Instructions for the first preliminary round
Your personal link for the first preliminary round will be emailed to the address you used to register for the Olympiad.
You’ll get the email on December 5 at 10:00.
The sender of the email with your personal link will be prod@emails.centraluniversity.me, The PROD Olympiad
If you can’t find the email, please check your Spam folder
For any questions, please contact support at prod_iseo_bot
Please note! Each participant will get their own personal link. Don’t share your link with other participants. Otherwise, your results won’t be saved in the system. If you or any of your friends can’t find the link, please contact tech support at info@prodcontest.com or via our chatbot prod_iseo_bot. Don’t forget to include your full name. After that, we’ll send each of you your personal links.
Please note! Each participant will get their own personal link. Don’t share your link with other participants. Otherwise, your results won’t be saved in the system. If you or any of your friends can’t find the link, please contact tech support at info@prodcontest.com or via our chatbot prod_iseo_bot. Don’t forget to include your full name. After that, we’ll send each of you your personal links.
On the start page of the test, read all the rules carefully (time limit, attempt restrictions, programming languages) and start working on the tasks.
Complete the test. To save your answer, press Submit in the bottom right corner of the page. Please be careful: some questions require you to select multiple correct answers.
You’ll have 120 minutes to complete the tasks. However, the test closes on December 8 at 23:59 MSK. This means that if you begin the test on December 8 at 23:56 MSK, you’ll have just 4 minutes to solve the tasks and enter your answers.
Technical support will be available from 10:00 to 20:00 MSK, so we recommend working on the tasks within this time period.
For any questions, please contact support at prod_iseo_bot
Technical support will be available from 10:00 to 20:00 MSK, so we recommend working on the tasks within this time period.
For any questions, please contact support at prod_iseo_bot
Frequently Asked Questions
Reload the page. If the round has started, the tasks will appear. Also note that the start time is shown in Moscow time.
It’s impossible to submit the test by accident: to submit your answers, you must confirm twice. We assume that all participants finish their tasks intentionally. So please be careful and don’t press the finish button before you’re done.
All your answers are saved automatically. If you close your browser or the tab with the test, you can just reopen the page and continue working on it. But please note that the timer will still be going even when you close the page. You won’t be compensated for the time lost.
To save your answer, press Submit in the bottom right corner of the page. At the top of the page you’ll see task numbers. The tasks you’ve submitted answers to are highlighted in bright color. The unanswered tasks are shown in gray.
Make sure you’re using Google Chrome and your VPN and ad blocker are off. Also check your internet connection. Then reload the page.
You’ll see a timer in the top right corner of the page: it will show how much time you have left to complete the tasks.
Then you’ll only have 5 minutes to solve the tasks and enter your answers. So don’t put off taking the test: choose a suitable time within the deadline and complete the tasks without a rush.
We can’t answer questions about the content of the tasks while the Olympiad is running. If you think a task is presented incorrectly and/or contains mistakes or inaccuracies, please file an appeal after the technical results are published, describing the problem in detail. The jury will review your appeal. If it’s approved, we’ll recalculate your points.
After the round is completed, we’ll need some time to double-check the answers and prepare to display the submissions. We’ll notify all participants when the technical results are published and appeals open via our social networks and to the email address used for registration. Subscribe to stay updated: Telegram
If you’re having a technical issue or you didn’t find an answer to your question on this page, please contact support at prod_iseo_bot or info@prodcontest.com
Please include: the participant’s full name, the description of your issue, and screenshots or screencasts if needed.
Please note: technical support is available from 10:00 to 20:00 MSK. If you reach out outside these hours, we’ll get back to you during our next business hours.
Please include: the participant’s full name, the description of your issue, and screenshots or screencasts if needed.
Please note: technical support is available from 10:00 to 20:00 MSK. If you reach out outside these hours, we’ll get back to you during our next business hours.
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