A challenging six-week residential mathematics summer programme, PROMYS India is open to mathematically talented secondary and higher secondary students (Standards IX - XII or equivalent or taking a gap year). Meticulously selected students from across India gather on the campus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore to immerse themselves in rigorous mathematics. All students accepted to PROMYS India 2025 will be awarded full scholarships covering tuition, hostel and meals. In addition, applicants may apply for need-based funding for travel and laundry expenses.
To apply as a student, click on the "Apply" button next to the student application below. You can save your draft at any stage. For further details of how to apply as a student, please visit the Student Application page.
To apply as a counsellor (if you currently attend college or university), click on the "Apply" button next to the counsellor application below. You can save your draft at any stage. For further details of how to apply as a counsellor, please visit the Counsellor Application page.
Deadline for receipt of all required application materials: 15th January 2025 (11:59 pm IST).
Eligibility: Applicants must attend secondary or higher secondary school in India in Standards IX - XII (or +1, +2, or PUC). Students must have completed (or currently be in) Standard IX before the start of the programme. Students taking a gap year before starting college or university are eligible to apply. Students who are already attending university are not eligible to apply. Please visit the Application page for further details.
Required Application Components
- Application form which includes upload fields for your solutions and report card.
- Solutions (or attempted solutions) to the application problems on the Application page. To be reviewed, every page of your solutions must be in portrait mode (vertical) and easy to read. If your solutions are handwritten, they should be in black ink or dark pencil on a white background with uploaded pages neither faint nor too dark to read. Photos or scans need to be sharp and with good contrast. We cannot read solutions which are blurred or fuzzy. Rough work: It is strongly recommended that you also use the separate optional field on the application to upload your rough work on the application problems. We expect your rough work to be messy and to contain mistakes and dead ends. Please do not tidy it up or copy it out. If we review your rough work, we want to see it as is.
- School report card(s) (mark sheets) showing your grades from Standard IX on. This does not need to be an official copy.
- Teacher Recommendation Form from a maths teacher or mentor. As soon as possible, click the "Send Request Now" button on the application form. Don't wait until you're ready to submit the application form itself. Let your teacher know that the link will come from Notifications at notifications@email.submittable.com not PROMYS India.
Optional Application Component
No financial form is required for the full scholarships which will be awarded to each accepted student which cover tuition, hostel, and meals.
- Financial Aid Form required only if you are applying for need-based funding for travel and laundry. To be submitted by a parent or guardian by the 15th January deadline. As soon as possible, click the "Send Request Now" button on the application form.
Additional information about the application process can be found on the Application page.
If you have technical questions regarding this form or the uploading of your documents, please visit tech support.
If you have additional questions, you can contact the PROMYS India office at info@promys-india.org.
PROMYS India website: promys-india.org
The Counsellor Application Deadline is 31 December 2024.
Please visit the Counsellor Application page for details of the application process.
The two required letters of recommendation from people familiar with your work in university-level mathematics must be received by 31 December. We strongly recommend that you click "Send Request Now" on the application form so your recommendation writers will receive the link right away regardless of when you submit the application form.
Please inform your recommenders that letters must be submitted by 31 December 2024 and that the link to the form will come from Notifications at notifications@email.submittable.com and not PROMYS India. PROMYS India will not contact your recommenders. Following up with recommenders is the applicant's responsibility.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@promys-india.org.
If you have technical questions regarding this form, please visit tech support.
PROMYS India website: https://promys-india.org.
PROMYS India will run from 11 May - 21 June, 2025 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. Counsellors will be expected to arrive on 9 May, 2 days before the students.