All the students are informed that the Department of CS & IT is organizing a “Sudoku Master Competition”. It is a group activity and students can participate in a group of two. It has three rounds. The winners of the first round will compete in next rounds. The competition is scheduled on 8^th August 2014 at   10:30 am in Lab B. Interested students can give their names to Ms. Deepshikha Bhatia and Dr Amita Sharma till 7^th August 2014 before 4:00 pm. Entries will be entertained on first come first serve basis. The rules and regulation of the competition are displayed below.

Rules and Regulation of Sudoku Master Competition

1. A Sudoku puzzle contains a 9X9 grid, which comprises nine 3X3 sub-grids (also called as boxes or blocks). Some of the entries in the grid are filled with numbers from 1 to 9 or character, whereas other entries are left blank.
2. A Sudoku puzzle is solved by assigning numbers from 1 to 9 to the blank entries such that every row, every column, and every 3X3 sub-grid contains each of the nine possible numbers 1 to 9.
3. Pattern of sudoku puzzle as follows:
   1. Round I: numeric (easy)
   2. Round II : character (medium)
   3. Round III: numeric (difficult)
4. Time limit of each round is as follows:
   1. Round I: 5-8 min
   2. Round II: 8-10 min
   3. Round III:10-15 min
5. The submitted solution will be judged on the time limit and accurate solution
6. Contestant  found cheating or messaging passing during the session will be disqualified