Guides
Guides for parents.
Plain answers to the questions families ask most: olympiads, daily practice, and putting achievements on an application.
- OlympiadsWhich olympiad should my child take? A class-by-class guide
School olympiads or the national programme? What is open from Class 1 to Class 12, and how to pick one or two that suit your child.
- College applicationsAre olympiads worth it for college, in India and abroad?
Where olympiad results count directly, where they help a little and where they don’t: IIT and ISI routes, US and UK applications, explained honestly.
- College applicationsHow to list olympiads and awards in the Common App honors section
Five honours, short titles, the right level of recognition: how to present Indian olympiad results on the Common App and on Indian university forms.
- Learning habitsHow much daily practice is enough? What learning research says
Short, spaced, daily practice beats long sessions. The spacing effect and retrieval practice in plain words, with a routine and a healthy daily ceiling.
- OlympiadsSOF vs Silverzone vs Unified Council: what’s the difference?
Who runs each, which olympiads they hold, which classes can take part, second levels and how to register, compared side by side from official sites.
- OlympiadsThe road to the IMO: IOQM, RMO, INMO and beyond
India’s route to the International Mathematical Olympiad, stage by stage: who can write IOQM, what RMO and INMO ask, the training camp, and how to prepare.
- Olympiad prepA 12-week olympiad prep plan for Classes 3 to 8
A week-by-week plan for school olympiads: find the starting point, build foundations, mix topics, practise full papers and taper before exam day.
- MotivationRankings and motivation: when competition helps children
What research on motivation, goals and comparison broadly suggests about ranks, where it is limited, and how to talk about results at home.
- OlympiadsThe junior science olympiad: NSEJS, INJSO and IJSO explained
How India selects its International Junior Science Olympiad team: NSEJS eligibility and format, INJSO, the selection camp, and how to prepare.
- Learning appsWhat to look for in a learning app: a parent’s checklist
Ads, chat with strangers, children’s data under India’s data protection law, screen-time design, honest reports and whether ranks can be bought.
Practice a little, every day
A free daily quiz in maths, science, English, GK and reasoning, ranked only against students the same age. The Ado Rank it builds never resets.
For parents of students aged 6–17.