🏆 Competitions & Olympiads
Academic competitions help students develop problem-solving, critical thinking, language mastery, and confidence. Below is a curated list of major Math competitions in Canada, the USA, and India, along with recommended preparation books.
📘 Math Competitions
🇨🇦 Canada
- Math Kangaroo Canada (Grades 1–12)
- CEMC – Gauss / Pascal / Cayley / Fermat (Grades 7–12)
- Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) (Grades 11–12)
- AMC 8 / 10 / 12 (Grades 6–12)
🇺🇸 USA
- Math Kangaroo USA (Grades 1–12)
- AMC 8 (Grades 6–8)
- AMC 10 (Grades 9–10)
- AMC 12 (Grades 11–12)
- MathCounts (Grades 6–8)
🇮🇳 India
- SOF International Math Olympiad (IMO) (Grades 1–12)
- PRMO / RMO / INMO (Grades 8–12)
- Aryabhatta Maths Contest (Grades 8–12)
- NSTSE / MTSE (Grades 5–12)
Below are the top most competition-specific preparation books for Math in Canada, the USA, and India
👉 🇨🇦 Canada (click to expand)
📘 Math Kangaroo Canada
| Prep Book | Amazon Canada |
|---|---|
| Math Kangaroo Past Papers | Amazon Canada |
| Math Kangaroo Workbook – Level 1–2 | Amazon Canada |
| Math Kangaroo Workbook – Level 3–4 | Amazon Canada |
| Math Kangaroo Workbook – Level 5–6 | Amazon Canada |
| Math Kangaroo Practice Problems Collection | Amazon Canada |
📘 CEMC – Gauss / Pascal / Cayley / Fermat
| Prep Book | Amazon Canada |
|---|---|
| CEMC Past Contest Problems | Amazon Canada |
| University of Waterloo Math Contests Guide | Amazon Canada |
| Pascal & Cayley Contest Preparation | Amazon Canada |
| Fermat Contest Training Manual | Amazon Canada |
| Advanced Problem Solving for CEMC | Amazon Canada |
📘 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC)
| Prep Book | Amazon Canada |
|---|---|
| Art of Problem Solving – Volume 1 | Amazon Canada |
| Art of Problem Solving – Volume 2 | Amazon Canada |
| Problem Solving Through Problems | Amazon Canada |
| A Path to Combinatorics | Amazon Canada |
| Putnam and Beyond | Amazon Canada |
📘 AMC 8 / AMC 10 / AMC 12
| Prep Book | Amazon Canada |
|---|---|
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 8 | Amazon Canada |
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 10 (Vol 1) | Amazon Canada |
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 10 (Vol 2) | Amazon Canada |
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 12 | Amazon Canada |
| AMC 10/12 Practice Workbook | Amazon Canada |
👉 🇺🇸 USA (click to expand)
📘 Math Kangaroo USA
| Prep Book | Amazon USA |
|---|---|
| Math Kangaroo Grades 1–2 Practice | Amazon USA |
| Math Kangaroo Grades 3–4 Problem Book | Amazon USA |
| Math Kangaroo Grades 5–6 Problems & Solutions | Amazon USA |
| Math Kangaroo Grades 7–8 Practice Tests | Amazon USA |
| Math Kangaroo Comprehensive Practice | Amazon USA |
📘 AMC 8 / AMC 10 / AMC 12
| Prep Book | Amazon USA |
|---|---|
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 8 | Amazon USA |
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 10 | Amazon USA |
| Art of Problem Solving – AMC 12 | Amazon USA |
| Intermediate Competition Math | Amazon USA |
| AMC Past Papers & Solutions | Amazon USA |
📘 MathCounts
| Prep Book | Amazon USA |
|---|---|
| MathCounts School Handbook | Amazon USA |
| AoPS MathCounts Trainer | Amazon USA |
| MathCounts Warm-Up Practice | Amazon USA |
| Competition Math for Middle School | Amazon USA |
| MathCounts Target Round Guide | Amazon USA |
👉 🇮🇳 India (click to expand)
📘 SOF International Math Olympiad (IMO)
| Prep Book | Amazon India |
|---|---|
| SOF IMO Preparation Book (Class 1–12) | Amazon India |
| IMO Olympiad Workbooks | Amazon India |
| Math Olympiad Skill Builder | Amazon India |
| Previous Year IMO Question Papers | Amazon India |
| Advanced Olympiad Math Problems | Amazon India |
📘 PRMO / RMO / INMO
| Prep Book | Amazon India |
|---|---|
| Pathway to Olympiad Mathematics | Amazon India |
| Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Math | Amazon India |
| RMO & INMO Past Papers | Amazon India |
| Advanced Mathematical Olympiad Training | Amazon India |
| Problem Solving Strategies – Olympiad | Amazon India |