Google announces Code to Learn contest for budding programmers in India

Google recently announced an initiative for students in India called ‘Summer Camp With Google’, as part of which the company will invite 100 students to its offices in India and give them the chance to experience the company’s rich work culture. Gave. Aiming to further connect with the country’s youth and encourage the development of computing skills, Google today announced the fifth edition of its ‘Code to Learn’ competition, giving students an opportunity to showcase their coding abilities I did.

The 2018 edition of the Code to Learn competition challenges students to create programs using Scratch or App Inventor. Programs can be better than others in various parameters: games, practical apps, animations, etc.

Code to Learn competitions are a platform for students to learn the basics of coding and build a strong foundation in computer science.

The Code to Learn contest has been adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under the auspices of Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, and this year, it is being co-sponsored by the global association ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). It will be held at IIIT Delhi is a research-oriented university based in the national capital that promotes scientific and educational computing.

Registration for Google’s Code to Learn contest is open now and will be accepted until August 31, 2018. Students from classes 5 to 10 across the country can register for the contest and submit their projects till the deadline on the contest’s official website . All entries will be reviewed by a panel of experts and 20 entries will be shortlisted, from which 5 will be selected as winners.

This contest accepts entries in three categories: Category I (Classes 5-6), Category II (Classes 7-8), and Category III (Classes 9-10). In addition to rewarding winning entries, Google will further develop students’ enthusiasm for programming and computer science by offering training for teachers who can further hone their skills and teach coding in a more engaging way. We will also carry out a program.