Provincial Details

Contest Overview

The ICPC RSU Northeast Oklahoma Provincial Contest challenges teams with complex algorithmic problems.

Competition Format

Teams of three university students work together to solve problems that test advanced programming concepts and algorithmic thinking.

5-hour competition duration
8-12 programming problems
Single computer per team
Printed reference materials allowed

Judging Criteria

Teams are ranked according to the most problems solved. Ties are broken by the total time consumed.

Correct solution required
Time penalty for incorrect submissions
No partial credit for partial solutions
Runtime and memory constraints apply

Contest Schedule

Mark your calendars for these important dates

September 1, 2025

Registration Opens

Teams can begin registering for the provincial contest. Each university can register multiple teams.

March 23, 2026

Registration Closes

Last day to register teams for participation in the provincial contest.

Apr 17, 2026

Contest Day

ICPC RSU Northeast Oklahoma Provincial Programming Competition held on-site at RSU.

Apr 17
8 AM to 9 AM

Check-in & Breakfast

ID required to check-in. Past 9 AM, slots for teams that did not show up will be allocated to the teams in the waitlist.

Apr 17
9 AM to 9:30 AM

Walk to Lab

Teams will be seated at their computers and will Log In to the contest software.

Apr 17
9:30 AM to 10 AM

Practice Contest

A practice contest is held for the teams to get familiar with the contest software.

Apr 17
10 AM to 3 PM

Actual Contest

The actual contest begins at 10 AM and ends at 3 PM. Snacks and water will be provided during the contest.

Apr 17
3 PM to 5 PM

Lunch, Awards Ceremony and Group Photo

Contest Rules

Important guidelines for all participants

Eligibility

Team members must be enrolled in an Oklahoma university
Max 2 teams per university advance to international contest
Participants must be in their first five years of university study
One of the participant can serve as contestant coach

Conduct

No communication between teams during contest
Only pre-approved printed materials allowed
No electronic devices except the contest computer
All code must be written during the contest

Programming Languages

Programming languages allowed: C, C++, Java and Python

IDE: VS Code, Eclipse, Code::Blocks, CLion

OS: Ubuntu

Problem Examples

Get a taste of the types of challenges you will face

Easy

Graph Traversal

Implement BFS and DFS traversal for a given adjacency list representation of a graph.

75% solved 45 min

Medium

Dijkstra's Algorithm

Find the shortest path between two nodes in a weighted graph using Dijkstra's algorithm.

55% solved 1 hr

Hard

Dynamic Programming

Solve the classic 0/1 knapsack problem using dynamic programming techniques.

35% solved 1.5 hrs

The 2025-2026 ICPC RSU Northeast Oklahoma Provincial Programming Contest