Noders AI Competition
2025
Our internal training ground where Noders members level up their AI skills through real competition. Build IELTS Writing scoring models, compete on the leaderboard, and earn both knowledge and rewards in a supportive learning environment.
Competition Overview & Rules
About NAIC 2025
NAIC 2025 is designed as a practical learning experience for Noders members to develop real AI skills through hands-on competition. Whether you're a seasoned AI team member or completely new to machine learning, this is your chance to train your first model, learn from detailed guides, and see your skills grow in a friendly, low-pressure environment.
Target Audience
- AI Team Members: Mandatory participation to practice and improve skills
- Other Club Members: Optional participation - perfect for those curious about AI
- Beginners Welcome: Detailed tutorial guides provided for first-time AI practitioners
Rules Explanation & Q&A
Watch our detailed walkthrough of competition rules
This session covers all competition rules, submission guidelines, evaluation criteria, and answers frequently asked questions from participants.
Competition Timeline
Registration Opens
29 Nov 2025
Active Competition Period
29 Nov - 28 Dec
Final Submission Deadline
28 Dec 2025
Registration Opens
29 Nov 2025
Active Competition Period
29 Nov - 28 Dec
Final Submission Deadline
28 Dec 2025
Competition Format
Online Competition
Train your models locally or on Google Colab/Kaggle, then submit results online
Submit CSV Files
Download data, build your model, export submission.csv, and upload to our platform
Provided Dataset Only
Use only the competition dataset - external data is not permitted for fair competition
Notebook Verification
Top 4 winners must submit notebooks for verification before receiving prizes
Competition Content
Challenge Theme
Build an AI model to automatically score IELTS Writing Task 1 essays
Dataset
Essays with corresponding Band Scores provided by organizers
Task
Predict Band Scores for hidden test set essays
Evaluation
MAE (Mean Absolute Error) - Lower error means higher rank
Leaderboard
Real-time ranking based on submission accuracy
What You'll Learn
IELTS Writing Task 1 scoring fundamentals
Text preprocessing for NLP tasks
Feature engineering for essay scoring
Regression model development and training
Mean Absolute Error (MAE) optimization
End-to-end ML competition workflow
Prizes & Recognition
Cash prizes plus club points for top performers
1st Place
+ 25 Club Points
2nd Place
+ 20 Club Points
3rd Place (×2)
+ 15 Club Points
All other participants earn valuable experience + 10 club points