QISKIT FALL FEST 2026/SRM AP x IBM QUANTUM

Break The Superposition.
Crack The Quantum Frontier.

India's flagship quantum cyber-algorithmic capture-the-flag. Explore 5 specialized domains, write real Qiskit 1.0 algorithms, overcome decoherence, and submit verified cryptographic flags to dominate the national leaderboard.

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CHALLENGES
24 TOTAL
4 Competition Tracks
POINTS POOL
10,250 PTS
Refined Challenge Set
DIFFICULTIES
E / H / A
100 · 250 · 450 · 750 PTS
RUNTIME
QISKIT 1.0
FIPS 203/204 & QAOA
QCTF PARTICIPANT PORTAL
GUEST ACCESS

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Authenticate with your Google or SRM account to submit quantum challenge flags and rank on the live scoreboard.

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COMPETITION MATRIX // 5 DOMAINS

Quantum Challenge Tracks

TRACK 01

Track A: Post-Quantum Cryptography & Algorithms

QFT, QPE & Shor Order Finding

Tackle foundational quantum algorithms: 16-qubit QFT phase recovery, hardware QPE readout mitigation, ML-KEM/ML-DSA handshakes, CBOM audits, and 1025-bit Shor RSA factoring.

PQC & ALGORITHMS2,450 PTS
TRACK 02

Track B: Post-Quantum Systems & Security

PKI, Agility & Architecture

Operationalize post-quantum security across large-scale distributed architectures: code signing scopes, HNDL archives, TLS hybrid groups, stale cache revocations, and rollback integrity.

PQC SYSTEMS5,200 PTS
TRACK 03

Track C: Quantum Optimization & QAOA

Max-Cut, Knapsack & Portfolio

Solve complex combinatorial optimization challenges on noisy quantum hardware: QAOA portfolio selection across multi-backends, QUBO knapsack penalty tuning, and Processor D CX routing audits.

QAOA & QUBO1,300 PTS
TRACK 04

Track D: Quantum Machine Learning

VQC Encoding, Kernels & Mitigation

Audit quantum machine learning pipelines: re-encode ECG data for a frozen variational classifier, expose a hand-boosted quantum kernel Gram matrix, and repair a broken zero-noise extrapolation run.

QML1,300 PTS
OPERATIVE BRIEFING // PROTOCOLS

How To Compete & Capture Flags

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FLAG SYNTAX: QCTF{...}

Flags follow standard cryptographic formats: QCTF{your_computed_flag}. All flags are validated against instant cryptographic hashes.

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QISKIT 1.0 PRIMITIVES

Challenges utilize modern Qiskit patterns. Use EstimatorV2 and StatevectorSampler for accurate quantum simulation.

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LIVE SCOREBOARD SYNC

Submissions update your progress instantly. Track your standing against other SRM AP competitors on the live synchronized leaderboard.