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By ujjwald7, history, 21 month(s) ago, In English

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to invite you all to be a problem setter on HackerEarth for our monthy rated contests.

The process for a submitted problem idea being used in our contests is:

  • Submit your problem idea here
  • The contest admins will review the submitted ideas.
  • If your problem is selected for a contest, the contest admins will reach out and ask you to prepare test cases and an editorial for the same.
  • Your problem will go live!

We have three algorithmic contest every month, here is the table:

Contest Number of problems Approximate Difficulty Length Comments
Easy 6 Like Codeforces Div. 2 3 Hours
DS and Algo challenge 3 Easy to Medium-Hard 1.5 Hour
Circuits 8 One approximate problem and 7 algorithmic, from Very-Easy to Hard 7 Days More educational, less competitive, we could use classical problems

The rate card for setter compensation can be found here: HMCs rate card

Currently we don't have enough medium/hard problems, so if you propose a nice problem it may be selected for the upcoming contests.

For further clarifications please feel free to contact [email protected]

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Is it a scam? I could't find the form link on hackerearth website.

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    No it's not a scam (can't believe I have to spell this out) There has never been a form on the hackerearth website. Where exactly were you looking for it ? Will ask for it to be added there.

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      Sorry if you are genuine but open form link can't be trusted. Please associate it with the hackerearth website.

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how much time would it take for the reply ,i have just submitted some problems

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    As mentioned above, we usually have 3 contests in a month and have a requirement of 17 problems per month.

    The reviewing of problems is always an ongoing process since if a problem is not shortlisted for this months contest cycle then it might be shortlisted for the next months cycle and so on.

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Why is the compensation for problems in Easy and DSA half of what it is in Circuits (for the same difficulty level)?

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    A circuits easy problem is not necessarily equal to an easy problem found in short contests. Since circuits is a long contest, we often tend to choose implementation heavy and educational problems which are slightly more difficult than those found in short contests like DSA and Easy.

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EDIT : We're looking for more Medium/Hard problems, so if you propose a nice problem it may be selected for the upcoming contests.

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    Is it still active? I have a few problem ideas. How much time will it take to reply?

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      Yes, we're actively looking for more problem proposals and looking to give every setter a chance. If you're submitting a medium or hard problem then they might be considered for the upcoming contests.

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