This post aims to show a path to those who are willing to get started with competitive programming or have just started it, but didn't find where and how to get started with it and left in between. And also to those students who are still wondering how we practice it. [Note: Whatever written here are totally my own experiences and thinking.] What exactly is Competitive Programming? Competitive Programming or CP is actually a mind game where each individual competes with others solving the same problem within a time frame using their skillsets and logical thinking keeping an eye on the given constraints. Well! All these theoretical "Gyan" are good to know but don't help us in understanding it fully. Everyone keeps on telling "Practice, Practice, and Practice!", but as a beginner, we wonder what and how should I practice? So to get started there are some basic steps that are easy to follow: The first and foremost thing is to learn a programming language. The