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IIT-Delhi student becomes ‘world's top coder’, cracks biggest coding contest, wins $10,000

Published on 17 Jun 2026

Kalash Gupta, a third-year computer science student at IIT Delhi got the coveted 'World's Best Coder' title along with a prize money of $10,000 by emerging on the top of the list of over 1 lakh coders from 87 countries who participated in the tenth season of Code Vita, a global programming competition held annually by Tata Consultancy Services.
It is the world's biggest coding competition according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Source: SarkariPariksha

IIT-Delhi student becomes ‘world&#039;s top coder’, cracks biggest coding contest, wins $10,000