Since 2018, many thousand students from all around the world have participated. This creates a vast network of former participants and alumni.
Many teachers are registered and encourage students to get in touch with mathematics. Participating without a teacher is also possible.
IYMC is an international opportunity with participants from many countries and cities. There are local activities organized by ambassadors.
You find the IYMC qualification round 2021 below: To qualify for the pre-final round you have to solve at least three (under 18 years) to four (over 18 years) of the five problems correctly. The math problems vary in topic, difficulty, and subject. The problems range from geometry to number theory to make sure that everyone finds interesting problems to work out! This competition will sharpen your mind and prove your math skills!
Successful participants are honored with certificates and qualify for the pre-final round of IYMC. The submission deadline for the IYMC qualification round is: Sunday 17. October 2021, 23:59 UTC+0
62 Days 16 Hours 50 Minutes 28 Sec
left to submit your solutions for the qualification round! You can submit your solution via the submission form: Submission.
The International Youth Math Challenge is an international mathematics competition that enables students from all countries to prove their math skills and to unleash their creativity.
(Qualification Round) The qualification round 2021 consists of five math problems. In order to qualify for the pre-final round, you need to solve at least three (under 18) to four (over 18) of the problems correctly. You can submit your solutions online until 17. October 2021. All participants receive certificates.
(Pre-Final Round) Successful participants can register for the pre-final round in October. You have five days to solve 10 problems of the pre-final round. The registration costs are 8 EUR to make this competition possible: Learn More
(Final Round) Successful finalists can participate in the final round: You will take an online exam supervised by your teacher. The winners receive certificates and cash prizes worth over 700 USD.
In order to participate in IYMC you have to be a high-school or university student. Depending on your age (over 18 years or under 18 years) you will have to solve more problems to qualify for the next round. Students from all grades and all countries are invited to participate!
To solve the problems you should be smart, open-minded, and creative. You should have a working internet connection to submit your solution online.
IYMC gives you the unique opportunity to unleash your math skills and to apply them to challenging problems. Participants can receive certificates, awards, cash prizes, and global recognition.
All participants receive participation certificates. The best students receive the 1. prize, 2. prize, and 3. prize with a cash prize of respectively 150 USD, 100 USD, and 50 USD (in both age categories). There are also special national awards: