From 5696257684ca1920af168b5dc292b4a77d9aae1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Madhura <madhura.bhujbal@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add banner for question bug

---
 .../HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx            | 10 +++-------
 src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/dateUtils.ts |  2 +-
 src/scss/cs/homepage.scss                              |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
index 0e9b313aef..33d0e57f99 100644
--- a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ const HomepageHighlight = () => {
   const getBannerContent = () => {
     if (isBeforeCompetitionOpenDate(currentDate)) {
       return {
-        title: "National Computer Science Competition 2025/26",
-        subtitle: "Opening November 2025",
-        button: {
-          to: "https://forms.office.com/e/23bsQuZfjm",
-          label: "Be the first one to know",
-        },
+        subtitle:
+          "Some users may be experiencing issues when attempting questions. We’re actively working on a fix and will restore normal service as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.",
       };
     } else if (isAfterCompetitionOpenDateAndBeforeCompetitionEndDate(currentDate)) {
       return {
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ const HomepageHighlight = () => {
 
     return (
       <>
-        <h1 className="homepage-highlight-title px-1 pt-4">{bannerContent.title}</h1>
+        <h1 className="homepage-highlight-title px-1">{bannerContent.title}</h1>
         <h1 className="homepage-highlight-sub-title p-2">{bannerContent.subtitle}</h1>
       </>
     );
diff --git a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/dateUtils.ts b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/dateUtils.ts
index 915a238088..8a28674c7c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/dateUtils.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/dateUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //Expression of interest banner will be shown till midnight on 2 Nov 2025. Entries open banner will be displayed after this till COMPETITION_END_DATE
 //The competition entry form will be displayed on the Events -> National Competition page after this date.
-export const COMPETITION_OPEN_DATE = new Date("2025-11-02T23:59:59Z"); // UTC timezone
+export const COMPETITION_OPEN_DATE = new Date("2026-05-20T23:59:59Z"); // UTC timezone
 
 //The Entries open banner will be displayed till midnight on 28 Feb 2026. Entries closed banner will be displayed after this till ENTRIES_CLOSED_BANNER_END_DATE
 export const COMPETITION_END_DATE = new Date("2026-02-28T23:59:59Z"); // UTC timezone
diff --git a/src/scss/cs/homepage.scss b/src/scss/cs/homepage.scss
index cda6ae3542..6c83b045b5 100644
--- a/src/scss/cs/homepage.scss
+++ b/src/scss/cs/homepage.scss
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
   &-sub-title {
     color: #120540;
-    font-size: 32px;
+    font-size: 24px;
     
     @include respond-below(md) {
       font-size: 24px;

From adcea8b5767b791cd74f9e9f988c0900c3ea5e4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Madhura <madhura.bhujbal@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:42:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Refine banner content

---
 .../IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx    | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
index 33d0e57f99..a3618795f5 100644
--- a/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/pages/IsaacCompetition/HomepageHighlight/HomepageHighlight.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const HomepageHighlight = () => {
     if (isBeforeCompetitionOpenDate(currentDate)) {
       return {
         subtitle:
-          "Some users may be experiencing issues when attempting questions. We’re actively working on a fix and will restore normal service as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.",
+          "Some users are experiencing issues when attempting questions on mobile devices, including iPads. Please use a computer for now if possible while we fix this. Thank you for your patience.",
       };
     } else if (isAfterCompetitionOpenDateAndBeforeCompetitionEndDate(currentDate)) {
       return {