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Indian Students Win Big at International Chemistry Olympiad 2025 with Two Golds, Two Silvers
Indian Students Win Big at International Chemistry Olympiad 2025 with Two Golds, Two Silvers

Time of India

time15-07-2025

  • Science
  • Time of India

Indian Students Win Big at International Chemistry Olympiad 2025 with Two Golds, Two Silvers

Mumbai: Indian students won two gold and two silver medals at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad 2025 held in Dubai, UAE, from July 5 to 14. Devesh Bhaiya from Maharashtra's Jalgaon and Sandeep Kuchi from Hyderabad bagged the gold medals at the international event. Debadatta Priyadarshi from Odisha and Ujjwal Kesari from New Delhi won the silver medals. India stood sixth among the participating countries in the medals tally, along with Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Israel. This year, the event saw participation from 354 students from 90 countries. This was India's 26th appearance at the Chemistry Olympiad. Over the years, 30% of the Indian participants won gold medals, 53% silver, and 17% bronze. In the last ten appearances, the percentages of gold and silver medals were 38% and 58%, respectively. The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education-TIFR remains the nodal centre for training and selecting students to represent the country at various international Olympiads. The National Olympiad Examinations conducted by HBCSE serve as the gateway for final team selection. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai For the Chemistry Olympiad, four jury members were part of the delegation that visited UAE, including Prof Ankush Gupta (HBCSE, Mumbai) as the head mentor, Prof Seema Gupta (Acharya Narendra Dev College, Delhi) as the mentor, and Dr Neeraja Dashaputre (IISER Pune) and Dr Amrit Mitra (Govt General Degree College, Singur, WB) as the scientific observers.

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