Kurukshetra CTF

About Kurukshetra CTF

• Organized by: Department of CSE (AI & ML), Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune
  In association with: AiMSA & IEEE
• Event Type: Two-round Cybersecurity & AI Challenge
• Prize Pool: ₹20,000

Team Guidelines

• Team size: 1–4 members
• Intercollege teams allowed
• Valid Student ID Card mandatory for all participants
• No individual can be part of multiple teams
• Team composition is final once registered
• Participants must bring their own laptops
• Use of AI/LLM tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) is permitted

Round 1: LLM Jailbreak (Online)

• Date: Saturday, 3rd October
• Time: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
• Extract a hidden key from three RAG-based LLMs using creative prompting. No prior AI/LLM experience needed — this round tests how well you can craft prompts to bypass a model's restrictions. Scoring is based on speed and accuracy.
• Only the top 20 teams on the leaderboard qualify for Round 2.

Round 2: Capture The Flag (Offline)

• Date: Sunday, 11th October
• Venue: Architecture Hall, PCCOE

Schedule:

Spread across 10 domains, each with 2–3 sub-questions to be solved in sequence. Covers logic, decoding, file/website analysis, and core cybersecurity concepts — beginner-friendly with increasing difficulty.

Key Rules

• All queries only via official Kurukshetra CTF channels
• Any attempt to manipulate results/bypass evaluation → immediate disqualification
• Judges' decisions are final; no appeals
• Winners announced only if minimum score threshold is met
• Rules/timelines subject to change at organizers' discretion