OLYMPIADOlympiadsCalendarPractice

Olympiad · Selection route

International Olympiad route

How India picks teams for IMO, IJSO, IPhO, IChO, IBO and others. Indian students reach the international Olympiads only through the national stages run by HBCSE.

At a glance

Classes
By qualification. You cannot apply directly.
Maths route
IOQM, then RMO, then INMO, then training camps
Science route
NSE (NSEJS for juniors), then later HBCSE stages and camps
Run by
HBCSE, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

Key dates

No fixed dates to list. See the note below.

How to register

  1. Do well in the first-stage exam for your subject (IOQM for maths, NSE or NSEJS for science).
  2. Follow the HBCSE page for each later stage.

What happens next

Teams are chosen after the national stages. HBCSE announces international dates.

Sources

Last checked 1 Nov 2026. Dates marked Listing come from third-party summaries.