Code- Create and Participate in CodeQuest 2026

CodeQuest is a unique online coding competition covering areas in Coding and AI with the aim of fostering creativity, innovation & problem solving skills among children of age group 5 - 15 years.

Create simple AI-based projects to show creativity and problem-solving skills.

Using AI tools is optional, but projects that include AI will gain bonus points in the final evaluation.

Utilize  time and creativity more effectively.

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1. Create an animation or game using Scratch Jr.

2. The game has to be created from the start by the participant only. Avoid remix option

3. One submission per participant/team. First submission will be considered as final submission.

4. Mention the theme used in the notes section along with the instructions to play the game.

5. Provide a youtube link explaining the project.

6. For Extra points - Attempt the CTT (Computational Thinking Test)

Ages 5-7 years(Mini)

1. Create an animation or game using MIT Scratch 3.0.

5. Submission type: Scratch url/link (Make sure the project is shared so that the link can be opened.)

6. Provide a youtube link explaining the project.

7. For Extra points - Attempt the CTT (Computational Thinking Test)

Ages 6-9 years (Junior)

1. Create an app on Thunkable or MIT App Inventor or create a game on MIT Scratch 3.0

Thunkable link or MIT App Inventor .aia file is to be submitted (NO APK file will be accepted). This is the preferred way of submission.

If not submitting the link or .aia file, submit the link of a video showing the working of the app with all its features and upload it on Youtube(unlisted or public) or Google Drive(access is given)

If submitting a game, share Scratch url/link (Make sure the project is shared so that the link can be opened).

Provide a youtube link explaining the project

4. The app can be an awareness app, informational app, quiz app, game app, chat app, solution to a problem app etc. Be creative, follow the theme.

5. Mention the theme in the home screen of the app/in notes in the game.

​Age 10-12 years (Intermediate)

1. Create a website or app using HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Python.

2. The website/app has to be created from scratch by the participant/team and the code needs to be original.

Link of a video showing the working of the website/app with all its features(upload the video on YouTube (unlisted or public link) or upload it on a google drive and make the link accessible)

5. For Extra points - Attempt the CTT (Computational Thinking Test)

Ages 13-15 years (Senior)

AI snap filter using Scratch

AI sort Things using Scratch

AI Spam Email Detector using Scratch

AI handwriting recognition using Python

AI image recognition using Python

Tile Matching Game using Python

AI Object Detection Webapp

Data Visualization Webapp

Witblox

Little Grey Cells

Vivaan Parashar Personality Development

PAO story

Silver Eye

Les Elfes International

The Elefant Toy Library

Chalk n Cheese

Dabel

Amrita Dalal Jewels

Tikitoro

1 Register

Master coding, AI-ML through interactive bootcamps

2 Learn

Get ready with your ideas and submit your project by April 15th, 2026

3 Compete

Show your skills and aim for the top! Winners announced by May 31st, 2026

4 Winner

This competition is open to children residing in India

CodeQuest is a private competition & is not associated with any school

The competition is suitable for children who already have some knowledge in coding & programming in the given languages

No more than 2 participants will be allowed per team

Project must be done by the children themselves as per the guidelines given

Participants are requested to adhere to competition timelines as late entries will not be accepted

The registration amount is non-refundable

E-certificates will be provided to the winners

The decision of the judges will be final and binding

Prizes cannot be transferred or redeemed for cash or any other items. In case of physical shipped by courier, CodeQuest will not be liable for damages, theft or any other loss during shipment/courier

CodeQuest reserves the right to alter terms & conditions of the competition at any time and the participants will be duly informed of the same via email and /or Whatsapp messages to the contact details provided at the time of registration

Terms & Conditions

 To encourage responsible, kind, and secure online behavior through coding and digital creativity.

Promote empathy, safety, and kindness in online spaces through creative campaigns or apps.

App that teaches kids how to make strong passwords.

Interactive “Kindness Quest” story where users make choices to help friends online.

Digital Citizens Track - Be Smart, Safe & Kind Online.

To create awareness and digital solutions that reduce hunger and food waste.

Zero Hunger, Sustainable Food Systems, Community Sharing.

App connecting restaurants or homes with food NGOs.

Scratch simulation showing how food travels from farm to plate.

Spreadsheet project tracking community food donations.

Game where players rescue food before it’s wasted.

Code to End Hunger Track - No One Hungry. Everyone Nourished.

To inspire children to use coding and AI tools to create safer, bully-free online spaces.

Cyberbullying prevention, empathy, mental well-being, online respect.

Scratch or Thunkable app to report or stop bullying scenarios.

Chatbot that gives responses or advice when someone faces online bullying.

Game where players earn “kindness points” by supporting peers.

AI-based poster generator that promotes online kindness.

Stop Cyber Bullying Track - Use Tech to Protect

 To design tools and stories that make learning accessible and inclusive for everyone.

Equal education opportunities, accessibility, inclusion.

App for sharing educational resources in local languages.

Scratch learning buddy that teaches basic math or English.

Voice-assisted reading tool for visually impaired students.

Quiz app that makes learning fun for all abilities.

Equal Education Track - Learning Has No Limits

To use data and coding to identify, analyze, and address global or local challenges.

Data collection, visualization, pattern recognition, decision-making.

A dashboard on water use or pollution levels.

Scratch project visualizing local temperature or rainfall data.

App that tracks and displays recycling habits.

Data Detectives Track - Analyse. Act. Make a Difference

CodeQuest 2026 – Empowering Children to discover their innate creator

Paarya Tiwari

Swara & Akshara Atul

Ryan Arun

Ved Vir Hariharan

A fun challenge that checks how well you can think like a computer scientist.

Breaking big problems into smaller parts 

Optional to attempt, but will earn you extra points in your final score.

You will get Question Bank to learn and practice the content on registration!

Siddhi Gupta is a former Finance Manager and investment banking professional, now a content creator and community advocate with a strong cross-industry perspective. A first-generation immigrant and mother of two, she brings diverse insights shaped by her corporate experience and current work in education and healthcare as a multilingual interpreter. Passionate about empowering young minds, she champions curiosity, real-world problem-solving, and meaningful learning experiences for the next generation.

Siddhi Gupta - Content Creator, Community Advocate

Jatin leads a team of creative professionals specializing in content development and design for academic and children’s books. With over 25 years of experience in the publishing industry, he brings deep expertise in educational content and creative storytelling. He is also the founder of The Gaming Truck, a state-of-the-art mobile gaming experience that brings the latest gaming entertainment directly to events, parties, and corporate gatherings.

Jatin Mehta - Founder, Qualibre Creatives Content & Design Studio

Founder & CEO of Instrucko, an international edtech platform delivering globally benchmarked early learning (designed by Oxford experts) across India, the UK, and the Middle East; recognised among HolonIQ’s Top 200 EdTech Startups in Europe. Award-winning entrepreneur focused on transforming education through storytelling, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. Recognised at the Fortune Leadership Awards 2024 and featured among notable women entrepreneurs and emerging education leaders; she believes that “the problem solvers of tomorrow are shaped by how we educate children today.”

Devvaki Agarwal - Founder, CEO, Instrucko

Sanaa is an Experience designer working at the intersection of creativity, life skills, and childhood learning. She has created programmes such as Bad Idea Lab, Kidchen, and Operation Oops, which encourage creative confidence, experimentation, and practical thinking. Through Little Big, Sanaa creates programmes, events, and learning environments where children turn ideas into prototypes, stories, performances, and ventures. Notably, the Little Big Festival is Kerala’s first Children’s Festival

Sanaa Abdussamad - Founder, Little Big Ex-Advertising Creative Director

Monil works on machine learning and AI solutions in the financial risk domain, building systems that enhance risk modeling, improve data quality, and strengthen model explainability across complex datasets. He has also developed agentic AI solutions for financial institutions, enabling credit officers to interact with risk models conversationally, generate scenarios, and make more informed decisions. Beyond his professional work, he explores independent AI projects, including agentic systems for corporate reporting and WayRAG — a platform that turns large document sets into structured, searchable intelligence.

Monil Shah - Associate Director, UBS Bank

Ritika Bansal is a Software Engineer at Point72 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs. Her work focuses on building scalable backend systems, with strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, and system design, primarily using Java. More recently, she has been exploring the use of AI agents to build intelligent applications that automate tasks and create smarter systems. Ritika is passionate about using technology to build practical solutions and solve complex problems, and she is excited to be part of the CodeQuest jury to witness the creativity and innovation young coders bring to the platform.

Ritika Bansal - AI Engineer, Point72 Ex-Goldman Sachs USA

Over 30 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services, Mr. Jain leads strategy, digital transformation, sustainability, innovation, and global business development. He represents his organisation on key national and global fintech and regulatory forums, including SEBI, Sahamathi, Climate Action 100+, and the Fintech Convergence Council. An industry thought leader driving technology, innovation, and future-ready finance

SBI Funds Management - Executive Director, Head of Strategy

As Director at Kanishka Software, a global software development company, Snehal has led over 200 custom software projects that has helped businesses scale, automate processes, and accelerate growth. With 14+ years of experience across SaaS, FinTech, and FoodTech, she specializes in building secure, scalable digital solutions for B2B and enterprise clients across India, Africa, and the United States. From launching new platforms to transforming legacy systems, her focus is on delivering meaningful business impact through technology.

Snehal Umbarkar - Founder, Kanishka Software SaaS + FinTech + FoodTech Leader

Students have to be original and cannot copy a project from the internet.

Submissions after 15th April 2026 11:59 pm IST will not be accepted

Game Projects will be created on MIT Scratch only. Website Projects will be created on HTML/CSS/Javascript library only.

Ensure the scratch project links are shared to the public else will be disqualified.

Scratch Project date of creation should be after 1st March only. No remix allowed.

Website projects created on wix/wordpress or such platforms will be disqualified. Share the Website link (If you know how to host the website) or Google drive link where you have stored the .html folder

Winning categories are divided into 4 groups :

For any questions related to the contest, email codewfloppy@gmail.com

Finalists will be chosen by a group of jury and will proceed to the final round.

Submit the Animation/Game/App/Website link here.

Winners will be selected based on their Creativity, Idea, Theme, Logic and Complexity of game/website.

So, un-Lock the code and get started with your games and websites to win 

CodeW/Floppy provides a curriculum of classroom instruction and open-ended, problem-solving activities that make learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fun for students. Tailored to children from grades 1-12 our program will teach the students to master their analytical and programming skills. The students are encouraged to share and seek each other’s input rather than doing it alone and keeping what they have figured out to themselves. After the students have graduated from level 1, they may sign up for successive levels to master advance topics.

Coding

For kids new to coding, learn to program using Scratch Jr. Make games, animation, stories and much more all while learning fundamentals of programming.  It is a fun and interactive program where kids will learn how to code scenes from their favourite stories along with having fun with amazing algorithms and loopy loops.

Mini Coders

The next step after minicoders that takes you through your coding journey.

Junior Coders

Keep up with the latest trends and learn new technologies with ease.

Computer Literacy

To embark on the journey of coding kids start with the scratch application. Kids design games using block level programming. They apply computational thinking & creativity to create their own games solving real world problems.

Game programming

Through a series of interactive coding puzzles, students learn the fundamentals of app development while developing their problem-solving and creativity. Students also participate in tailored, real-world case studies, in which they discuss technology solutions to local issues such as transportation, healthcare, and disaster relief. The program culminates with a project, in which students each design and implement an app to solve a problem in their community.

App developer

A perfect course for kids who want to excel at coding and build real-world applications. Indulge in creating websites using HTML, CSS and Javascript understanding how the internet works.

Website Developer

Appropriate for grade 6 – grade 8, this program is a mix of important skills the new age kids need to know. From making advance arcade games to introduction to AI & Machine Learning, kids can explore all aspects of computer science in a fun & intuitive way. Students apply computational thinking and creativity to design their own apps and put them to test.

AI Enthusiast

From controlling a turtle, to drawing pictures, designing games, or writing complex algorithms using data structures, one can do it all with this versatile language  Python 101.

Python program

Creative coding awesome self-generating art using Javascript and the P5.js library. Code some awesome self-generating art using Javascript and the P5js library.

Generative Art

An important skillset for everyone nowadays, protect yourself from hackers by learning cybersecurity, to web application security, to network security, to information privacy, kids learn it all using simple coding in Python.

Cybersecurity

Robotics

Considered as the base building course, students here will experientially learn various concepts of Science & Math as per Common Core Standards. Students will also be exposed to the concepts of physical computing – gradually leading them to build their own codes on interactive platforms.

Mini Engineer

Students are introduced to the fascinating world of simple machines and coding through this course. Students will learn the basics of simple machines like wheel and axle, pulley and lever and build various models using our kits to perform interesting activities. Students will also be introduced to microbit code platform, where they will learn in detail about block based programming and solve fun based challenges on the laptop.

Junior Engineer

In this program students will be exposed to pre-robotics phase where they will build & code their own robots with applications of 6 simple machines & concepts learnt throughout the year.

Junior Engineer II

Arduino is an open-source computer hardware/software platform for building digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and control the physical world around them. In this course you will learn how the Arduino platform works in terms of the physical board and libraries and the IDE (Integrated Development Environment). The course will also cover programming the Arduino using C code and accessing the pins on the board via the software to control external devices. With this module student will get firm career growth in Electronics domain.

Arduino Engineer

CodeW/Floppy provides Computer Science & Information Communication Technology Enrichment programs for grades 7 and above. Our tailored programs cater to various international boards, including IB, IGCSE, GCSE, and ICSE. With a focus on fostering a deep understanding of computer science concepts and practical skills, we strive to empower students to excel in their academic pursuits and beyond.

Computer Science Enrichment

Our GCSE program at FutureCoders Academy is designed for students in grade 9 and above, aiming to excel in their General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) computer science examinations. Tailored to meet the specific requirements of the GCSE curriculum, our program provides a comprehensive and engaging learning experience.

GCSE Program

Our IB Program is meticulously crafted for students in grade 7 and onwards, providing comprehensive computer science education in alignment with the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. From the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to the Diploma Programme (DP), our curriculum is designed to equip students with a deep understanding of computer science concepts and practical skills, preparing them for success in the IB examinations.

IB Program

Our IGCSE ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Program is tailored for students in grade 9 and onwards, offering a comprehensive and engaging curriculum aligned with the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) ICT syllabus. The program is designed to equip students with practical ICT skills and theoretical knowledge, preparing them for success in the IGCSE ICT examinations.

IGCSE Program

Our ICSE/CBSE Computer Program is specifically designed for students in grade 7 and onwards, offering a comprehensive curriculum aligned with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) computer science syllabi. The program aims to provide students with a strong foundation in computer science concepts and practical skills, preparing them for success in the ICSE or CBSE examinations.

ICSE/CBSE Program

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Floppy is a friendly giraffe who is full of questions. What exactly is coding? How does the computer understand code? How do we solve a problem? Floppy knows to get his answers and is not afraid to try new things. In this story Floppy wakes up to find his spots missing!! While trying to get back his spots, he is introduced to the wonderful world of coding. Solve the fun activities and code your way through using your imagination!!

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