Teams of 44 students from 11 Indian schools in Qatar participated in the Birla Competitive Programming Championship (BCPC)-2025 hosted by Birla Public School's department of computer science.
The fast-paced two-hour contest, designed to test advanced skills in Python and C++ programming, was organised by a student-led team comprising Muhammed Rayan Savad, Raj Dave, and Yug Pratik Patel, under the guidance of department head Biswajit Mishra and programme-in-charge Arshi Habiba.
The students set up two local servers that automated the process of submitting and judging solutions against different test cases, ensuring complete transparency and fairness throughout the event. It was studded with many features including a live leaderboard to see the progress of all the teams in real time and backup systems.
Participants tackled seven problems covering complex topics including dynamic programming, graph theory, and real-world data structures.
Competing in teams, the young coders showcased exceptional logic, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities, embodying the very spirit of innovation and resilience.
The Team BugSquashers from Podar Pearl School emerged as the champions, solving four problems with exceptional speed and accuracy. Team JURI and Team AlgoRythm, both from BPS, bagged the second and third positions, respectively. The awards were presented by BPS principal Dr Anand R Nair, along with the senior leadership team.
