diff --git a/C/max.c b/C/max.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4e7b883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/C/max.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main(){
+	int i,n,max,pos;
+	printf("Enter the number of elements in the array: ");
+	scanf("%d",&n);
+	int a[n];
+	printf("Enter array elements: ");
+	for(i=0;i<n;i++){
+		scanf("%d",&a[i]);
+	}
+	pos=0;
+	max=a[0];
+	 	for(i=1;i<n;i++){
+		if(a[i]>a[0]){
+			pos=i;
+			max=a[i];
+		}
+	}
+	printf(" The maximum element of the array is %d",max);
+}
diff --git a/C/pattern1.c b/C/pattern1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18738460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/C/pattern1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<conio.h>
+
+int main(){
+	int n,i,j;
+	char ch='*';
+	scanf("%d",&n);
+	for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
+	{
+		for(j=1;j<=n;j++)
+		{
+			if(i==1 || j==1 || i==n || j==n)
+			{
+				printf("%c",ch);
+			}
+			else{
+				printf(" ");  
+			}
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+}