Iran’s international programming contest offers over $40,000 in prizes

Iran’s Sharif University of Technology, with support from the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, is hosting the international Rayan Programming Contest. 

The competition aims to enhance technical skills, foster teamwork, create job opportunities, promote engineering and computer science, encourage enthusiasm among students and enthusiasts, solve industrial challenges, and establish scientific authority in the region. 

Preparations have been made for 15,000 participants from more than 70 countries to compete in the event. 

The preliminary stage, known as the Warm-Up round, began on October 22 and will run until November 20. This phase allows participants to familiarize themselves with the contest structure by solving three programming problems. While this stage does not offer prizes, it focuses on preparing teams and participants. 

Registration for the “Warm-Up” round is open at contest.rayan.global/register. 

The second stage, the “Qualifying Contest,” will take place on December 1, and will be conducted online. At the end of this round, 60 top contestants will advance to the final stage, which will be held in person in the capital Tehran. 

The final stage will occur in May 2025 in Tehran. In this phase, 60 top Iranian programmers, selected through the Rayan Cup and national and regional programming contests, and 40 top participants from the qualifying contest will compete. 

In addition to receiving Iranian handicrafts and custom contest t-shirts, participants will compete for the following prizes:

•  1st place: Gold medal and $15,000

•  2nd place: Silver medal and $10,000

•  3rd place: Bronze medal and $5,000

•  4th to 6th place: $2,000 each

•  7th to 10th place: $1,000 each 

Interested participants can register for the first stage on the website contest.rayan.global/register. Updates and announcements for subsequent stages will be available on the official competition website at rayancup.ir, with international participant information provided on rayan.global.