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Five Nepali universities join as academic partners
Partner institutions will host training camps and provide mentors for the 2026 cycle.
ReadRegistration open · closes 30 Nov 2026
AION — AI Olympiad of Nepal 2027
Every year the International AI Olympiad brings together national teams from across the world.
- Free to enter
- Open to Grade 12 graduates
- Sat online, proctored
The Olympiad
A national selection, not a course
The International AI Olympiad is a competition between countries. Each participating nation runs its own selection process and sends a small team to compete in scientific and practical rounds against the rest of the world.
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What AION runs
We publish the syllabus, prepare candidates, run the national selection exam under live proctoring, and take the resulting team to the world stage.
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What it costs
Nothing. Participation is free, and no part of the cycle is behind a fee.
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How the team is chosen
On merit alone. Every candidate is assessed against the same published criteria, and the criteria are published before registration opens.
Track record
Nepal at the World Olympiad
A delegation every year since 2023, each team chosen through the same published selection process.
Nepal’s 3rd delegation
Beijing, China
Team
4
students
Result
- 1 Bronze medal
- 2 Honourable Mentions
Selected through the same published process that is open now.
What you are tested on
Five examinable domains
The syllabus is published in full before registration opens and does not change mid-cycle, and each domain’s share of the marks is fixed for the selection exam.
Domain A
Mathematical foundations
The mathematics the rest of the paper stands on — vectors and matrices, probability distributions, optimisation, and the information-theoretic measures used to compare models.
20% of the marks · What it covers
- Linear algebra
- Probability
- Optimisation
- Information theory
Every question on the paper maps to one of these five domains. Nothing outside them is examinable.
Selection process
Five stages, one cycle
From registration to the world stage. Each stage has published dates and criteria.
- 1
Registration
Open now1 Aug — 15 Oct 2026
Create an account, complete your profile, and register for the cycle.
- 2
Learning phase
Aug — Oct 2026
Structured preparation material released to every registered candidate.
- 3
National selection exam
8 Nov 2026
A single proctored online exam — objective round plus a subjective round.
- 4
National team announcement
5 Dec 2026
The national team is published and candidates are notified directly.
- 5
International AI Olympiad
Aug 2027 · Beijing, China
Nepal's team represents the country on the world stage.
Latest
News and announcements
Press
UpdateAcademic Team
Preparation library expanded with 12 new lecture recordings
New recordings on transformers, optimisation and probabilistic modelling are now available to registered candidates.
Read
UpdateExaminations Office
National selection exam confirmed for 8 November 2026
The 2026 selection exam will be held online under live proctoring on 8 November. A mandatory system check opens one week earlier.
ReadSponsors & partners
The organisations behind the cycle
The sponsors, academic partners and supporters who make the national selection possible.
- BRAIN FoundationOrganising partner
Registration for 2026 is open
Registration closes 30 Nov 2026. There is no fee, and every registered candidate receives the full preparation library.