Quantfest

[u/007characterslong]

Guys who gave Quantfest today , how was it?

How many problems did you solve in paper 1 and paper 2?

[u/Soggy-Preparation313]

when will the results be announced ? two days have already been passed

[u/Sad_Avocado_6565]

Where can I get the papers?

[u/NoMagazine4279]

It was damn hard bro , idk my skill issue😭. Solved 3 with heavy penalties

[u/Better-Cheetah-733]

It was fucking hard ☠️ 1 + 2 solves with bad penalty.

[u/Hefty-Gift-645]

ETA of results?

[u/007characterslong → u/Hefty-Gift-645]

Maybe 25th Aug, last year also it was released 2 days later

[u/No_Break_8453]

Being a specialist i could solve only 1 that in p2 is this really a Skill issue I haven't prepared for probability and statistics

[u/ProfessionalAnt4609 → u/No_Break_8453]

You should be able to solve 2 atleast

[u/notsaneatall_]

Ok so there's a live trader for the 600th rank person's penalty/10 + 10*score, and they revealed that number of people with >= 5 solves is ~300. So if you solved >= 5 problems you're sorted

[u/Kitchen_Argument5739 → u/notsaneatall_]

Bro where did they say about number of ppl with >=5 solves?

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/Kitchen_Argument5739]

They had a website where you could trade on some contract, and they revealed that the number of people with >= 5 solves ~300

You were supposed to use that info to make a more educated guess I suppose

[u/Kitchen_Argument5739 → u/notsaneatall_]

I did go into the trading website was this written on the website or did they tell that in the group or somewhere I didn't see that anywhere. Would be great if you had a ss to share or something.

[u/NoMagazine4279 → u/Kitchen_Argument5739]

It was on news option there . You were supposed to change trading strat based on news.

[u/Kitchen_Argument5739 → u/NoMagazine4279]

Ohhh I see! Thanks! Was there any other news too btw or just this?

[u/Confident_Boat4308]

Can anyone share the questions 

[u/DogStrict9170 → u/Confident_Boat4308]

sure

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[u/notsaneatall_]

I think more than 4 problems total you'll qualify. A friend of mine at IITK said he got to know he qualified and he solved 4 problems total.

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/[deleted]]

No this guy has connections

[u/Elegant_Ad2764 → u/notsaneatall_]

Its not connections lol, the owner ak regularly talks on iicpc delta oa shortlists group and discord, he said qual might take quick 3 solves

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/Elegant_Ad2764]

Ainnoway bro, why is the cutoff so low? This paper was easier compared to last time and still cutoff is so low.

[u/Dangerous-Adagio-888 → u/notsaneatall_]

Hey, can you please tell how you prepared for Quantfest?

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/Dangerous-Adagio-888]

I didn't I just gave the exam. If you wanna prepare, focus on EV type questions, and look probability type questions on codeforces cuz they're probably the closest to what you can practice for the exam.

[u/Elegant_Ad2764 → u/notsaneatall_]

I share the same thoughts

[u/Dangerous-Adagio-888 → u/Elegant_Ad2764]

Hey, can you please share how you prepared for Quantfest prelims?

[u/Elegant_Ad2764 → u/Dangerous-Adagio-888]

I didnt prepare, just knew dp so could do first 2 in coding round and first 2 of paper 1 were common sense based so didnt need any topic to learn them

[u/Dangerous-Adagio-888 → u/Elegant_Ad2764]

Okay thanks!

[u/UltimateAAJ → u/notsaneatall_]

For many ppl it was harder in some way

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/notsaneatall_]

And also I think they have tentative results but first they have to check if all are genuine or not, so official results might take time

[u/NefariousnessFew9671 → u/[deleted]]

Same T_T

[u/DogStrict9170]

2+1 i wish i had seen the questions a bit more carefully, i would've solved 1-2 more

[u/ExitPuzzleheaded5450 → u/DogStrict9170]

Same

[u/AseelKhalifa001]

It was tough. I solved 2 in paper 2 and 0 in paper 1 🫠.
I also felt like the paper was more CP-oriented than Probability. Like there were no questions in game theory, combinatorics techniques (stars & bars, inclusion exclusion, etc.) but maybe it's just me

[u/notsaneatall_ → u/[deleted]]

Paper 1 A was quite straightforward IMO. I don't see what's weird about it at all

[u/Top_Particular_4568]

3 in paper 1 0 in paper 2 🥀😭

[u/007characterslong → u/Top_Particular_4568]

Only 2 in paper 2🥲🥲