India Wins 2 Silver And 3 Gold Medals

The Indian team has achieved three gold medals and two silver medals at the 55th International Chemistry Olympiad (IPhO) 2025, according to the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR. The competition took place in Paris, France from July 18 to July 24.

The gold medalists are Kanishk Jain from Pune(Maharashtra), Snehil Jha from Jabalpur(MP) and Riddhesh Anant Bendale from Indore(MP). The silver medals went to Aagam Jignesh Shah from Surat(Gujarat), and Rajit Gupta from Kota(Rajasthan).

The Indian team was headed by Prof Sitikantha Das from IIT Kharagpur along with Vinayak Katdare, a retired faculty member from DG Ruparel College in Mumbai. They were joined by two scientific observers, Dr Amruta Sadhu from St Xavier’s College in Mumbai and Dr Vivek Lohani from Robert Bosch GmbH in Germany.

The International Physics Olympiad is a top tier global contest for pre-university students, evaluating their theoretical and practical skills in Physics.

According to the statement, India ranked fifth in the country-wise medals tally, sharing this spot with Taiwan, Japan, and Russia (who competed under the Olympiad flag).

The USA took the top rank with 5 gold medals. South Korea, China, and Hong Kong all tied for second place, each earning 4 gold and 1 silver medal.

In total, 415 students from 87 countries took part in the competition. Additionally, five more countries joined as observers, making this one of the largest IPhOs ever.

This was India’s 26th time taking part in the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). Throughout the years, Indian students have done really well, with almost 42% snagging gold medals, another 42% grabbing silver, 11% getting bronze, and 5% earning honourable mentions.

Interestingly, in the last ten years, every Indian who participated in the IPhO has come back with a medal 58% of them with gold and 42% with silver.

In the meantime, India clinched the seventh spot out of 110 countries at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025, which took place in Sunshine Coast, Australia. The six member Indian squad came back with a complete set of medals – three golds, two silvers, and one bronze.

With a total score of 193 out of 252, the team not only secured a global ranking but also established a new national record for the highest score ever achieved by India in IMO history.

The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) managed the selection and training of the Indian team.

HBCSE acts as the main body for organizing National Olympiad Examinations in subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy.