Code-In Google Contest

Google's Google Code-in is a contest which was introduced to pre-university students (ages 13-17) for open source software development. Google started this program in 2010, since then over 3200 students from 99 countries have completed work in the contest.

Because Google Code-in is often the first experience many students have with open source, the contest is designed to make it easy for students to jump right in. Open source organizations chosen by Google provide a list of tasks for students to work on during the seven week contest period. A unique part of the contest is that each task has mentors from the organization assigned should students have questions or need help along the way.

Students choose tasks they wish to work on from the following categories: coding, documentation, training, outreach, research, quality assurance and user interface. Students earn prizes for their successful completion of the tasks.

To start off, you would need to complete four easy steps. Watch the dates on the contest starts. Once it’s announced, you can participate by following these 4 easy steps: 
  • Sign up at g.co/gci. Make sure to read the Contest Rules.
  • Have your parent or legal guardian sign the Parental Consent form.
  • Find a task that interests you.
  • Claim the task and start working on it!

Read more of getting stated here

GOOGLE CODE-IN CONTEST RULES

As this is a universal contest, please check out the Rules& Regulation page for more information

Google Code-IN Team has created a full-fledged FAQ page for this contest and you can read all about it here ()


To get some more understanding on Google Code-In past year performance and history, read here

Winners of Google Code-In Contest in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and for more here...


Google Code In Winners

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