The world’s premier college-level programming showdown, the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) 2025, has just concluded, delivering surprises that challenge traditional perceptions of computer science education. The competition was held in Azerbaijan capital city Baku. India’s performance in the competition was a forgettable one. Premier Engineering institutions did not feature even in the top 50 list. This performance from the Indian Institute of Technology’s and the National Institute of Technology is pretty disappointing, since India aims to train software engineers who compete with the world. The Highest rank achieved by an Indian educational institution is 60, achieved by the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai.
