PROMYS India (Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists) 2025

This scholarship is provided by PROMYS India and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and the value of this scholarship is A full scholarship covering tuition fees and other benefits.

Open for

Students of Classes 9 to 12

Provided by

PROMYS India and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Deadline

15 Jan 2025

Scholarship Value

A full scholarship covering tuition fees and other benefits

To be eligible, an applicant must:- be at least 15 years old by 11th May 2025 be in secondary or higher secondary school in Class 9 to 12 [or Class 11, 12, or Pre-University Course (PUC)] have completed (or are currently in) Class 9 before the start of the programme be attending government-funded schools/government-aided private schools/unaided private/independent schools/sixth form colleges/home schools/other types of secondary and higher secondary schools across India

Note

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• Students are still eligible to apply if they are just completing their final year of higher secondary school (or taking a gap year) but have not yet begun their university studies.
• Students who are already attending university are not eligible to be first-year students (though they may be eligible to apply to be undergraduate counsellors).

Eligible applicants can apply for the opportunity by following the below-mentioned steps:-

1. 1Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
2. 2Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details to 'Register'. ( Note: - If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)
3. 3Navigate to the 'To Apply' button at the bottom of the page and click on it.
4. 4Navigate to 'Create an Account' at the bottom of the page and click on it. ( Note: - If the applicant already has an account, then sign in using a valid email ID)
5. 5Fill in the required details, upload the necessary documents and submit.

The selection of the candidates will be based on the following criteria

• An applicant’s solutions to a set of challenging mathematical problems
• Teacher's recommendation
• Secondary school marksheet (grade report or transcript) covering all years from Class 9 and above (from Class 8 and above for students applying in Class 9)
• Applicant's responses relating to interest in the programme
• The mathematicians who assess solutions to the application problems assess applications holistically, taking into account the mathematical opportunities available to the applicant and evidence of characteristics such as mathematical creativity, originality, clarity of thought, precision of expression, and perseverance.