BYITC’s 7th International Maths Olympiad breaks records with unprecedented participation

13 winners, 11 levels, and one unique online contest for youngsters

Saksham Kataria, aged 7, who attends Yorkswood Primary School in East Birmingham, was the Level 3 winner.

He said: “Solving sums used to take me so long. I learnt tricks and methods that made everything quicker and simpler. My teacher at school even said I’ve really improved, thanks to BYITC!”

Aarav Shah, aged 12, who attends Barr Beacon School in Walsall, was the Level 6 winner.

He said: “Every BYITC session helps me grow. I’ve become sharper, faster, and more focused and that makes me feel really proud.”

Of the thousands of students from all over the world who took part in the week-long free-to-enter challenge, which is aimed at students ranging from four to fourteen, the following were successful and received certificates and trophies:

Winners (13):

• Aanya Muppidi, 9, Leatherhead - level 1 winner
• Anaisha Saxena, 6, Glasgow - level 2 winner
• Saksham Kataria, 7, Birmingham - level 3 winner
• Isaiah Tahir, 10, Glasgow - level 4 winner
• Chinmaye Kanumuri, 8, Hemel Hempstead - level 5 winner
• Aarav Shah, 12, Birmingham - level 6 winner
• Kapishan Kadsan, 11, New Malden, London - level 7 winner
• Jithya Krithika Kotte, 12, Liverpool - level 8 winner
• Krishna Nair, 9, Glasgow - level 9 winner
• Pranav Aiyer, 10, Reading - joint level 10 winner
• Tejas Mittal, 10, Edinburgh - joint level 10 winner
• Abel Abby, 10, Edinburgh - joint level 11 winner
• Vivaan Rawat, 10, Glasgow - joint level 11 winner

Saksham’s parents, Naveen and Kiran Naveen Kumar, said: “The one-on-one support from BYITC teachers has changed my child’s learning experience. He now enjoys math and feels excited about the Olympiad!”

Aarav’s parents, Dhaval Shah and Darshita Patel, said: “BYITC’s Olympiad classes are not just lessons - they are an experience! The engaging teaching methods keep my child motivated and eager to learn more.”

The first-of-its-kind challenge is based on BYITC’s pioneering Abacus Maths programme, with 50 questions in total and results based on accuracy and timely completion. Students used concepts like finger, Abacus, and Mental theory. The top performers across each of eleven levels of BYITC Supermaths training were awarded certificates and trophies for their impressive arithmetic skills.

BYITC’s Founder, Dr Rashmi Mantri, said: “Congratulations to each of the winners. Every child who took part deserves enormous credit as we can tell they gave it their best shot and worked very hard.

“Young people are naturally competitive and derive lots of fun from playing and experimenting with numbers. Competitions like this prepare them for higher levels of assessments and exams as they go through their educational journey as they worked on time management and enhance their problem-solving skills.

“As we know from research, such high-level game playing significantly boosts logical thinking skills, an excellent preparation from a future which is going to be dominated by AI.

“Since we launched the Challenge, we have had more than 75 winners which is a great achievement. The success of our Olympiads and the sheer scale of entries from across the globe are very satisfying and give us confidence that there is a huge hunger out there for learning more about, and getting lots of fun from playing with, numbers.”

Glasgow-based BYITC is also now the UK’s largest provider of Abacus Maths classes and creator of the world’s first 100% digital, game-based abacus maths learning application.