Rating drops by −60 to −80 in the first 15 minutes even when I start the contest on time

[abhishek_30088]

I started my contest exactly at the scheduled time (8:00 PM) and I was already logged into my account before the contest began however in almost every contest my rating immediately drops in the first 10–15 minutes by around −60 to −80 even before I have solved or submitted anything

This feels unusual because
I join on time (not late)
I am logged in before the contest starts
I do not submit wrong answers early
The rating drop happens too quickly and consistently

Because of this I am not sure whether this is
an issue with rating calculation or
a system delay in detecting my start time or
some bug in the contest participation tracking.

Please check if my participation time is recorded correctly on your side I want to understand why my rating is decreasing so heavily at the start of every contest.

I participate regularly and this issue happens in every contest I join.
It would be helpful if you can verify whether my contest start time and submissions are being tracked properly

[lgrandco]

It’s not a bug, You’re just doing the first problems way slower than what you’re supposed to with your rating (your rating drop because people with a similar or lower rating solve the first problem faster than you).
For cheaters like you, it’s actually very common, you lose time on the first problems because either you ask the LLM what’s the answer while other already finished it since it’s simple, or you only cheat for harder problems, but since you try to solve the first on your own, it just reflects that you don’t deserve it. Then while other get stuck on harder problem, you can solve those cheating.
Definitely not AI generated codes from your part ^^ CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone
Btw, the curve actually look like the opposite for normal users