1. What are the pre-requisites for following this course?

Prior exposure to undergraduate-level algorithms would be the main pre-requisite. Experience with parameterized and approximation algorithms is desirable but not absolutely required.

2. What is the evaluation criteria for obtaining a certificate?

For the certification, we expect consistent participation. Worksheets will be handed out in the tutorials and we will share feedback on your solutions, but this will not formally count towards your evaluation. All participants (remote or on-site) are expected to help develop lecture notes around this topic.

3. Who is eligible to attend?

Students who meet the pre-requisites described above are welcome to attend. The workshop is also open to postdocs, faculty, and professionals, but we are unfortunately not able to offer accommodation (except in the hostels). You are welcome to join us virtually, or in person if you are able to make your own arrangements for accommodation. For participants who are joining us onsite but do not need accommodation on campus, the local registration is sufficient.

4. Why should I pay the registration fee for virtual attendance if the lectures will be streamed for free?

The main difference is that you will be able to join the lectures over Zoom and have an opportunity interact with the instructor and other participants. You will also get access to the assignments, and will be eligible for a certificate subject to participation. You will also get welcome kit in your (physical) mail!

5. What is the registration process to join the course officially?

If you would like to join the course officially, then registration is a three-step process.

(1) Register through the GIAN portal first.

(2) Next, pay the registration fee at this link. Please make sure to pay the appropriate registration fee depending on the mode of participation (more details about available modes are provided on this page).

(3) Complete your registration by filling out this form.

6. What is the registration process to join the course unofficially?

For informal participation (i.e, if you do not need a certificate), you can skip step (1) from the official registration process. The same registration fees are applicable in both scenarios.

7. What is the registration process to watch the videos over youtube?

If you do not need a certificate of participation, intend to join virtually over YouTube, and want to subscribe to major announcements, please sign up here. Please note that the opportunity to participate will be very limited in this setting. For a more complete experience, please look into the other options.

8. What methods of payment are avaliable?

You can pay the registration fee at this portal. Most online methods (PayTM, credit and debit cards, UPI, and Net Banking) are available as shown below.

9. Is there any travel support/registration fee waiver?

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide financial support at the moment. However, the lectures will be live streamed on YouTube and will remain accessible at no cost.

10. Is accommodation guaranteed if I register with the outstation option?

Limited shared accommodation is available in the IIT Gandhinagar hostels. If we are not able to offer accommodation, the option for outstation participants to register will be closed. For this reason, we recommend registering sooner than later if you are an outstation student keen on participating in person. In the very unlikely event that you register and accommodation on campus is unavailable, we will refund your registration fee.

11. Is a refund is avalaible for any valid reason?

The registration fees are not refundable in general. We may be able to make exceptions in special cases: please send an email to neeldhara.m -AT- iitgn.ac.in if you have to cancel your participation due to exceptional circumstances. We will not be able to consider requests for refunds after the regular registration deadline, i.e, 15th November, 2022.

12. When will I have to reach?

We recommend arriving by the evening of the 4th or early morning on the 5th of December.

13. How do I get to IIT Gandhinagar?

Please see this page for more details about reaching IITGN and this page for general information about the IIT Gandhinagar campus.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is an international airport serving the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India and is nearer to our IIT campus.
• Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station (ADI), locally known as Kalupur station is the main terminus which is very well connected with the other parts of the country.
• Geeta Mandir & Paldi are the bus terminals of Ahmedabad city.

14. When do I get my welcome kit?

For those joining us onsite: 10AM on the 5th of December at the venue. For virtual participants, kits will be mailed out in advance. At the moment, we are only anticipating domestic shipping — for international participants, we will reach out to you to figure out shipping logistics, which may involve additional costs and customs: but please don’t let this stop you from applying!

15. Where can I get dinner and breakfast?

You can have dinner and breakfast at the students mess, or any of the cafeterias on campus. Many places serve non-vegetarian options as well. If you have dietary restrictions, please remember to indicate it in the registration form.

16. Is the campus accessible?

Yes, the campus is accessible in many ways. In particular, it is wheelchair-friendly.

17. Can I register in one mode now and switch later?

You can register for virtual participation and switch to onsite later by paying the difference in the registration fees. This will be a manual process, please contact us if you are in this situation. However, if you decide to switch from onsite participation to virtual, please note that the difference will not be refunded.

18. Can a registration be transferred?

Unfortunately, registrations are not transferable.

19. Can a registration be canceled?

If you are unable to join the course, please do inform us by sending an email to neeldhara.m@iitgn.ac.in. Unfortunately we are largely unable to process refunds, please see question #11 regarding refunds.

20. My question is not addressed above, where can I get an answer?

Please either use the interactive chat on this webpage or send an email to neeldhara.m@iitgn.ac.in with [191014K02 Inquiry] in the subject line.