Codeforces Round (Div. 2)
Codeforces
📌About the Event
Codeforces Round (Div. 2) is an online competitive programming contest hosted on Codeforces, where students and programmers solve algorithmic problems in a timed format. It is best suited for coders who want to improve their DSA, problem-solving, speed coding, and competitive programming rating. Codeforces describes itself as a platform where programming contests are held regularly and participants’ skills are reflected through ratings.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Mode of conduct: Online
- Platform: Codeforces
- Contest format: Participants solve programming problems within a fixed time limit.
- Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes for the upcoming listed round.
- Best for: Students interested in competitive programming, coding contests, DSA, algorithms, and programming practice.
📅 Important Dates
- Contest date: June 7, 2026
- Start time: 17:35 Codeforces/Moscow time, which is 8:05 PM IST for Indian students.
- Contest duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Registration status: Registration is available from the official Codeforces contests page. The listing shows the round as upcoming with the Register option.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility:
- Open to everyone with a Codeforces account.
- Codeforces says contest participation is free and open to everybody, but users must be registered on the site and also register for the upcoming contest.
- Div. 2 rated eligibility:
- Div. 2 rounds are generally rated for participants with rating below 2100.
- Higher-rated participants may usually participate unofficially / out of competition.
- Contest rules:
- Participants must solve coding problems during the given time window.
- All problem statements become available when the round starts.
- Codeforces contests may include a hacking phase where participants can challenge others’ solutions, depending on the round rules.
- Evaluation process:
- Submissions are judged by Codeforces’ online judge.
- Scores depend on correct submissions and contest rules.
- Under standard Codeforces rules, problem value decreases with time, successful hacks add points, unsuccessful hacks reduce points, and final testing happens after the contest.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Main incentives:
- Codeforces rating changes for eligible Div. 2 participants.
- Global rank and standings on the Codeforces leaderboard.
- Skill improvement in DSA, algorithms, implementation, math, graphs, greedy, DP, and problem-solving.
- Portfolio value for students preparing for internships, placements, hackathons, and coding interviews.
- Post-contest practice: Past contests and problems can be used for preparation and upsolving on Codeforces.