Teams participate in the competition, with 3 or 4 members.
The competition would be held in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Prelims will be held on 19th January 2025.
The Prelims paper consists of 25 questions, and is 150 minutes long. Questions asked in Prelims range across all disciplines of science and mathematics and require knowledge only of high school science paired with critical thinking to solve.
Top 4 teams from Prelims qualify for Mimamsa Mains. Mimamsa Mains would be a 4 day long competition consisting of various rounds, held on IISER-Pune campus, tentatively scheduled for 20-23rd March 2025. Travel, food, and lodging of the teams qualified for Mains would be completely paid or reimbursed by Team Mimamsa, for the duration of Mains.
Registering for Mimamsa 2025
There is no entry fee to participate in Mimamsa 2025.
Last date for registering is 10th January 2025.
Each team will register as a team of three or four students. All members of a team must belong to the same college. Each participant can only register in 1 team.
Each team participant will have to provide their own unique email ID. These email IDs are used for identification of and communication with the participants.
Your team will only be able to participate in prelims if all members have given their personal details.
Communication with Team Mimamsa
All the team members will receive email notifications.
Participants' phone numbers and email IDs will be used for further interactions about the competition.
Prizes and Qualifications
Each participating team would be awarded a certificate.
Cash prizes would be awarded as follows:
Position
Mimamsa Winner
First Runner Up
Second Runner Up
Third Runner Up
Subject Toppers
Zonal Toppers
Cash Prize (Per Team)
₹ 50,000
₹ 25,000
₹ 15,000
₹ 10,000
₹ 4,000
₹ 2,000
Special sponsored cash prizes would be awarded to top female-only teams.