International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) 2026-27 is a national-level maths exam that is being conducted by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) for students of Class 1 to Class 12. Students who qualify for the exam through regional qualifiers are eligible to sit for the international exam. IMO exam for the academic session 2026-27 is being conducted on three different dates, which are October 23, November 26, and December 10, 2026; the October 23 exam was conducted successfully. The syllabus for this IMO exam covers maths reasoning, logical reasoning, and everyday maths. The Level 1 paper consists of only objective questions, and the exam duration is 1 hour.
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This article is very useful for students who are preparing for IMO 2026-27 for the first time, as well as those who have given this exam before or are going to appear in the next session. Students can download the IMO 2026-27 question paper with the answer key, which will be provided below right after the exam is over.
Students can check the important details of the International Mathematics Olympiad 2026-27 in the table below.
The IMO Question Paper 2026-27 PDF will be provided in the table below soon. This is the IMO Level 1 exam, which is conducted by SOF on three different dates. Therefore, students must check the question paper according to the date on which they have given their exam. Also, students must not forget to check the class and download the paper accordingly.
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The SOF IMO Answer Key 2026-27 will be provided in the table given below soon. The answer key contains the correct answers to the questions asked in the IMO SOF exam. Students can use it to estimate their marks and identify which areas need more preparation.
The IMO Level 1 examination consists of 35 objective-type questions for Classes 1 to 4 and 50 objective questions for Classes 5 to 12. The time limit given for this exam is 1 hour. The IMO exam pattern can be divided into 3 broad class groups, but the question paper is different for each class; however, the pattern tends to be the same. These 3 categories are given below:
Students preparing for the IMO 2026-27 examination can also practise sample question papers. Solving these papers can help students understand the difficulty level and become familiar with the types of questions asked in the Olympiad. The sample paper provides students with questions of a similar difficulty level as those asked in the exam. Students must try to solve the IMO sample question papers provided below in the same time as allotted in the exam.
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Students can follow the preparation tips given below to prepare for the IMO examination:
Understand the basic concepts before solving questions.
Revise the current class syllabus thoroughly.
Also revise important topics from the previous class.
Practise Logical Reasoning questions regularly.
Solve Mathematical Reasoning questions after every topic.
Practise application-based questions from Everyday Mathematics.
Give special attention to the Achievers Section.
Solve IMO sample papers regularly.
Attempt previous-year question papers within one hour.
Analyse incorrect answers after every practice test.
Maintain a notebook for important formulas and concepts.
Practise calculations to improve speed.
Avoid spending too much time on one question.
Read every option carefully before selecting an answer.
Attempt mock tests under exam-like conditions.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Student
The SOF Foundation will declare the IMO result 2025-26 for level 2 in March 2026. You can click on the link below to get the direct link to access and download the SOF result for the IMO exam .
Dear Student,
Level 1 SOF admit card can be collected from their respective school authority. Online, it can be found on sofworld.org, once link is activated.
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The SOF IMO Level 1 results for the 2025 2026 session are expected to be released in January 2026 , typically around second week of January. You can check the results directly on the official SOF website that is results.sofworld.org (//results.sofworld.org) .
Here you can visit the link to
Hello,
I have attached the link for IMO Exam results 2025 - 2026 in which you can get your Math Olympiad results, including section - by - section scores and qualifying IMO class. Kindly check the below link and find your results.
https://school.careers360.com/articles/imo-result
I hope this helps you.
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You can download it from the official SOF website once it becomes available.
The IMO 2025–26 Set C official answer key hasn’t been released yet because SOF usually uploads it a few weeks after the exam
Here I am attaching a link, you can access the answersheet directly by