India ranked 7th in International Mathematical Olympiad 2025; won 3 golds

Indian contingent of six students who represented India at the 66th IMO held in Sunshine Coast, Australia (Photo courtesy Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education)

Indian contingent was placed 7th amongst 110 nations in 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Sunshine Coast, Australia. India's 2025 squad consisted of six students and accumulated six medals, three of which were gold, two of which were silver, and one of which was bronze. Its un-official ranking based on result is 7th rank, and the team also broke the new national record with 193 out of a maximum of 252 marks, the highest ever achieved by an Indian squad in the IMO.

Indian students are shortlisted and groomed for the IMO by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR. HBCSE is also the nodal agency to conduct the National Olympiad Examinations in the various disciplines encompassing Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy.

This is the third occasion when India has reached 7th position, reducing last year's effort in 1998 and 2001, an official release stated. The nation has now reached a top-10 position seven times in 35 IMO performances since its first in 1989.

India scorecard at IMO 2025 based on HBCS

India was represented this year by Aarav Gupta, Kanav Talwar, and Adhitya Mangudy, who all emerged with gold medals. Abel George Mathew and Aadish Jain took silver medals and bronze was attained by Archit Manas. The six are from different parts of the country and four of them work in Delhi.

The Indian IMO 2025 team was led by Prof Shanta Laishram, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and Deputy Leader Dr Mainak Ghosh, ISI Bengaluru. Observers were Mr Atul Shatavart Nadig, BS student of MIT, USA, and Dr Rijul Saini.

The performance of India at the IMO year by year has been superb, according to the announcement by HBCSE. It is the second time three gold medals have been achieved by the country in the Olympiad, the first being 1998. India achieved its highest ever 4th and four gold medals in 2024. The Indian students have collected 12 gold medals overall between 2019 and 2025, nine of them within the last three years alone (2023, 2024, and 2025).

The International Mathematical Olympiad has six problems chosen from study fields like algebra, combinatorics, number theory, and geometry. Six problems are submitted by each country participating and then screened and narrowed down through a Problem Selection Committee for the host country by the IMO Board. The IMO's highest individual score is 42 and highest team score of 252 out of six competitors.

There were 630 students from 110 countries that participated in the IMO this year.