International Computer Science Competition 2026
International Computer Science Competition (ICSC)
International Computer Science Competition 2026 (ICSC 2026) is a global computer science competition for middle school, high school, and university students. It is designed to test students’ logical thinking, analytical skills, coding ability, and understanding of computer science concepts beyond the regular classroom curriculum. The competition is conducted in multiple online rounds and gives students a chance to win cash prizes, certificates, honours, and international recognition
ℹ️ Event Details
- Mode: OnlineFormat: Multi-round competition with online submission and online exams
- Rounds: Qualification Round, Pre-Final Round, and Final RoundParticipation
- Type: Mainly individual participation
- Skill Focus: Computer science, logical reasoning, algorithms, coding, and research-based problem solving
- Required Access: Participants need a computer, internet connection, and basic English reading ability for research-style problems.
📅 Important Dates
- Qualification Round
- Submission deadline: 5 July 2026, 23:59 UTC+0
- Result announcement: 20 July 2026
- Pre-Final Round
- Registration deadline: 11 August 2026
- Research paper release: 12 August 2026
- Exam window: 14–16 August 2026
- Result announcement: 31 August 2026
- Final Round
- Final exam date: 15 September 2026
- Final results: 21 September 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility : Students from all countries
- Eligible students: Middle school, High school, college, and University students
- Age categories:
- Junior: 10th grade and below, under 16 years
- Youth: 11th to 13th grade, under 19 years
- Senior: 1st year college/university and above, or 19 years and above
- Qualification Round : can be typed or handwritten and submitted as a document.
- Programming solutions can be written in Python, Java, C, or C++.
- For coding problems, participants may upload code files for a special honour and leaderboard feature.
- In the Pre-Final Round, participants cannot use other browser tabs, external help, other devices, or outside information during the exam.
- The Final Round is supervised online by the ICSC team.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Total prize value: USD 1,500
- Senior category:
- 1st Prize: USD 250
- 2nd Prize: USD 175
- 3rd Prize: USD 125
- Youth category:
- 1st Prize: USD 200
- 2nd Prize: USD 150
- 3rd Prize: USD 100
- Junior category:
- 1st Prize: USD 175
- 2nd Prize: USD 125
- 3rd Prize: USD 100
- Participation certificate for all participants Bronze, Silver, or Gold Honours for finalists
- National Awards for top performers from each country Special Honour for Code Submissions