University of Global Village, Barishal · 10 October 2026
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Contest segments
One flagship university contest, a junior track, and an ICT quiz — the whole South Zone pipeline on one campus, one day.
The 3rd South Zone Programming Contest. A 3-hour, 9-problem onsite final at UGV's CSE labs on 10 October. C, C++, Java or Python. No preliminary.
School, college & polytechnic teams solve levelled problems. Onsite final on 10 October in the junior lab block. No preliminary.
An individual ICT knowledge showdown: live buzzer final in the UGV auditorium on 10 October. No preliminary screening.
About
Every year the South Zone's best programmers scatter across local contests and disappear. SZPC pulls them into one room — UGV's CSE labs — under one clock, one problem set, one leaderboard.
One onsite final decides it. Nine problems, three hours, no shortcuts — set by UGV's own problem-setting committee to reward clean algorithmic thinking.
From class 6 to final year: the Junior Programming Contest and ICT Talent Hunt bring school, college and polytechnic students onto the same campus on the same day. The zone's talent pipeline starts here.
Schedule
University teams across the South Zone start reserving slots for the onsite final.
Junior teams (school, college, polytechnic) and individual quiz participants join the roster.
All contest registration closes on 8 October 2026 at 23:59 BST.
All three contests onsite — SZPC, JPC, and the quiz buzzer final — then the combined prize-giving ceremony.
Prizes & recognition
CHAMPION & RUNNER-UP TROPHIES IN EVERY CATEGORY · CERTIFICATES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
FAQ
Three contests, three doors: SZPC-2026 for undergraduate teams of South Zone universities (UGV, BU, PSTU, GSTU, KUET, PUST, KU and others); the Junior Programming Contest for school, college & polytechnic teams; and the ICT Talent Hunt Quiz for individual school (class 6–10) and college (HSC) students.
SZPC-2026 is a university team event (30–35 teams expected). Junior contest teams have 2–3 members from the same institution. The ICT Talent Hunt Quiz is strictly individual.
SZPC-2026: ৳1,000 per team · JPC-2026: ৳500 per team · ITHQ-2026: ৳100 per person. After submitting the form, the registration committee (UGV Programming Club) contacts you with payment instructions.
No. There is no online preliminary or screening round. All contests are held onsite at UGV on 10 October 2026.
Your institutional ID card, the confirmation email, and your own keyboard/mouse if you prefer. Workstations, printed problem sets, snacks and unlimited coffee are on us.
Every registered participant gets a certificate of participation. The quiz's fastest correct-answer streak gets special recognition at the 10 October ceremony.