IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026
- Date
- Mar 29, 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
- Aditya Y. Pathak, Anant Mathur, Han Joseph Anoop, IISER Pune Cubing Club, Speedcubing Pune, Vaidik Prasal, and Vanshraj Sachdev
- WCA Delegates
- Arghadeep Mukherjee 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
- 103
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 125 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹500 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Steps to register for this competition -
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- Highlights
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Aryan Chhabra won with an average of 7.39 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap finished second (8.33) and Pranav Gadge finished third (8.42).
Asian records: Pranav Gadge 3x3x3 One-Handed 8.01 (average).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan Chhabra | 5.80 | 7.39 | India | 7.79 | 5.80 | 7.38 | 7.01 | 8.68 | |||
| 2 | Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap | 7.31 | 8.33 | India | 7.31 | 8.41 | 9.24 | 8.29 | 8.28 | |||
| 3 | Pranav Gadge | 6.44 | 8.42 | India | DNF | 9.97 | 6.44 | 8.25 | 7.05 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap | 1.08 | 1.65 | India | 1.99 | 2.06 | 1.61 | 1.36 | 1.08 | |||
| 2 | Shubham Maharana | 1.79 | 2.09 | India | 2.12 | 2.01 | 1.79 | 2.13 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Joshua Allen Mangalapallil | 2.11 | 2.82 | India | 4.12 | 2.77 | 2.43 | 3.26 | 2.11 | |||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Ambastha | 16.71 | 21.22 | India | 21.44 | 20.62 | 16.71 | 21.60 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Vedant Mansukhani | 31.63 | DNF | India | DNF | 39.61 | DNF | 31.63 | 36.64 | |||
| 3 | Arnav Agrawal | 59.11 | DNF | India | 59.11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pranav Gadge | 6.88 | 8.01 | AsR | India | 6.88 | 8.72 | 8.05 | 7.76 | 8.22 | ||
| 2 | Jay Nikhil Gadgil | 13.17 | 14.57 | India | 14.82 | 13.44 | 13.17 | 18.06 | 15.45 | |||
| 3 | Anjor Ghule | 14.52 | 15.10 | United Kingdom | 14.60 | 15.45 | 14.52 | 15.25 | 16.65 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Allen Mangalapallil | 2.91 | 3.29 | India | 4.27 | 3.33 | 3.20 | 2.91 | 3.33 | |||
| 2 | Jay Nikhil Gadgil | 4.20 | 4.52 | India | 4.47 | 6.35 | 4.68 | 4.20 | 4.42 | |||
| 3 | Ishit Kumar | 3.49 | 4.93 | India | 8.44 | 3.49 | 7.33 | 3.50 | 3.97 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 1.54 | 2.20 | India | 1.54 | 2.74 | 5.49 | 2.00 | 1.86 | |||
| 2 | Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap | 2.88 | 3.36 | India | 3.67 | 3.20 | 3.22 | 3.70 | 2.88 | |||
| 3 | Aarav Bipin Pote | 3.64 | 4.55 | India | 3.71 | 5.96 | 4.80 | 5.13 | 3.64 | |||