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How many students appeared for IOQM 2025-26?
A verified view of the nationwide participation total, the complete state and union territory distribution, and the class-wise count for students in Classes 8 to 12.
Participation across India, in one clear report.
The Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics for the 2025-26 cycle was conducted on 7 September 2025. The released aggregate count records 128,783 students. The regional rows and the class-wise rows independently add up to the same national total.
The regional table includes 36 Indian states and union territories and a separate Overseas row of 306 candidates. No city-wise distribution was available in the released dataset.
Classes 8 to 12
Class 10 contributed the largest group, while Classes 9, 10 and 11 together represented 68.5% of all students in the released count.
Classes 9 to 11 combined.
The five class rows reconcile exactly with the reported overall count.
The ten largest participation totals
The eight largest rows account for 69,539 students, or 54.0% of the overall total.
12,817
10,833
8,176
7,875
7,777
7,652
7,359
7,050
5,711
5,554
State-wise IOQM 2025-26 student count
Rows are ordered from the highest participation count to the lowest. Overseas is retained as a separate row because it appears in the released aggregate data.
| Rank | State, UT or region | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 12,817 | 9.95% |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 10,833 | 8.41% |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 8,176 | 6.35% |
| 4 | Rajasthan | 7,875 | 6.11% |
| 5 | Telangana | 7,777 | 6.04% |
| 6 | Karnataka | 7,652 | 5.94% |
| 7 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,359 | 5.71% |
| 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 7,050 | 5.47% |
| 9 | Haryana | 5,711 | 4.43% |
| 10 | Bihar | 5,554 | 4.31% |
| 11 | West Bengal | 5,183 | 4.02% |
| 12 | Gujarat | 5,024 | 3.90% |
| 13 | Kerala | 4,412 | 3.43% |
| 14 | Delhi | 4,201 | 3.26% |
| 15 | Assam | 4,188 | 3.25% |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 3,838 | 2.98% |
| 17 | Odisha | 3,779 | 2.93% |
| 18 | Chhattisgarh | 3,170 | 2.46% |
| 19 | Punjab | 2,648 | 2.06% |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 2,317 | 1.80% |
| 21 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2,020 | 1.57% |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,121 | 0.87% |
| 23 | Chandigarh | 923 | 0.72% |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 828 | 0.64% |
| 25 | Manipur | 691 | 0.54% |
| 26 | Meghalaya | 639 | 0.50% |
| 27 | Tripura | 610 | 0.47% |
| 28 | Puducherry | 475 | 0.37% |
| 29 | Sikkim | 369 | 0.29% |
| 30 | Overseas | 306 | 0.24% |
| 31 | Nagaland | 267 | 0.21% |
| 32 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 260 | 0.20% |
| 33 | Mizoram | 250 | 0.19% |
| 34 | Goa | 215 | 0.17% |
| 35 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 136 | 0.11% |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | 58 | 0.05% |
| 37 | Ladakh | 51 | 0.04% |
Source and scope
Aggregate figures communicated by HBCSE-TIFR on 11 November 2025. The data covers students who appeared for IOQM 2025-26. City-wise counts were not available. IOQM.in presents these figures as an informational reference and is not the official examination-registration authority.
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