IISER Pune October Heat 2026


Date
Oct 10, 2026
City
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Venue

IISER Pune

Address
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Ward No. 8, NCL Colony, Pashan, Pune
Details

Lecture Hall Complex (LHC), Ground Floor

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Aakash Kharaliya, Aditya Y. Pathak, Han Joseph Anoop, IISER Pune Cubing Club, Speedcubing Pune, and Vanshraj Sachdev
WCA Delegates
Hemanth Gande and Pranav Dandgaval
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Information
  • Mention Lecture Hall Complex & Cubing competition at the main gate.
  • Bikes and Cars are allowed inside the IISER campus.
  • Helmet is compulsory or else bikes won't be permitted.

Events
Main event
Competitors
82
Registration period

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The base registration fee for this competition is ₹500 (Indian Rupee).
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Highlights
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Shrivatsa Patil won with an average of 7.04 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shubham Maharana finished second (7.22) and Pranav Gadge finished third (7.71).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Shrivatsa Patil 6.42 7.04 India 7.218.607.206.706.42
2 Shubham Maharana 6.66 7.22 India 7.547.856.667.436.68
3 Pranav Gadge 6.78 7.71 India 6.789.397.617.747.78

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) 1.23 1.44 India 1.871.401.551.371.23
2 Advay Sant 1.68 1.73 United States 2.001.731.761.681.71
3 Shubham Maharana 1.61 2.10 India 1.612.122.012.163.50

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Shubham Maharana 30.17 33.82 India 36.6633.6030.1735.1632.70
2 Trishan Gupta 29.00 35.36 India 38.1934.3037.3434.4329.00
3 Advay Sant 32.92 36.37 United States 32.9432.9237.0142.0539.16

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dhruv Ambastha 19.48 DNF India 19.48DNF21.6221.04DNF
2 Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) 30.20 DNF India DNF41.2530.2035.67DNF
3 Hamza Zaidi 54.77 DNF India DNFDNF54.77DNFDNF

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Pranav Gadge 8.68 9.90 India 8.6810.339.1710.2110.42
2 Advay Sant 10.72 13.37 United States 14.4914.0210.7213.3012.78
3 Jay Nikhil Gadgil 12.79 14.32 India 15.5714.7312.7915.1813.04

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Pranav Dandgaval 7.97 10.88 India 9.7112.3812.9110.547.97
2 Rahul Kulkarni 13.01 14.53 India 16.3219.5614.2213.0613.01
3 Shubham Maharana 12.12 14.67 India 18.6418.7612.9612.1212.42
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