Roadmap
The olympiad pipeline, one stage at a time. Each page covers what the stage is, who can enter, the format and timeline, the syllabus, and a realistic preparation plan.
All stage details below are placeholders marked [TO VERIFY]. Replace them with the official rules from the Nepali Olympiad committee before relying on them.
Pre-selection
The first door in — usually a written test at school or district level.
Details →Selection Rounds
Harder papers, fewer students — the national shortlisting stage.
Details →National Camp
Intensive training with the country's best — where teams are forged.
Details →International Olympiad
Representing Nepal on the world stage.
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1. Pre-selection
The first door in — usually a written test at school or district level.
A screening test that decides who advances to the next round. It usually draws directly from the school physics syllabus but rewards deeper problem solving than a board exam. [TO VERIFY — exact name and structure of Nepal's first-stage test]
- Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Optics
- Thermodynamics
- Modern physics
2. Selection Rounds
Harder papers, fewer students — the national shortlisting stage.
The round(s) that choose the national training camp participants. Questions move from syllabus-level to olympiad-style: multi-concept problems with longer solutions. [TO VERIFY — how many selection rounds exist and who administers them]
- Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Optics
- Thermodynamics
- Modern physics
- Math methods
3. National Camp
Intensive training with the country's best — where teams are forged.
A residential or online training camp (or series of camps) for selected students. Instruction focuses on olympiad problem solving and experimental skills. [TO VERIFY — does Nepal run a national training camp, and for how long?]
- Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Thermodynamics
- Modern physics
- Experimental
4. International Olympiad
Representing Nepal on the world stage.
The final international competition — IPhO or a regional olympiad such as APhO — with a demanding theory paper and a full experimental exam. [TO VERIFY — which international olympiad does Nepal currently send a team to?]
- Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Optics
- Thermodynamics
- Modern physics
- Experimental