The Indian National Brain Bee is the national tier of the International Brain Bee’s neuroscience competition for high-school students. Entrants compete through independently organized regional events in India, with regional winners advancing to the national championship.
The national contest tests neuroscience knowledge and practical reasoning, and its champion represents India at the IBB World Championship. India remains listed as an active IBB country for 2026, but the official pages reviewed do not publish the next Indian registration window.
Benefits & funding
- The national champion qualifies to represent India at the International Brain Bee World Championship.
- The published 2024 national cycle awarded its champion a trophy, laptop, certificate, and the place at the international final; future-cycle awards have not been published.
- No entry fee or participant funding package is published for the next cycle, so applicants should confirm any regional travel or participation costs with their organizer.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be high-school students competing in the Brain Bee for their country of residence; for this route, that country is India.
- Regional rules vary: the Ahmedabad Regional Brain Bee in 2026 was specifically for Grade 11 students.
- A student may enter only one Local Brain Bee and one National Brain Bee in a year and may not also enter the IYNA Virtual Brain Bee.
- The Indian champion must be 19 or younger to progress to the IBB World Championship; the official sources do not state this as a general Indian regional-entry age cap.
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Residence required
India
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Use the IBB India listing to identify the Indian National Brain Bee and its national coordinator.
- 2Obtain the current registration instructions from the relevant regional organizer because Indian regional competitions set their own arrangements.
- 3Compete at the regional level; regional winners advance to the Indian national championship.
- 4Win the national championship to qualify as India’s representative at the IBB World Championship.
Program timeline
Ahmedabad Regional Brain Bee held for the 2026 Indian cycle.
Feb 8, 2026
Tentative virtual IBB World Championship for national champions.
Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026
Date not published
Next Indian regional registration window and national championship.