diff --git a/LANGUAGES.md b/LANGUAGES.md
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--- a/LANGUAGES.md
+++ b/LANGUAGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 | C++ | general-purpose | [`languages/cpp`](languages/cpp) | native |
 | Go | general-purpose | [`languages/go`](languages/go) | native |
 | Java | jvm | [`languages/java`](languages/java) | native |
+| Kotlin | jvm | [`languages/kotlin`](languages/kotlin) | native |
 | JavaScript | scripting | [`languages/javascript`](languages/javascript) | native |
 | Perl | scripting | [`languages/perl`](languages/perl) | native |
 | PHP | scripting | [`languages/php`](languages/php) | native |
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/Dockerfile b/languages/kotlin/Dockerfile
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+FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-alpine AS build
+ARG KOTLIN_VERSION=2.1.0
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl unzip \
+ && curl -fsSL -o /tmp/kotlinc.zip "https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/releases/download/v${KOTLIN_VERSION}/kotlin-compiler-${KOTLIN_VERSION}.zip" \
+ && unzip -q /tmp/kotlinc.zip -d /opt \
+ && rm /tmp/kotlinc.zip
+ENV PATH="/opt/kotlinc/bin:${PATH}"
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY FiscalCode.kt .
+RUN kotlinc FiscalCode.kt -include-runtime -d FiscalCode.jar \
+ && kotlinc -version > VERSION 2>&1
+
+FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jre-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /src/FiscalCode.jar /src/VERSION ./
+COPY run.sh ./
+RUN chmod +x run.sh
+CMD ["./run.sh"]
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/FiscalCode.kt b/languages/kotlin/FiscalCode.kt
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+++ b/languages/kotlin/FiscalCode.kt
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+import java.util.Locale
+
+/**
+ * Italian Fiscal Code (codice fiscale) — Kotlin implementation.
+ *
+ * Reads one JSON object from stdin and writes the result to stdout,
+ * following SPECIFICATION.md. Includes a minimal self-contained JSON parser.
+ */
+class InputError(message: String) : Exception(message)
+
+private val REQUIRED_FIELDS = listOf("surname", "name", "birth_date", "sex", "birthplace_code")
+private val NAME_REGEX = Regex("^[A-Za-z '\\-]*$")
+private val DATE_REGEX = Regex("^([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2})$")
+private val BIRTHPLACE_REGEX = Regex("^[A-Z][0-9]{3}$")
+private const val VOWELS = "AEIOU"
+private const val MONTH_CODES = "ABCDEHLMPRST"
+
+/** Values of characters in odd positions, indexed by 0-9 then A-Z. */
+private val ODD_VALUES = intArrayOf(
+    1, 0, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21,
+    1, 0, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 2, 4, 18, 20, 11, 3,
+    6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 10, 22, 25, 24, 23
+)
+
+private object NotAString
+
+/** Minimal JSON parser: parses top-level JSON objects and extracts fields. */
+class JsonParser(private val text: String) {
+    private var pos = 0
+
+    private fun invalid(): InputError = InputError("invalid_json")
+
+    private fun peek(): Char = if (pos < text.length) text[pos] else '\u0000'
+
+    private fun next(): Char {
+        if (pos >= text.length) throw invalid()
+        return text[pos++]
+    }
+
+    private fun expect(c: Char) {
+        if (next() != c) throw invalid()
+    }
+
+    private fun skipWhitespace() {
+        while (pos < text.length && text[pos] in " \t\n\r") {
+            pos++
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun parseDocument(): Map<String, Any?> {
+        skipWhitespace()
+        if (peek() != '{') throw invalid()
+        val members = mutableMapOf<String, Any?>()
+        parseObject(members)
+        skipWhitespace()
+        if (pos != text.length) throw invalid()
+        return members
+    }
+
+    private fun parseObject(members: MutableMap<String, Any?>?) {
+        expect('{')
+        skipWhitespace()
+        if (peek() == '}') {
+            pos++
+            return
+        }
+        while (true) {
+            skipWhitespace()
+            if (peek() != '"') throw invalid()
+            val key = parseString()
+            skipWhitespace()
+            expect(':')
+            val value = parseValue()
+            members?.put(key, value)
+            skipWhitespace()
+            val c = next()
+            if (c == '}') return
+            if (c != ',') throw invalid()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseArray() {
+        expect('[')
+        skipWhitespace()
+        if (peek() == ']') {
+            pos++
+            return
+        }
+        while (true) {
+            parseValue()
+            skipWhitespace()
+            val c = next()
+            if (c == ']') return
+            if (c != ',') throw invalid()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseLiteral(word: String) {
+        if (!text.startsWith(word, pos)) throw invalid()
+        pos += word.length
+    }
+
+    private fun digits() {
+        if (peek() !in '0'..'9') throw invalid()
+        while (peek() in '0'..'9') pos++
+    }
+
+    private fun parseNumber() {
+        if (peek() == '-') pos++
+        if (peek() == '0') {
+            pos++
+        } else {
+            digits()
+        }
+        if (peek() == '.') {
+            pos++
+            digits()
+        }
+        if (peek() == 'e' || peek() == 'E') {
+            pos++
+            if (peek() == '+' || peek() == '-') pos++
+            digits()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseString(): String {
+        expect('"')
+        val out = StringBuilder()
+        while (true) {
+            val c = next()
+            if (c == '"') return out.toString()
+            if (c.code < 0x20) throw invalid()
+            if (c != '\\') {
+                out.append(c)
+                continue
+            }
+            when (val e = next()) {
+                '"', '\\', '/' -> out.append(e)
+                'b' -> out.append('\b')
+                'f' -> out.append('\u000C')
+                'n' -> out.append('\n')
+                'r' -> out.append('\r')
+                't' -> out.append('\t')
+                'u' -> {
+                    if (pos + 4 > text.length) throw invalid()
+                    val hex = text.substring(pos, pos + 4)
+                    try {
+                        out.append(hex.toInt(16).toChar())
+                    } catch (e: NumberFormatException) {
+                        throw invalid()
+                    }
+                    pos += 4
+                }
+                else -> throw invalid()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseValue(): Any? {
+        skipWhitespace()
+        return when (peek()) {
+            '"' -> parseString()
+            '{' -> {
+                parseObject(null)
+                NotAString
+            }
+            '[' -> {
+                parseArray()
+                NotAString
+            }
+            't' -> {
+                parseLiteral("true")
+                NotAString
+            }
+            'f' -> {
+                parseLiteral("false")
+                NotAString
+            }
+            'n' -> {
+                parseLiteral("null")
+                null
+            }
+            else -> {
+                parseNumber()
+                NotAString
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private fun normalizeName(value: Any?, code: String): String {
+    if (value !is String || !NAME_REGEX.matches(value)) throw InputError(code)
+    val letters = value.uppercase(Locale.ROOT).filter { it in 'A'..'Z' }
+    if (letters.isEmpty()) throw InputError(code)
+    return letters
+}
+
+private fun encodeSurname(text: String): String {
+    val consonants = text.filter { it !in VOWELS }
+    val vowels = text.filter { it in VOWELS }
+    return (consonants + vowels + "XXX").take(3)
+}
+
+private fun encodeName(text: String): String {
+    val consonants = text.filter { it !in VOWELS }
+    val vowels = text.filter { it in VOWELS }
+    if (consonants.length >= 4) {
+        return "${consonants[0]}${consonants[2]}${consonants[3]}"
+    }
+    return (consonants + vowels + "XXX").take(3)
+}
+
+private data class DateComponents(val year: Int, val month: Int, val day: Int)
+
+private fun parseDate(value: Any?): DateComponents {
+    val error = InputError("invalid_birth_date")
+    if (value !is String) throw error
+    val match = DATE_REGEX.matchEntire(value) ?: throw error
+    val year = match.groupValues[1].toInt()
+    val month = match.groupValues[2].toInt()
+    val day = match.groupValues[3].toInt()
+    val leap = (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 400 == 0)
+    val daysInMonth = intArrayOf(31, if (leap) 29 else 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31)
+    if (year < 1 || month !in 1..12 || day !in 1..daysInMonth[month - 1]) {
+        throw error
+    }
+    return DateComponents(year, month, day)
+}
+
+private fun checkCharacter(partial: String): Char {
+    var sum = 0
+    for (i in partial.indices) {
+        val c = partial[i]
+        val isDigit = c in '0'..'9'
+        if (i % 2 == 0) {
+            val idx = if (isDigit) c - '0' else c - 'A' + 10
+            sum += ODD_VALUES[idx]
+        } else {
+            sum += if (isDigit) c - '0' else c - 'A'
+        }
+    }
+    return 'A' + (sum % 26)
+}
+
+fun compute(input: Map<String, Any?>): String {
+    for (field in REQUIRED_FIELDS) {
+        if (!input.containsKey(field)) throw InputError("missing_field")
+    }
+    val surname = normalizeName(input["surname"], "invalid_surname")
+    val name = normalizeName(input["name"], "invalid_name")
+    val date = parseDate(input["birth_date"])
+    val sex = input["sex"]
+    if (sex != "M" && sex != "F") throw InputError("invalid_sex")
+    val place = input["birthplace_code"]
+    if (place !is String || !BIRTHPLACE_REGEX.matches(place)) {
+        throw InputError("invalid_birthplace_code")
+    }
+    val yearCode = "%02d".format(Locale.ROOT, date.year % 100)
+    val monthCode = MONTH_CODES[date.month - 1]
+    val daySexCode = "%02d".format(Locale.ROOT, if (sex == "F") date.day + 40 else date.day)
+    val partial = encodeSurname(surname) + encodeName(name) + yearCode + monthCode + daySexCode + place
+    return partial + checkCharacter(partial)
+}
+
+fun main() {
+    val text = System.`in`.readAllBytes().toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+    try {
+        val input = JsonParser(text).parseDocument()
+        val code = compute(input)
+        println("{\"fiscal_code\":\"$code\"}")
+    } catch (e: InputError) {
+        println("{\"error\":\"${e.message}\"}")
+        kotlin.system.exitProcess(1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/README.md b/languages/kotlin/README.md
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+# Kotlin
+
+Implementation of the Italian Fiscal Code in Kotlin 2.1, running on the JVM
+using only the Kotlin and JDK standard libraries. Includes a minimal JSON parser.
+
+- Source: [`FiscalCode.kt`](FiscalCode.kt)
+- Toolchain: compiled with `kotlinc` on `eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-alpine`, run on
+  `eclipse-temurin:21-jre-alpine` (see [`Dockerfile`](Dockerfile))
+
+```bash
+./elc test kotlin
+```
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/manifest.yaml b/languages/kotlin/manifest.yaml
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+++ b/languages/kotlin/manifest.yaml
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+language: Kotlin
+family: jvm
+implementation: native
+source:
+  - FiscalCode.kt
+run: ./run.sh
+version_command: echo "$(cat VERSION), running on $(java -version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+authors:
+  - Rahul-pamula
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/run.sh b/languages/kotlin/run.sh
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+++ b/languages/kotlin/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec java -Xshare:auto -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 -jar /app/FiscalCode.jar