About the competition
Join the Halyk team CTF competition! Gain unique experience, test your knowledge, showcase your practical problem-solving skills and become part of a professional community.
• Format: team participation, 3 people per team
• Number of teams: 10–15
• Access via Telegram bot
• Online qualifier: 20 November, 10:00 — 21 November, 10:00
• On-site final: 28 November, 10:00–17:00, Almaty
1st place – 800,000 ₸
2nd place – 500,000 ₸
3rd place – 400,000 ₸
Halyk StudentCTF rules
• Fair play. Sharing flags, source code or ready-made solutions with other teams is prohibited. Any form of collusion will result in disqualification.
• Use of AI. The use of autonomous AI agents (AutoGPT, local scripts that automate solving challenges, Codex, Claude Code, DeepSeek Harness, etc.) is prohibited. Web versions of AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) may be used for reference purposes only.
• Attacks on infrastructure. Any DDoS attacks, scanning or other interference with the competition platform, the organizers’ servers or participants’ personal devices are prohibited. Only the designated services and target challenges defined by the competition rules may be attacked.
• Mutual respect. Participants must treat the organizers and other teams with respect. Insults, spam, profanity and flooding in chats are prohibited during the competition.
• Rule violations. For non-compliance with the rules, the organizers reserve the right to apply penalties or disqualify a team without explanation. The organizers’ decision is final.
• Bachelor’s and Master’s students
• Important: the final will be held in person in Almaty. Participants from other cities arrange and cover their own travel to and from Almaty, as well as accommodation for the duration of the final
• The competition is open to students with no work experience in cybersecurity, IT, telecommunications or related fields
• The top 15 teams in the online qualifier rankings advance to the final
• After registration, joining the official Telegram channel of the competition is mandatory Telegram-канал
• Organizational information, instructions and announcements are published in the channel
• Stage 1 — online qualifier: 20 November, 10:00 — 21 November, 10:00
• Stage 2 — on-site final: 28 November, 10:00–17:00, Almaty