are Bankrupt — a one-time bailout keeps you in the game, but the market remembers.

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    Stack

    C, Java, or Python. Standard libraries provided. No external documentation. No internet access.

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    Environment

    Isolated LAN portal. Local mirror of standard docs available. Any form of malpractice will result in immediate disqualification.

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Note for Participants: Rising Star Award exclusively for the highest-scoring 1st-year student! Grand Champion for highest total points, Runner Up for second-highest.

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Registration closes on Apr 19, 2026

Event Details

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Date

April 20, 2026

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Time

9:45AM - 12:00PM

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Venue

BhavishyaDwar

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Team Size

2 members max

Max Teams: 75

Event Organizers

Bhavneeth Kotha

Bhavneeth Kotha

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Prize Details

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Rising Star Award: Exclusively for the highest-scoring 1st-year student

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Grand Champion: Awarded to the individual with the highest total points from Rounds 1 and 2

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Runner Up: Awarded to the individual with the second-highest total points