▶Workshop Tutorial
Detailed instructions on regulations, registration, support materials, and competition process
Overview
PAIC 2026 is an AI competition for PTNK students organized by The Noders PTNK community, built in a competition format similar to VOAI / VAIC / IOAI, with advisor Mr. Nguyen Thanh Loc.
COMPETITION GOALS
Experience the process of building and evaluating real-world AI models
Train data thinking and algorithms
Foundation for advanced AI competitions
Đối tượng: PTNK students interested in AI, no prior background required.
Real Experience
Experience the process of building and evaluating real AI models, similar to student AI competitions like VOAI, VAIC, IOAI
Train Thinking
Train data thinking and algorithms through real AI problems
Comprehensive Support
Sample notebooks, workshop tutorials, explanatory documents, and allowed use of AI tools to support coding
For All Levels
No prior AI background required, suitable for students who want to try academic AI competitions
Competition Timeline
Registration & Competition time from 28/12/2025 to 18/01/2026
Registration
Workshop
Public Round
Private Round
Competition Results
Official results of PAIC 2026 • Ranked by Average Score
| Rank | Team | Public | Private | Average | Submissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Mango | 0.4103 | 0.4150 | 0.4126 | 127 |
#2 | Lực Hướng Tâm | 0.4119 | 0.4276 | 0.4197 | 74 |
#3 | Tuianhchaphet | 0.4175 | 0.4297 | 0.4236 | 103 |
#4 | Ép oăn - Ti oăn | 0.4169 | 0.4330 | 0.4250 | 113 |
#5 | kothanglamcho | 0.4264 | 0.4461 | 0.4362 | 72 |
#6 | Chồn Nghệ Tây | 0.4298 | 0.4537 | 0.4417 | 133 |
#7 | Synapse | 0.4326 | 0.4510 | 0.4418 | 95 |
#8 | Nước Tương Tam Thái Tử | 0.5039 | 0.5142 | 0.5090 | 14 |
#9 | Don't mind us | 0.4588 | 0.5594 | 0.5091 | 12 |
#10 | Three Little Wolves | 0.4855 | 0.5430 | 0.5143 | 36 |
#11 | Nynee | 0.5351 | 0.8731 | 0.7041 | 6 |
#12 | beebee | 0.4287 | — | — | 12 |
#13 | nexai | 0.4303 | — | — | 4 |
#14 | LLMers | 0.4365 | — | — | 33 |
#15 | Thợ săn hạng E | 0.4409 | — | — | 36 |
#16 | Lmao | 0.4482 | — | — | 22 |
#17 | Chat_GPT | 0.4588 | — | — | 7 |
#18 | GeminiPro>Chatgpt | 0.4688 | — | — | 38 |
#19 | KhoiLe08 | 0.4771 | — | — | 3 |
#20 | Sinh Viên Bàn 5 | 0.5792 | — | — | 6 |
#21 | Nhúc nhích | 0.7353 | — | — | 2 |
#22 | Nhóm skibidi | — | 1.3279 | — | 2 |
— | Ruler of the Abyss | — | — | — | 0 |
— | School Emoji | — | — | — | 0 |
— | icyalmond&icy_lemon&snowyalmond | — | — | — | 0 |
Format and Content
Competition Format
Online competition, teams of 1–3 students. Each student can only join 01 team, teams are fixed after the competition starts.
Structure
The competition consists of 02 rounds:
Public Round
Time: Monday 05/01/2026 – Saturday 17/01/2026
Organizers provide training dataset and public test set. Contestants build AI models, submit results for grading and temporary ranking.
Private Round
Time: Sunday 18/01/2026
Organizers open more data and change test set. Contestants have 24 hours to continue improving models and submit final results.
Competition Results Final ranking is calculated based on the average score of Public and Private rounds.
Prizes
Total Prize Pool 2,000,000 VNĐ
Team Prizes
First Prize
01 team
1,000,000 VND
Second Prize
01 team
500,000 VND
Third Prize
03 teams
100,000 VND
Individual Prizes
Best Individual
01 student
100,000 VND
Best The Noders Member
01 student
100,000 VND
Total Prize Pool
2,000,000 VNĐ