How do you get 5 stars on CodeChef Quora?

You need to solve at least 3 problems in ( 1 -1:20) hours to become 5 star or closer to 5 star. Either solve 3 or 3+ problems in complete time or solve 2 or 2+ problems in (30- 40 )minutes max. Students not able to get hints in short contest as time period is too small.

How does CodeChef rating increase?

Based on your existing rating and the other participating players’ rating, your probability of winning against each of them is calculated. Your actual performance is compared against this expected performance, and correspondingly, you gain or lose some points.

How do you become a star programmer?

Becoming Rockstar Developer or Programmer:

1. A mentor who can guide you well:
2. Explore scopes and difficulty level:
3. Professional looking code:
4. Study hard:
5. Do not leave any stone unturned:
6. IDE is the key:
7. Research well:
8. The client’s update is important:

How do I start Codechef?

1. Start with problems having maximum submissions. Solve first few problems (may be 20).
2. Never get stuck for too long in the initial period.
3. Before getting into live contests like codeforces or codechef, make sure that you have solved about 50-70 problems on SPOJ.

How difficult is it to become a 5 star coder on CodeChef?

For a Div 2 – coder (current rating <=1800) needs to solve at least 6–7 questions to become 4 star (1800–2000 rating) to become Div-1 Or to solve all questions to become 5 star coder. It is not difficult to become 5 star coder on codechef as even max 2 or 3 contests can make you 5 star but it’s hard to maintain 5 star rating.

How does the rating system work on CodeChef?

CodeChef has a rating system where people are awarded rating points and classified in different bands based on their performance in the online rated contests hosted on the CodeChef platform every month. Each rating band has a Colour and Stars for identification. The rated players are listed here: https://www.codechef.com/ratings/all

How many questions should I solve to become a Div-1 coder?

For a Div 2 – coder (current rating <=1800) needs to solve at least 6–7 questions to become 4 star (1800–2000 rating) to become Div-1 Or to solve all questions to become 5 star coder.

How can i Improve my problem solving skills in CodeChef?

1- Every time you are solving some problem in code-chef (or other sites like spoj, hackerEarth, hackerrank etc ) there is possibility either you are able to solve that problem or not, see what are the different ways in which that problem can be solved, by doing this you will learn new things which will help you to solve more problems in future.