These are the competitions that involve proof-of-concept demonstration, implementation etc., that happen during the meet. This requires extensive preparation of any prototypes, submissions, etc., from the contingent as directed by the problem statement.
The problem solving will require sustained efforts of 4-10 weeks or more with weekly input of 10-30 hours. A significant amount of prototyping costs/resources will be involved in high-prep competition.
These are the competitions that involve demonstrations or presentations that happen during the meet. This may require the preparation of some prototypes, submissions, etc., from the contingents as per the problem statement.
The problem-solving will require a sustained effort of anywhere between 2-4 weeks with weekly input of 8-20 hours.
These are the competitions that involve presentations that happen during the meet. This may require the preparation of some submissions, etc., from the contingents as per the problem statement.
The problem-solving will require a sustained effort of anywhere between 4-10 days.
These are the competitions that require on-the-spot efforts with no prior preparation of any prototypes, submissions, etc., from the contingent.
The problem-solving will require a sustained effort of anywhere between 1-2 days.
