CodeChef

In the year 2009, Directi launched CodeChef to help programmers improve their problem-solving skills through active participation in programming contests. The goal was to help Indian programmers in honing their problem-solving skills by fostering friendly competition and community engagement.[3]

In July 2010, CodeChef launched the "Go for Gold" initiative to enable Indian teams to excel at the world finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (formerly known as ACM-ICPC).[4]

In July 2013, CodeChef inaugurated the 'CodeChef for Schools' program to foster programming talent in school students. The initiative hopes to enable Indian students to excel at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the five academic Olympiads for high-school students worldwide. The competition requires contestants to show necessary IT skills such as problem analysis, algorithm and data structure design, programming, and testing.[5]

In November 2017, the first CodeChef Certification exam was conducted. Later in 2018, CodeChef also launched CodeChef for Business to target technology enterprises by positioning its decade-old community as its core strength from a hiring and developer relations standpoint.

In the year 2020, the custodianship of CodeChef was handed over to Unacademy from Directi. After the transition, CodeChef is led by Bhavin Turakhia, and Gaurav Munjal.

CodeChef Certification in Data Structures and Algorithms is a certification programme by CodeChef, which tests candidates' proficiency in data structures and algorithms. The Certification is currently available at two successive levels - Foundation and Advanced.

This certification is an assessment of programming proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms under a proctored environment. It’s a lifetime certification as it tests programmers' grasp on subjects that are very fundamental to the field of computer science, and therefore, they do not change with technological advancements.