You earn badges by solving challenges on the various practice tracks on our site. If you solve a challenge in an official HackerRank contest, you will earn points towards your progress once the challenge is added to the practice site. Please note that if you unlock the editorial and solve the challenge in a Skill Track (i.e Non Tutorial track), your score will not be counted toward your progress. The badges you earn will be added to your profile, and will be visible for other users. 1.2. What are the badges I can earn on HackerRank You can earn the following badges by solving challenges on HackerRank : Problem Solving (Algorithms and Data Structures) Language Proficiency C++ Java Python Specialized Skills SQL Problem Solving Badges You can earn points for this Badge by solving challenges in the Algorithms and Data Structures tracks.