Bebras India Challenge 2026
ACM India’s CSpathshala initiative
📌 About the Event
The Bebras India Computational Thinking Challenge 2026 is a national-level edition of an international competition designed to develop logical reasoning, computational thinking and problem-solving skills among students. Organised by ACM India’s CSpathshala initiative, the challenge features engaging, computer-science-inspired puzzles that can be solved without prior programming knowledge. The competition is conducted online and is available in multiple Indian languages, making computational thinking accessible to students across the country.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organization: ACM India’s CSpathshala initiative
- Event Type: Computational Thinking Challenge
- Mode of Conduct: Online
- Participation Fee: Free
- Duration: 45 minutes per student
- Question Format: Multiple-choice logical reasoning and computational thinking tasks
- Languages: English, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, with availability varying by age group.
📅 Important Dates
- School Registration Deadline: 28 November 2026
- Challenge Begins: 16 November 2026
- Challenge Ends: 5 December 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Open primarily to school students aged 8–18, with age-group and language availability depending on the category.
- The organisers recommend participation for students aged 8–19.
- Students must participate through a registered school or its designated coordinator.
- No prior programming knowledge or special preparation is required.
- Each student receives 45 minutes to complete the challenge.
- The challenge is conducted online and can be accessed using a computer or mobile device.
🏆 Benefits for Participants
- Opportunity to strengthen logical reasoning and computational thinking skills.
- Practice in problem-solving, pattern recognition and algorithmic thinking.
- Participation certificate, subject to the organisers’ applicable rules.
- Exposure to an international computational thinking challenge.
- Access to explanations that connect the puzzles to computer science concepts