Registration

The 9th ICMC

The ICMC aims to be an undergraduate-level mathematics competition for all undergrads across Europe. Each year we run a two-round individual competition. Round One, held on the second to last Sunday of November, includes 6 problems over 3 hours. The top 100 competitors are then invited to participate in Round Two, held on the last Sunday of February, which features 5 harder problems over 4 hours. Since 2017, we have seen more than 1200 students from 30 universities compete.

Round One

  • Date: Sunday 23 Nov 2025
  • Start Time: Between 11:30 and 14:00, UTC time (exact time depends on your university)
  • Venue: Your university
  • Format: 6 problems in 3 hours

Please read the Contestants' Guide before the contest.

Round Two

Top 100 contestants qualify from Round One.

  • Date: Sunday 22 Feb 2026
  • Time: 10:00–14:00, UTC time
  • Venue: Imperial College London, or a university near you
  • Format: 5 problems in 4 hours

Team Competition

  • Date: Sunday 22 Feb 2026, 15:30–18:00
  • Time: 15:30–18:00
  • Venue: Imperial College London

Registration for the Team Competition will be open closer to the event. For more information, see the Team Competition page.

How to register

Unfortunately, registration has closed, but the instructions are still here as an indication of what registration looks like. We hope to see you next year! Subscribe to our one-time mailing list for a notification when ICMC 10 registration opens.

Starting in 2023, ICMC decentralised the registration process and you will need to register via your own university. Look for your university under the Partner Universities below, then contact the email next to it to find out how to register. If your university is not listed, encourage your mathematics department or society to become a partner, which they can do by contacting us before the 16th of November.

If your university has not been partnered by the 10th of November, you have the option of making invigilating arrangements yourself. Should you choose to do this, your invigilator must be an academic staff member. Contact us to find out more.

Partner universities

UniversityContactStart Time (local time)Venue
AGH University of KrakówEmail13:00 GMT+1AGH B7, room 1.8
Bath, University ofEmail13:15 GMT8 West 2.1
Birmingham, University ofEmail13:00 GMTMain Library
Bocconi UniversityEmail14:00 GMT+1Aula Zappa (Via Sarfatti 25, ground floor)
Bologna, University ofEmail12:30 GMT+1Aula 1, Via Azzo Gardino 33
Bristol, University ofEmail11:30 GMTFry Building, School of Mathematics, Room LG.02
Cambridge, University ofEmail11:30 GMTBateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College
Chalmers University of TechnologyEmail12:30 GMT+1Euler, Physics Building, Chalmers
City St George's, University of LondonEmail12:00 GMTC312 at Tait Building
Durham UniversityEmail13:00 GMTER206
École Normale Supérieure de ParisEmail14:00 GMT+1Salle Noether (45, rue d'Ulm)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneEmail12:30 GMT+1GA 3 21, Bernoulli Center
Edinburgh, The University ofEmail13:00 GMTLecture Theatre A , 40 George Square
ETH ZurichEmail14:00 GMT+1ETH Zurich, HG G 5
Exeter, University ofEmail12:00 GMTExpo Lab 2, The Forum
Ghent UniversityEmail13:30 GMT+1Campus Sterre, S9 auditorium A0
Gothenburg, University ofEmail12:30 GMT+1Euler, Physics Building, Chalmers
Imperial College LondonEmail12:30 GMTHuxley 340
King's College LondonEmail12:00 GMTKIN G36
KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyEmail14:00 GMT+1E51
Lancaster UniversityEmail12:00 GMTPSC – PSC LT
Leeds, University ofEmail11:30 GMTMALL Room, School of Mathematics
Leiden UniversityEmail13:00 GMT+1Kamerlingh Onnes gebouw
London School of Economics and Political ScienceEmail12:00 GMTSir Arthur Lewis (SAL) building
Manchester, The University ofEmail12:00 GMTAlan Gilbert Learning Commons, Room 207
Oxford, University ofEmail11:30 GMTShip Street Centre, Oxford (OX1 3DA)
Padua, University ofEmail14:30 GMT+1Cittadella dello Studente (residenza Nord Piovego)
Scuola Normale SuperioreEmail15:00 GMT+1Palazzo della Carovana, Pisa
Technical University of MunichEmail13:00 GMT+1StudiTUM Garching, 0.002 (5532.EG.002)
Udine, University ofEmail14:30 GMT+1Palazzo Garzolini – di Toppo Wassermann
University College LondonEmail11:30 GMTRoom 528 Marshgate UCL East
Utrecht UniversityEmail13:00 GMT+1Bucheliuszaal 6.18, Universiteitsbibliotheek Uithof
Warwick, University ofEmail13:00 GMTMS04, Zeeman
York, University ofEmail11:30 GMTCSE/083, Computer Science

Eligibility

To be eligible for the competition, you must:

  • be a current bachelor's or master's student,
  • be enrolled at an institution located in Europe (for our purposes this includes Turkey and the areas of Russia observing Kaliningrad Time or Moscow Time), and
  • have participated at most four times previously.

All students are welcome to participate regardless of their area of study.

Learn more

For more information, see our FAQs. If you have any further enquiries, please contact us at enquiries@icmathscomp.org.