Ready to break into cybersecurity, solve real-world challenges, and compete with Armenia's best students?

This is your opportunity to join a community of likeminded young people, with whom you’ll compete, practice, and improve your cybersecurity knowledge.  

Join the National Student Cybersecurity Challenge 2026.

Quick Facts

📅 Applications close: August 20
🎓 Who can apply: Grades 10, 11, 12, Bachelor's, Master's. No experience needed
💻 Format: Online qualifier plus 2 months of hands-on training
💰 Cost: Free
🏆 Final competition: October 24

Apply Here

Discover cybersecurity. Qualify. Train for two months with industry experts. Compete. The strongest performers get the chance to represent Armenia on the international stage.

Genuinely fun
Real hacking scenarios, live scoreboards, and puzzles that make you think differently.

More than a one-day event
Meet fellow students. Learn from mentors. Build your network. Find your future teammates.

Learn by doing
Two months of hands-on training across four specialized paths: skills no textbook teaches.

Compete beyond the competition
Go head-to-head with Armenia's sharpest young talent, with a shot at representing your country internationally.

Phase 1: Open Qualifying Competition
Compete in an open Capture the Flag (CTF) competition featuring 15–20 challenges. No experience required, anyone can enter. Your ranking is based on how many challenges you solve and how quickly you solve them. The top 100 highest-scoring participants advance to the Training Program.

Bootcamp 1: Results & Feedback
Final qualifier standings are published, participants receive personalized feedback, and the top 100 advancing to training are announced.

Phase 2: Training Program
Over two months, the top 100 receive hands-on training from industry experts across four specialized paths: Web & Application Security, Systems & Binary Security, Cryptography & Forensics, and Emerging Technologies. All participants who complete the program advance to the Final Competition.

Bootcamp 2: Progress Review
A midpoint check-in on training progress, plus logistics briefing for the final event.

Phase 3: Final Group Competition
A live, team-based CTF. Teams are randomly mixed from the 100 finalists. Top teams are recognized at the close.

Organized by the Information Systems Agency of Armenia and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia.