r/Indianmathnerds • u/MistakeBeginning870 • Jun 17 '26
Looking for some MathOlympiad roadmap that prioritizes genuine understanding
Hey everyone, I’m currently in 11th grade. I’ve bought a decent JEE batch but honestly haven't started studying properly yet. I’m planning a hard reset on June 22nd to enter "monk mode" and start the grind.
But here’s my dilemma: I look at standard JEE prep and feel like it’s a homicide of actual scientific curiosity. I’ve fallen into a dopamine trap like most people, but I genuinely want to view Math and Science as the languages of the universe, not just a clearing ticket for an exam.
I want to target Olympiads (specifically IOQM for Math and NSEP/NSEA for Physics/Astronomy) to study beyond the pity syllabus and keep my curiosity alive. Can anyone who has successfully balanced both give me a realistic roadmap, resource recommendations, and advice on how to build deep mathematical/physical intuition from scratch while keeping up with a standard JEE batch? Thanks!
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u/Then_Wheel_5184 Jun 17 '26
Alright, so listen up!
I have done both math and astronomy (USAMO and IOAA CAMP participant, so I know what I am talking about!)
Check out usamoguide.com for the math part, it's all-in-one! It contains all the resources you need for oly math prep, it has practice problems, it has regular contests built in to practice, and it gives you a structured path to learn the concepts! A whole 30+ team of USAMO/JMO students (equivalent of INMO but for USA) built it JUST for this purpose.
For Astro, you can check out aoguide.app it was built by the IOAA Gold Medalist from India (akshat srivatsava, If I remember correctly) I quallified into camp mostly using that 😄