Hello Codeforces!↵
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We are excited to invite you to the Final ICPC Preliminary Round Mock Contest (Mock 3), hosted by the GoForGold team which will take place on [Friday, 2nd October at 17:00 IST](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preliminary+Round+Mock+Contest+-+3+by+GoForGold&iso=20261002T17&p1=176&ah=3). ↵
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We wish all the participating teams the very best of luck for your actual preliminary rounds. Trust your preparation, communicate well with your team, and give it your best shot. I hope you like our previous contests and these mocks are helping you in your preparation. Feel free to give feedback in the blog or I will also be coming to ICPC regionals so you can give me in-person feedback : )↵
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If you haven't attempted the previous mocks , you can find their link here : [ICPC Prelims Mock Contest — 1](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/0dfa2b43c3bcad63311f3de8e3142eba11a5bcb4) , [ICPC Prelims Mock Contest — 2](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/596738c3ba560d6a436cd696331ac52f6fbcf330) ↵
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**Contest Details :** ↵
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- You will be given 7 problems and 3 hours to solve them. The contest will follow standard ICPC rules and scoring.↵
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- [Contest Invitation Link](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/4d9cc58c8a03265a48a0068661b0abd6c2e2f734)↵
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This round wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of many individuals:↵
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- The problems were authored by me ([user:Enigma27,2026-09-27]).↵
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- A huge thanks to our amazing team of testers for their invaluable feedback, rigorous stress-testing, and for ensuring the problemset is well-balanced: [user:s_jaskaran_s,2026-09-27], [user:Divine_spark,2026-09-27], [user:nakulx1000,2026-10-01], [user:nimish.agarwal.2006,2026-10-01], [user:Ceilings,2026-10-01] and [user:Siddarth_MSR,2026-10-01]↵
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- Special Thanks to [user:aryanc403,2026-09-30] for late night testing and taking time out to do a post contest discussion stream.↵
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Thanks to [user:MikeMirzayanov,2026-09-27] for the excellent Codeforces and Polygon platforms.↵
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To participate, please ensure you have joined the [Inter-College Competitive Programming Camp group](https://codeforces.me/group/wlb0UYQSQF/join) and registered your team for the contest.↵
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We hope you enjoy the problems. Good luck, have fun, and see you on the leaderboard!
↵
We are excited to invite you to the Final ICPC Preliminary Round Mock Contest (Mock 3), hosted by the GoForGold team which will take place on [Friday, 2nd October at 17:00 IST](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preliminary+Round+Mock+Contest+-+3+by+GoForGold&iso=20261002T17&p1=176&ah=3). ↵
↵
We wish all the participating teams the very best of luck for your actual preliminary rounds. Trust your preparation, communicate well with your team, and give it your best shot. I hope you like our previous contests and these mocks are helping you in your preparation. Feel free to give feedback in the blog or I will also be coming to ICPC regionals so you can give me in-person feedback : )↵
↵
If you haven't attempted the previous mocks , you can find their link here : [ICPC Prelims Mock Contest — 1](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/0dfa2b43c3bcad63311f3de8e3142eba11a5bcb4) , [ICPC Prelims Mock Contest — 2](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/596738c3ba560d6a436cd696331ac52f6fbcf330) ↵
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**Contest Details :** ↵
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- You will be given 7 problems and 3 hours to solve them. The contest will follow standard ICPC rules and scoring.↵
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- [Contest Invitation Link](https://codeforces.me/contestInvitation/4d9cc58c8a03265a48a0068661b0abd6c2e2f734)↵
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This round wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of many individuals:↵
↵
- The problems were authored by me ([user:Enigma27,2026-09-27]).↵
↵
- A huge thanks to our amazing team of testers for their invaluable feedback, rigorous stress-testing, and for ensuring the problemset is well-balanced: [user:s_jaskaran_s,2026-09-27], [user:Divine_spark,2026-09-27], [user:nakulx1000,2026-10-01], [user:nimish.agarwal.2006,2026-10-01], [user:Ceilings,2026-10-01] and [user:Siddarth_MSR,2026-10-01]↵
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- Special Thanks to [user:aryanc403,2026-09-30] for late night testing and taking time out to do a post contest discussion stream.↵
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Thanks to [user:MikeMirzayanov,2026-09-27] for the excellent Codeforces and Polygon platforms.↵
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To participate, please ensure you have joined the [Inter-College Competitive Programming Camp group](https://codeforces.me/group/wlb0UYQSQF/join) and registered your team for the contest.↵
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We hope you enjoy the problems. Good luck, have fun, and see you on the leaderboard!
