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Time of India
2 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
India's gold blitz at International Mathematical Olympiad Down Under
1 2 Pune: Six contestants, including one from Maharashtra, of the Indian team participating in the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025 held at Sunshine Coast, Australia, have won three gold, two silver and one bronze medals. The event saw the participation of 630 students, of which 69 were women. In 2024, India created history at the IMO by winning four gold medals. Since 1989, India has won 23 gold medals — 12 of which were won between 2019 and 2025, while nine have come over the last three IMOs (2023, 2024, 2025). You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune The winning team comprised Kanav Talwar (Delhi), Aarav Gupta (Delhi) and Adhitya Mangudy (Maharashtra) — who won gold medals. Abel George Mathew (Karnataka) and Aadish Jain (Delhi) won silver medals, while Archit Manas (Delhi) bagged a bronze. The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) issued a statement that with this achievement India came seventh at the IMO for the third time and equalled the feats of 1998 and 2001. The best rank achieved, so far, is fourth at the 65th IMO in 2024. It further said, "This is the third time in a row India has achieved a rank in the top 10 at the IMO (India finished ninth at IMO 2023 and fourth at IMO 2024). Since its debut in 1989, India has been placed in the top 10 on seven out of 35 occasions (India did not participate in 2020 because of the pandemic). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo " This year, Team India set a new record by achieving the country's highest-ever cumulative score of 193 out of a maximum of 252. The HBCSE, TIFR, is the nodal centre for training and selecting students to represent India at various international olympiads in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and astrophysics. HBCSE conducts the national olympiad examination which serves as the gateway for final team selection. The statement said, "In IMO, questions are from four broad topics — algebra, combinatorics, number theory and geometry. The host country seeks proposals from every participating country and each can submit up to six problems. Upon receiving the problems by a certain deadline, the problem selection committee (PSC), appointed by the host country and approved by the IMO board, works on all the problems for at least two months and prepares the IMO shortlist (ISL). " Anant Mudgal, a member of the PSC of IMO 2025, said, "I thank the Mathematical Teachers' Association (India), Chennai Mathematical Institute and the funding agencies for their continued strong support to the mathematical olympiad programme, which enables us to showcase Indian talent on the global stage." MSID:: 122798204 413 |
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Science
- Indian Express
OpenAI says its next big model can bring home Math Olympiad gold: A turning point?
The value of AI for most users today lies in its ability to generate coherent, conversational language by applying probability theory to massive datasets. However, a future where AI models drive advances in fields like cryptography and space exploration by solving complex, multi-step mathematical problems, is now one step closer to reality. OpenAI on Saturday, July 19, announced that its experimental AI reasoning model earned enough points on this year's International Math Olympiad (IMO) to win a gold medal. Started in 1959 in Romania, the IMO is widely considered to be one of the hardest, most prestigious math competitions in the world for high-school students. It is held over two days. Participants of the Olympiad take two exams, where they are expected to solve three math problems in each session within four-and-a-half hours. OpenAI's unreleased AI model took the IMO 2025 under these same conditions with no access to the internet or external tools. It read the official math problem statements and generated natural language proofs. The model solved five out of a total of six problems, achieving a gold medal-worthy score of 35/42, according to Alexander Wei, a member of OpenAI's technical staff. 'This underscores how fast AI has advanced in recent years. In 2021, my PhD advisor @JacobSteinhardthad me forecast AI math progress by July 2025. I predicted 30% on the MATH benchmark (and thought everyone else was too optimistic). Instead, we have IMO gold,' Wei wrote in a post on X. This isn't the first time a company has claimed that its AI model can match the performance of IMO gold medallists. Earlier this year, Google DeepMind introduced AlphaGeometry 2, a model specifically designed to solve complex geometry problems at a level comparable to a human Olympiad gold medallist. However, the performance of OpenAI's experimental model is seen as a step forward for general intelligence, not just task-specific AI systems. 'We reach this capability level not via narrow, task-specific methodology, but by breaking new ground in general-purpose reinforcement learning and test-time compute scaling,' Wei said. The model's success marks progress beyond traditional reinforcement learning (RL), which is a process used to train AI models through a system of clear, verifiable rewards and penalties. Instead, the model possibly demonstrates more flexible, general problem-solving abilities as it 'can craft intricate, watertight arguments at the level of human mathematicians.' Wei also acknowledged that 'IMO submissions are hard-to-verify, multi-page proofs.' Math proofs are made up of smaller, minor theorems called lemmas. OpenAI said that the AI-generated proofs to the problems were independently graded by three former IMO medalists, who finalised the model's score unanimously. However, Gary Marcus, a professor at New York University (NYU) and well-known critic of AI hype, pointed out that the results have not been independently verified by the organisers of the IMO. OpenAI's claims also come months after the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA launched a new initiative that looks to enlist researchers to find ways to conduct high-level mathematics research with an AI 'co-author.' In the past, DARPA was responsible for driving research that led to the creation of ARPANET, the precursor to the internet. An AI model that could reliably check proofs would save enormous amounts of time for mathematicians and help them be more creative. While some of these models might seem equipped to solve complex problems, they could also be prone to stumbling on simple questions like whether 9.11 is bigger than 9.9. Hence, they are said to have 'jagged intelligence', which is a term coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy. Reacting to the model's gold medal-worthy IMO score, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, 'This is an LLM doing math and not a specific formal math system; it is part of our main push towards general intelligence.' However, the ChatGPT-maker does not plan on releasing the experimental research model at least for the next several months despite its math capabilities.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Science
- Indian Express
India ranks 7th at International Mathematical Olympiad 2025; wins 3 golds
The Indian team secured the 7th position out of 110 countries at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Sunshine Coast, Australia. India's team at the 2025 edition consisted of six contestants and returned with a total of six medals, including, three gold, two silver, and one bronze. The unofficial country rank based on the results is 7th, and the team also set a new national record with a cumulative score of 193 out of 252, the highest ever by India at the IMO. The selection and training of Indian participants for the IMO are coordinated by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR. The HBCSE is the nodal agency responsible for conducting the National Olympiad Examinations in various subjects including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy. According to an official statement, this marks the third time India has achieved the 7th rank, equalling earlier results from 1998 and 2001. The country has now placed in the top 10 seven times in 35 appearances at the IMO since its debut in 1989. This year's Indian team included Kanav Talwar, Aarav Gupta, and Adhitya Mangudy, who each secured gold medals. Silver medals were awarded to Abel George Mathew and Aadish Jain, while Archit Manas won the bronze. All six participants are from different parts of the country, with four of them based in Delhi. The Indian delegation to IMO 2025 was led by Prof Shanta Laishram from the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and Deputy Leader Dr Mainak Ghosh from ISI Bengaluru. Observers included Mr Atul Shatavart Nadig, a BS student at MIT, USA, and Dr Rijul Saini. According to the statement by the HBCSE, India's performance in the IMO has shown consistent improvement in recent years. This is the second time the country has won three gold medals at the Olympiad, the first was in 1998. In 2024, India achieved its best-ever rank of 4th and won four gold medals. From 2019 to 2025, Indian students have won 12 gold medals, including nine in the last three years alone (2023, 2024, and 2025). The International Mathematical Olympiad features six problems, selected from topics such as algebra, combinatorics, number theory, and geometry. Participating countries are allowed to propose up to six problems, which are reviewed and shortlisted by a Problem Selection Committee set up by the host country in consultation with the IMO Board. The maximum individual score at the IMO is 42, with a team total score cap of 252 across six members. This year, at the IMO, a total of 630 students from 110 countries participated.
Leaders
14-07-2025
- Science
- Leaders
Saudi Team Competes in 66th International Mathematics Olympiad in Australia
The 66th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO 2025) has officially begun on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, bringing together 600 students from 120 countries, including a team from Saudi Arabia. The prestigious event will continue through July 20. Founded in 1959 in Romania, the IMO is the premier global mathematics competition for high school students. It is renowned for showcasing exceptional young talent in areas such as logical reasoning, probability, statistics, and complex problem-solving—qualities that draw attention from top universities worldwide. Saudi Arabia has participated in the Olympiad since 2004. Over the past 20 years, the Kingdom has earned 12 silver medals, 45 bronze medals, and 19 certificates of appreciation. This year's Saudi team consists of six students who have undergone rigorous training, guided by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Related Topics: Saudi Team Competes with 90 Nations in 2025 International Chemistry Olympiad 260 Experts Translate Chemistry Olympiad Questions into 50 Languages Riyadh Hosts International Chemistry Olympiad 2024 Short link : Post Views: 5 Related Stories
