India at 66th International Mathematical Olympiad 2025: Wins 3 Gold, Ranks 7th Globally

India made history by winning 3 gold medals and ranking 7th Globally in 110 participating countries in the 66 the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025 held in Sunshine Coast, Australia. This remarkable achievement shows the increasing capabilities of India in mathematics and the efforts of young Indians.

IMO 2025 Medal Winners from India

• Kanav Talwar (Gold)
• Aarav Gupta (Gold)
• Adhitya Mangudy (Gold)
• Abel George Mathew (Silver)
• Aadish Jain (Silver)
• Archit Manas (Bronze)

A total of six medals were achieved by the Indian team. India performed exceptionally well as it not only beat its previous records but also regained the image of being a mammoth in mathematics in the whole of Asia and the world.

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the most well renowned mathematics competition worldwide in the pre-university category. Its 2025 edition was in Sunshine Coast, Australia between 10 July and 21 July. More than 600 students from 110 countries participated in this competition with each of them spending two days solving tough problems on algebra, geometry and combinatorics. 

India has steadily improved its performance at IMO over the recent years that demonstrates the high level of concern that the country has devoted towards math education and development of talent. India has an amazing medal tally of three gold, two silver and one bronze this year, its most successful collective performance at IMO since IMO 2019. It is actually noteworthy that each member of the team came back with a medal.

It is also much more impressive taking into account the close competition with classical mathematical giants (China, the United States, South Korea and Russia) that had occupied the leading places in the world ranking.

The intensive training and selection of the Indian team of the IMO starts at the institution of the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, where several rounds of competitions are held on a national level called Olympiads, prior to the final team being selected. This will make sure that the best mathematical minds will be the one representing India on the international stage. 

Global Results & India’s Ranking

1. China
2. United States
3. South Korea
4. Russia
5. Vietnam
6. Hungary
7. India
8. United Kingdom
9. Japan
10. Taiwan

India’s gold medallists placed among the individual top scorers, while the team’s overall score ensured its top 10 finish for the third consecutive year. 

The result at the IMO reflects an increasing ability to develop skills in the key STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects by India. Good performances at a global stage such as the IMO are the testimony of the increase of the standard of maths education and able caring nature of the schools and coaching centres and the various government programmes.

The success of IMO is seen by the education gurus as a hope to lakhs of the students in the country who are inclined to mathematics and solving problems. The attainments just mentioned also stimulate additional spending on STEM education both at the school and college level.

With such consistent global performance, India has been considered to be one of the top mathematics countries on the pre-university level due to its stable results on international tests. India ranks higher and higher at the International Mathematical Olympiad, thanks to the constant help of coaching institutions, the work of the teachers and the desire of the students