Title sponsor 01
Global market maker and proprietary trading firm. Title backer of DELTA. Leads firm-led events, runs interactive trading games, and embeds traders across the bootcamp.
An IICPC Program Bootcamp · 2026
Live recap · Codefest 2026
DELTA
Discovery and Early Learning in Trading and Algorithms.
A four-day bootcamp for the 2029 graduating class. Students work directly with engineers and traders from the firms backing DELTA on the same kind of problems those firms work on internally.
August 14 to 17, 2026
- 100
- Days
- 10
- Hours
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- Minutes
- 52
- Seconds
Onsite presence
I About
About the program
A short, dense exposure to trading and engineering.
DELTA is a four-day bootcamp run by IICPC. A small cohort of 2029 graduates is selected and placed in front of the people, problems, and environments that define modern quantitative firms. The week is split between technology and trading, with most of the time spent on practical work.
Expected onsite presence includes Hudson River Trading and Optiver. Sessions, problem sets, and informal exposure are organised so that students see the work the way the firms see it.
Selection is tight by design. We aim for roughly thirty to forty students across all participating universities. The selection rounds look for analytical depth, problem-solving exposure, and a working familiarity with the technical material.
II Sponsors
Organizers and sponsors
Run by IICPC. Backed by the firms students want to work for.
Diamond sponsor 02
Quantitative trading firm. Diamond backer of DELTA. Engineers and researchers contribute problem sets, code reviews, and onsite presence throughout the week.
Program by 00
Intercollegiate Informatic and Competitive Programming Camp Private Limited Hosts of Codefest and Quantfest. DELTA is run end to end by the IICPC team.
III Selection
Selection process
Three rounds. Each track is scored independently.
- 01
Resume shortlisting
May 15 to June 28, 2026Evaluation factors include IICPC achievements, CGPA, Olympiad performance, and overall problem-solving exposure.
- 02
Onsite assessment
Mid-July 2026- Trading track
- 1 to 1.5 hour assessment focused on probability and analytical problem solving.
- Technology track
- 2-hour coding assessment based on data structures and competitive programming.
- 03
Interviews
Late July 2026- Trading
- 1-hour interview involving analytical and quantitative problems, similar to a quant interview round.
- Technology
- 1-hour interview evaluating coding ability, problem-solving skills, and a strong understanding of data structures.
IV Bootcamp
Bootcamp format
4 days. ~30 to 40 students. Five formats running in parallel.
The bootcamp is built around active work. Students write code, take positions, and defend trades under time pressure, and they get direct feedback from the engineers and traders running the sessions.
- 01
Software project development
Real engineering work paired with probability-based assessments.
- 02
Trading bot simulations
Design, deploy, and iterate on trading agents in a simulated market.
- 03
Poker and poker-bot contests
Live poker rounds and poker-bot competitions probing decision making under uncertainty.
- 04
Interactive trading games
Live market-making, options-style, and information-asymmetry games run in real time.
- 05
Firm-led events
Sessions led by partner firms with expected onsite presence from Hudson River Trading and Optiver.
V Eligibility
Eligibility
Open to 2029 graduates from the following institutions.
Singapore
02- NUS Singapore
- NTU Singapore
India
10- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Madras
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Hyderabad
- IIIT Hyderabad
Thailand and Vietnam
AnyApplicants from any university in Thailand or Vietnam are eligible. Select your country on the application form and type your university name when the field appears.
2029 graduating class only. Selection draws from across all eligible regions.
VI Past
Past events
Codefest. The flagship that came before.
IICPC has run Codefest for several years as its main programming and problem-solving competition. Many students who DELTA targets first encountered the kind of problems quantitative firms work on through Codefest finals.
DELTA reuses Codefest's selection standards and adds a trading component. The selection rounds and bootcamp formats are based on what worked at Codefest, with adjustments where the team thought it could go further.
Codefest 2026 · Recap Highlight reel
VII Apply
Apply
Resume shortlisting opens May 15, 2026.
Submissions close June 28, 2026. Onsite assessments run in mid-July, and interviews wrap up by the end of July. The bootcamp runs August 14 to 17, 2026.
- 01 May 15 Resume window opens
- 02 Jun 28 Submissions close
- 03 Jul · mid Onsite assessments
- 04 Jul · late Interviews wrap
- 05 Aug 14 to 17 Bootcamp runs
Applications open All fields required. Resume as a shareable link.
Questions, eligibility checks, or fast-track confirmations: delta-inquiries@iicpc.com.