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TOSC'26

Powered by Techkriti, IIT Kanpur

The Ultimate Competitive Examination for School Students across India.

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About TOSC

Think.
Question.
Compete.

Techkriti Open School Championship is an annual competition organized by Techkriti, IIT Kanpur, designed to engage students from classes 6 to 12 in an intellectually stimulating and fun challenge. The championship comprises two phases testing mental ability, aptitude, and logical thinking.

National Stage

Compete with 30,000+ students from over 2,500 schools across 300+ cities in India.

Phase 1 Online

60-minute online exam testing aptitude reasoning and general awareness on 1st Nov 2026.

IIT Kanpur Phase 2

Top 100 qualifiers each from Pool B & C invited for Phase 2 at IIT Kanpur on 27th Dec 2026.

The Experience

Built to make
you think.

01

Curiosity
Questions that make you stop, observe, and discover hidden elegance in familiar concepts and natural laws.

02

Creativity
Problems designed to reward out-of-the-box deduction and innovative intuition rather than rote memorization.

03

Logic
Deconstruct multi-layered, interconnected challenges into systematic, understandable reasoning steps.

Three Pools

For young minds.

Championship features students participating in Three Pools to ensure fair, age-appropriate assessment.

Pool A

Class 6th to 8th

Foundation building: Puzzles, mental aptitude, observational physics, and everyday science questions.

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Pool B

Class 9th and 10th

Analytical rigor: Aptitude reasoning, general awareness, and science application. Top 100 qualify for Phase 2.

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Pool C

Class 11th and 12th

Advanced Olympiad level: Complex reasoning, science concepts, and abstract logic. Top 100 qualify for Phase 2.

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Ready to test yourself?

Take the
Challenge.

Join thousands of aspiring scientists, mathematicians, and thinkers competing for the national title at IIT Kanpur.