SCHEDULE FOR BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL TRACKS
The Olympiad is held remotely from September until February in Russian or in English language, and usually includes portfolio contest & solving Olympiad tests. The Ph.D. applicants will also pass through the individual interviews with their prospective scientific supervisors as the third stage of the contest.
Schedule
05 September 2025: START OF THE REGISTRATION.
05 September – 20 November 2025: PORTFOLIO FILLING.
Prepare the portfolio and take the entrance test in your personal account. All recent research papers & publications, certificates and awards are of value. Please include all relevant achievements in the selected Subject in your portfolio to increase your chances for success. The portfolio structure is unified for all subjects.
20 November 2025: DEADLINE FOR PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION.
You will not be able to edit your portfolio after the deadline. While waiting for the result of your portfolio review, you can use a system of automatic assessment to estimate your approximate score. The system will be available in your personal account.
21-27 November 2025: THE FISRT STAGE. GRADING OF THE PORTFOLIOS.
2 December 2025: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 1ST STAGE RESULTS.
The scores of the portfolio evaluation are published in the participants` personal accounts.
5-10 December 2025: THE SECOND STAGE.
Winners of the first stage are welcome to participate in the 2nd stage to solve remotely the Olympiad tasks during 3 hours in the proctoring mode. To be prepared for the 2nd stage, please read the Subject Programme and pass the Demo version of the tasks set available on the Subject page.
Earth & Environmental Sciences for Sustainability – 5 December 2025
Physical Sciences & Technology – 5 December 2025
Chemistry & Materials Science – 5 December 2025
Economics & Econometrics – 5 December 2025
Engineering & Technology – 6 December 2025
Computer & Data Science – 6 December 2025
Linguistics & Modern Languages – 6 December 2025
Urbanism & Civil Engineering – 6 December 2025
Education & Psychology – 6 December 2025
Applied Mathematics & Artificial Intelligence – 7 December 2025
Biology & Biotechnology – 7 December 2025
Politics & International Studies – 7 December 2025
Clinical Medicine & Public Health – 7 December 2025
6 December 2025 – 9 January 2026: GRADING OF THE 2ND STAGE OF THE COMPETITION.
10 January 2026: ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE 2ND STAGE RESULTS.
10 January 2026: APPEAL PROCESS
17 January 2026: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPEN DOORS WINNERS & PRIZE-WINNERS (BACHELOR`S & MASTER`S TRACKS)
20 January – 20 February 2026: THE 3RD STAGE (FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF Ph.D./DOCTORAL TRACK)
You can sign up in your personal account for an online-interview with 3 potential scientific supervisors whose research interests match yours. To prepare for the interview, please read the interview programme available on the page of the selected Subject.
21 February 2026: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPEN DOORS WINNERS & PRIZE-WINNERS (PhD/DOCTORAL TRACK)
