IUPC
Programming Contest
Five-hour main contest with onsite lab pressure and a dedicated prize giving slot.
Team
3 members
Date
Mock: 24 July, Main: 25 July
Fee
5099 BDT per team
Venue
AB2 CSE Labs 1-6, ICT Center Labs
12th IUT ICT FEST 2026
A quieter stage for sharp minds and competitive craft.
Six events across code, data, game development, and esports. Built around the IUT campus, online qualifiers, and a focused July finale.
Events
Six ways to enter the festival.
Hackathon
Open API Hackathon
Fresh repo at 09:00 PM on Day 1, 48-hour online round, then onsite final build.
Team
2-3 members
Date
Online: 10 July, Final: 24-25 July
Fee
Free preliminary, 1500 BDT final
Venue
AB2 301, 302 & Auditorium
Datathon
Datathon
Paper, codebase, report, slides, and notebooks move together into the final round.
Team
1-4 members
Date
Final: 10 AM - 3 PM, 25 July
Fee
800 BDT per team
Venue
Onsite final round
Gamejam
Gamejam
Online build round selects 15 teams for the final onsite showcase.
Team
1-3 members
Date
Online: 14-19 July, Final: 25 July
Fee
Free preliminary, 700 BDT final
Venue
Onsite showcase
EA FC 26
FIFA
64-player PS4 controller-only tournament, escalating to best-of-five finals.
Team
1 member
Date
24 July, 9 AM - 6 PM
Fee
200 BDT
Venue
Auditorium
Valorant
Valorant
32-team path through knockout and double elimination into a LAN grand finale.
Team
5-7 members
Date
Online: 4-24 July, LAN final: 25 July
Fee
600 BDT per team
Venue
Final onsite LAN
Timeline
The festival unfolds slowly, then all at once.
18 June
Registration opens
Teams start reserving their place across programming, data, game development, hackathon, and esports tracks.
10-20 July
Online rounds
Remote rounds, submissions, and qualifiers shape the finalist pool before the campus finale.
24-25 July
IUT campus finals
Onsite contests, showcases, LAN finals, and prize moments bring the festival into one compact finish.
Join the festival
Are you ready to participate ?
Choose your event, form your team, and get ready for the July rounds at 12th IUT ICT FEST 2026.