Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test

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Eligibility : ME/M.Tech, MS, BE/B.Tech

Location : Anywhere in India

Job Category : IT/Software

Last Date : 10 Nov 2014

Job Type : Full Time

Hiring Process : online test

Google India - Job Details

  Welcome to Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test

 

If matching wits with coders across Asia Pacific and testing your skills on algorithmic problems sounds like fun, do not delay in registering for the Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test!

 

To all BS, MS and PhD students expecting to graduate in 2015 who hope for a software engineering career at Google, be sure to register to participate. Outstanding performers in the Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test will be invited to interview at Google.

 

Registration is now open and while the APAC Test won’t kick off until August 18, 2014, we encourage you to get warmed up and practice by checking out past problems from Global Code Jam here. If this is your first time competing in a Code Jam event, take a look at our Quick-Start Guide to learn the basics of the Code Jam platform and how to compete.

 

The APAC Test consists of four online rounds in which students can choose to participate. The four online rounds will take place on August 18, September 15, October 13 and November 10, 2014. Find the schedule here. You may participate in any round, or any combination of rounds. In each round, participants will receive scores for providing answers to a series of coding problems. After each round, some of the highest-scoring participants may be invited to interview at Google.

https://code.google.com/codejam/apactest

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Terms & Conditions :

GOOGLE APAC 2015 UNIVERSITY GRADUATES TEST

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. 
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 

ENTRY IN THIS TEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

The Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test ("Test") is an online test designed to look for young talents majoring in Computer Science and related fields. Those participants who have high scores on the programming problems may be invited to interviews for Software Engineer, University Graduate, or other positions, as more fully discussed below.

1. BINDING AGREEMENT. In order to enter the Test, you must agree to these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). Therefore, please read these Terms prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the Test constitutes agreement to these Terms. You may not submit an entry to the Test and are not eligible to interviews unless you agree to these Terms. These Terms form a binding legal agreement between you and Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., its subsidiaries or affiliates ("Google") with respect to the Test.
2. ELIGIBILITY. This Test is open to individuals who are
   (1) citizens of the countries and territories in APAC: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam, or are studying in those countries and territories;
   (2) currently pursuing a BS, MS or PhD;
   (3) will graduate in 2015.
   Minors who enter who are under the age of majority in their country must have the written consent of a parent or legal guardian in order to be eligible to participate in this Test.
   
   The Test is void in Cuba, North Korea, Quebec, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Syria and where prohibited by law. Individuals and entities restricted by applicable export controls and sanctions programs are ineligible to participate in the Test. 
   Google reserves the right to relax any of these restrictions if permitted by law before the start of each Round. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in this Test: (a) current employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders of (i) Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., and (ii) its subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, advertising and promotion agencies, representatives, and agents (collectively (i) and (ii) are referred to in these Terms and Conditions as "Test Entities"); and (b) members of the Test Entities' immediate families (parents, siblings, children, spouses, and life partners of each, regardless of where they live) and members of the Test Entities' households (whether related or not). Notwithstanding the previous sentence, individuals participating in the Google Student Ambassador program (https://www.google.com/edu/programs/student-ambassador-program/) are eligible to participate in this Test if they meet the other requirements of this Section 2. Former employees, interns, contractors and official office-holders of Google who gained, while in that capacity, information about any of the problems used in the Rounds of the Test are ineligible to participate in that Round and other Rounds. Google reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time. All participants must have access to the Internet, a valid phone number, and a valid email address in order to enter.
3. HOW TO ENTER. All participants must register and provide the required information about themselves at the Test Website, located at http://code.google.com/codejam/apactest. Registration opens on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 9:00 CST and ends on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 16:00 CST. Note that Registration extends through the Test; participants must register before being able to participate in the Test. 
   
   IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS: PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CORRESPONDING TIME ZONE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. 
   
   As part of Registration, participants will be required to provide information about themselves, such as their names and email addresses, as well as to choose a screenname/nickname. Google reserves the right to change or omit participant screennames or nicknames for purposes of publication on Google websites or listserv, particularly if they are, in Google's sole opinion, obscene or violate the intellectual property rights of others. Participants may only register for Google APAC 2015 University Graduates Test with one valid email address. Participants attempting to compete with multiple email addresses will be disqualified.

1. TEST STRUCTURE. The Test consists of four online Rounds of which the student can choose to participate in. The four online Rounds will take place as the following schedule. 
   A. Monday, August 18, 2014 from 13:00 CST to 16:00 CST;
   B. Monday, September 15, 2014 from 13:00 CST to 16:00 CST;
   C. Monday, October 13, 2014 from 13:00 CST to 16:00 CST;
   D. Monday, November 10, 2014 from 13:00 CST to 16:00 CST.
   
   Participants can elect to participate in any Round, or any combination of Rounds. In each Round, participants will receive scores based on providing answers to a series of problems in the manner specified. After each Round, some of the highest-scoring participants in that Round may be invited to interview at Google. Scores will be determined based on the fixed value of correct answers, as set out further below in Sections 6 and 7. 
   
   In the event of technical difficulties which either prevent or make it manifestly unfair to run the Test in accordance with these Terms, Google reserves the right in its sole discretion to make adjustments to the Test structure to compensate for such difficulties. 
   Participants will log in to the Test website and will be presented with a problem sets as described below.
2. ENVIRONMENT. Participants may use any programming language to solve the problems, using any development environment or text editor as long as the compiler or interpreter used for that language is freely available. Use of time-limited free trials for compilers and interpreters is prohibited unless there is a free version of such compiler or interpreter available. Exceptions: Visual Studio is acceptable as a compiler since there is a free version of (almost the same) compiler available: Visual Studio Express. Use of MATLAB is also acceptable, because of open-source versions such as Octave. Compilers and interpreters that require Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X are acceptable, as long as the compiler or interpreter itself is free, as described above. Google reserves the right to make further exceptions on a case-by-case basis at its sole discretion.
3. THE PROBLEMS. During the Round, participants will be presented with a problem set consisting of a series of algorithmic problems and input/output sets for each problem as described below. Once the Round begins, each participant will be able to access the problems and download the relevant input files for the problems for the Round. 
   
   In addition to a textual description of the problem, each problem may be associated with one or more input/output sets, which may include one or more Small input/output sets, Large input/output sets, and input/output sets of a type described in the problem statement. 
   
   There are different rules for Small and Large input/output sets.
   • Small Input/Output Sets. When a participant attempts to solve a small input/output set, a timer will start as soon as he/she downloads that small input file. The participant then has four (4) minutes to submit the corresponding output file and the source code used in its generation. If the output file and source code file are not received by the end of the four (4) minute period or if the submitted output is incorrect, the attempt will be judged as incorrect and the participant will be notified immediately. At that point, the participant may choose to attempt to solve that problem again, but will have to download a new input file. The participant's submissions will be judged immediately and the participant will be notified if he/she provided a correct or incorrect answer. For certain kinds of incorrect submissions, the submission will instead be ignored; the participant will be notified that the submission was malformed; and the participant can submit again in whatever time remains in the four (4)-minute period.
   • Large Input/Output Sets. A participant must correctly solve the small input/output set before he or she may download the large input file, unless otherwise specified in the problem. When a participant attempts to solve a large input/output set, a timer will start as soon as he/she downloads that large input file. The participant then has eight (8) minutes to submit the corresponding output file and the source code used in its generation. Each participant will be able to download only one large input file for each problem. The participant may submit multiple outputs during the eight (8) minute period; with each output submission, the participant must include the source code used to generate the output. Only the last output submitted within the eight (8) minute period will be considered. Judgments for the large input sets will not be revealed to the participants until the Round ends. For certain kinds of incorrect submissions, the submission will instead be ignored; the participant will be notified that the submission was malformed; and the participant can submit again in whatever time remains in the eight (8)-minute period. For large input/output sets, participants will not be able to re-upload output files or source code after the end of the eight (8) minute period.
   • Other Input/Output Sets. Some problems may use types of Input/Output sets other than Small and Large. The problem statements for those problems will identify those Input/Output Sets, and will describe the rules for them.
   
   Participants are advised to submit their output files and source code with an adequate amount of time remaining in the allotted time period in order to avoid problems arising from latency issues between the participant's computer and Google servers. 
   
   A valid submission for a problem consists of (1) the output file generated by the participant and (2) all source code the participant used to generate that output file. Submissions must be made within the allotted and specified timeframe for each problem in order for the submission to be considered. In addition, the output files must be provided in the format specified by these Terms and/or the Test website. 
   
   Participants must upload all code used in solving each input/output set for each problem. Participants must submit one or more plaintext or zipped plaintext files as the source code for the input/output set. The maximum allowable size of each source code file uploaded is 100KB, and the total size of an input/ouput set (after zipped data has been unzipped) may not exceed 1MB. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. 
   
   During the Round, a participant may notify the judges using the "Ask a Question" link that the participant believes the source code he or she submitted for a particular small input/output set is incorrect. The judges shall have the discretion to mark the submission as incorrect, which will allow the participant to attempt the problem again. The judges shall have similar discretion for input/output sets that are neither Small nor Large. 
   
   Participants may not request resubmission of source code, or report that they have submitted incorrect source code after the end of the Round.
4. JUDGING AND SCORING. All output files will be judged based on the following scoring system: 
   
   Each problem has fixed point values for its input/output sets. For example, for a problem with a Small input/output set and a Large input/output set, solving the Small input/output set may be worth 10 points, while the solution to the Large input/output set may be worth 15 points. A participant's total score for a the Round will be the sum of the point values for all of the input/output sets he or she correctly solves in that the Round. 
   
   In the event of a tie between two or more participants, those participants will be ranked in ascending order according to the penalty times associated with their solutions. In other words, as between the participants tied on point values, the one with the lowest penalty time will be ranked first while the one with the highest penalty time will be ranked last. 
   
   A participant's penalty time for the Round is equal to the submission time of the last output that was submitted by the participant and judged correct (time is measured from start of the Round) plus four (4) minutes for each incorrect small input set submission on problems the participant eventually solves. Problems with input/output sets that are not Small or Large may specify rules pertaining to penalty time in their problem statements. 
   
   If, after the close of the Round, an alleged discrepancy is discovered between the source code and the output file for any of a participant's submissions that were judged correct during or at the conclusion of the Round, a panel of two or more judges consisting of employees of Google and/or its subsidiaries shall examine the source code for all submissions of the participant for the Round. The judges shall determine, in their sole discretion whether a discrepancy exists, and if so whether the discrepancy is trivial or non-trivial. In the event of a trivial discrepancy, the participant shall be assessed an additional 4-minute penalty for that input/output set. In the event of a non-trivial discrepancy, the participant shall forfeit all points for that input/output set. In the event the judges rule that there is no discrepancy, no change will be made in the participant's score for that input/output set and no penalty minutes shall be assessed.
5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. Participant's participation in this Test means that participant agrees to be bound by the terms of these Terms and by the decisions of Google, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Test. Each participant will retain ownership of and all intellectual and industrial property rights to his or her Test submission; provided that, as a condition of participation, Participants agree that Google shall have a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, copy, distribute, modify and make publicly available the submission in connection with the operation, conduct, administration, and advertising and promotion of the Test. Participants also agree that all submitted source code will be made available for anyone to view and download at the end of the Test. Participants further grant a worldwide, royalty-free right to use, copy, and modify all submitted source code to members of the public after the Test ends. Participants agree and acknowledge that the downloading and running of any source code from the Test is undertaken at the sole risk of the downloading participant and not Google or any other participant. 
   
   To the extent permitted by law, participants agree to hold Google, its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Test except to the extent that any death or personal injury is caused by the gross negligence or willful conduct of Google. 
   
   
6. PRIVACY. Participant acknowledges and agrees that Google may collect, store, share and otherwise use personally identifiable information provided during the registration process and the Test, including, but not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Google will use this information in accordance with its Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/), including for administering the Test and verifying participant’s identity and for recruiting purposes. 
   
   Participant’s information may also be transferred to countries outside the country of participant's residence, including the United States. Such other countries may not have privacy laws and regulations similar to those of the country of participant's residence. If a participant does not provide the mandatory data required at registration, Google reserves the right to disqualify the entry. 
   
   Participant has the right to request access, review, rectification or deletion of any personal data held by Google in connection with the Test by writing to Google at this email address: codejam...@google.com.
7. WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY. Participants certify that their submission is original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and right holder of the submission and that they have the right to enter the Test. Each participant certifies that all parts of his/her code, compilers and other binaries used in the processing of inputs into outputs are either original, or are licensed for use by both Google and all participants in a way that does not: (1) infringe any third party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) make use of ideas, hints or solutions for the Test presented, other than by Google, for the first time after the start of the Test in any form, including without limitation from other individuals, participants, websites, listservs or blogs; or (3) otherwise violate applicable laws and regulations. 
   
   To the maximum extent permitted by law, each participant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Google at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the participant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each participant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Google from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any entry or other material uploaded or otherwise provided by the participant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by the participant in connection with the Test; (c) any non-compliance by the participant with these Terms; (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Terms arising from or related to the participant's involvement with the Test; (e) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Test-related activity or participation in this Test; (f) any malfunction or other problem with the Test Site; (g) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of entry information.
8. ELIMINATION. A participant may be prohibited from participating in this Test if, in Google's sole discretion, Google reasonably believes that the participant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Test by:
   1. Providing false information concerning his/her identity, postal address, mail address or telephone number;
   2. Breaching any of the provisions set forth in these Terms;
   3. Threatening, harassing or interfering with the ability of other participants to effectively participate in the Test;
   4. Threatening, harassing or interfering with Google administrators or other employees;
   5. Communicating or publishing information concerning the content of the problems, or solutions to the problems, with other participants, either directly or indirectly, before the end of the Round; or
   6. Refusing to comply with these Terms.
   
   Google further reserves the right to disqualify any submission that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party or otherwise does not comply with these Terms. 
   
   Claims or concerns about suspicious activity or cheating in the Round must be delivered to the Test administrator within 48 hours after the end of the Round. If Google suspects cheating or violation of the Terms by any participant, Google will in its sole discretion research such claims and take the appropriate action. All decisions of Google in these matters are final and binding.
9. INTERNET. Google is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operations or transmission. Google is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of submission materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. Google is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or Google's failure to receive participant's output information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof, except to the extent that any death or personal injury is caused by the willful or gross negligence of Google. If for any reason a portion of the Test website is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Test, Google reserves the right to select Participants for interviewing from eligible at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Test. Google reserves the right to select the Participant for interview from eligible submissions received as of the termination date. Google further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the submission process. 
   
   Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Test is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Google reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law.
10. NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. Under no circumstances shall the submission of an entry into the Test, the invitation to interview or anything in these Terms be construed as an offer or contract of employment with Google. You acknowledge that you have submitted your entry voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust. You acknowledge that no confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or implied-in-fact contract now exists between you and Google and that no such relationship is established by your submission of an entry under these Terms.
11. NO RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL OR OTHER PROCEDURES. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Test are hereby excluded, and any participant expressly waives any and all such rights. If such exclusion or waiver is not permitted by law, the participant agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Santa Clara, California to resolve any legal matter arising from the dispute or claims. Participants agree that these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA. Participants further agree that Google will not be liable for any errors, ambiguities or other inaccuracies caused by Google in the design, execution, judging or other aspects of the Test.
12. INVALIDITY. If any provision(s) of these Terms are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
13. SPONSOR. The Sponsor of this Test is Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., 8 Marina View #30-01, Asia Square 1, Singapore 018960.