Google Code Jam India, Powered by TopCoder

I subscribed to Topcoder's newsletter and today i received an email from them announcing Google Code Jam competition held in India. Of cause, if you're qualified up to Round 1 then, you'll get the chance to fly over to Bangalore, India with an all-expense paid trip sponsored by them. This is a great deal, isn't it? Here's how it goes..

This exciting competition puts you head-to-head with some of the best coders. Take this opportunity to contend for prize money galore, because Google is giving away Rs. 1,500,000 in cash and prizes. You may not only win money, but a prospect to land a job for the future.

Registration is now open for the competition and will remain open through March 20, 2006 at 9AM IST (GMT +5:30). Anyone intending to compete in this competition must register for the event through the registration path that has been set up exclusively for the tournament: www.google.com/Indiacodejam

All registrants will then participate in the Qualification Round. The Qualification Round will be open from March 20 at 12:00PM (Noon) IST (GMT +5:30) to March 21, 2006 at 12:00PM (Noon) IST (GMT +5:30). During this 24-hour period, a competitor must complete one randomly generated problem set. All competitors will be given a score for their performance on that one problem set.

The top 500 participants from the Qualification Round will advance to Round 1 to be held on March 24 at 5PM IST (GMT +5:30). The top 50 scorers in Round 1 will win an all-expense paid trip to Bangalore, India to the finals on April 7, 2006 where they will meet Google employees, learn more about Google India and compete for the Rs.
1,500,000 prize purse. Here, they will compete, in-person, in the Championship Round. See the list of prizes here: www.google.com/indiacodejam

Google's engineering organization is pleased to sponsor this contest and is looking forward to meeting the top performers. Participating in this contest propels you to the front of the line for consideration for open positions in our engineering groups. You are encouraged to submit your resume for immediate consideration for open positions at any time during this competition. Visit ww.google.com/Indiacodejam for full details.