• Denial of service is strictly forbidden. Intentional acts will be punished.

• Teams should work independently; sharing answers or collaborating with another team to secure multiple spots at finals constitutes cheating.

• Players can compete individually or in teams.

• Brute-forcing the flags is not allowed.

• The source codes or the solutions should not be made public/open-sourced during the contest.

• Doubts/queries regarding the questions (if any) should be asked to us directly. Posting such queries in IRC or channels/public forums will not be entertained.

• Any attempt to attack the host system will lead to disqualification.

• Any kind of violation of these rules will mean immediate disqualification of the team.

• The decision of judges will be final and binding.

Judging criteria:

Each category contains a variety of questions of different point values and difficulties. The participants will be ranked based on their scores, and the time taken to solve the challenge will be considered in case of a tie. The decision of the organisers will be final.