The prefects behind the KL Coding Cup 2026 will attempt their best at maintaining integrity and fair and clean competition, to ensure this the competitors must follow the rules and guideliens:
AI chatbots such as DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT are not allowed, as all teams are required to make the small intuitive leaps to answer difficult questions on their own.
Misconduct with other teams is prohibited. This includes answer sharing between same school teams, and general bad manners towards any team.
Searching the internet for issues is allowed. Stack Overflow usage will be allowed during the competition, but do not copy and paste code to get your answers. We will know.
| Round | Event | Comments (details / location) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Participants Arrive | The event will be held in the Main Hall. All competitors will be registered at the Hub. |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Opening Ceremony | Competitors will be briefed on the rules, expectaitons and strucutre of the competition - Main Hall |
| 10:20 - 11:00 | Speed Round | Competitors will compete for points in the speed round section of the competition - Main Hall |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Escape Room Part 1 | The first part of the Escape Room will be completed in this section. - Main Hall |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch Break | The Hub |
| 12:45 - 1:45 | Escape Room Part 2 | The second part of the Escape Room will be completed in this section - Main Hall |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Ending Ceremony & END | Medals, Certificates and Winners will be announced at this time - Main Hall |
| Round Name | Difficulty | Total points | Mark allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decryption Key | Easy | 10 | 10 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Median Breach | Easy | 10 | 10 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Triple Sum | Easy/Moderate | 20 | 20 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Security Feed | Moderate | 30 | 30 marks in total for the whole problem |
| Good Mood | Hard | 40 | 40 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Zero Sum | Hard | 40 | 40 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Tuple Checking | Very Hard | 50 | 50 marks in total for the whole problem. |
| Palindromic Addition | Very Hard | 60 | 60 marks in total for the whole problem. |