The Nepal National Brain Bee is Nepal’s affiliated round of the International Brain Bee (IBB), a neuroscience competition for high-school students. The IBB lists Sarun Koirala as Nepal’s coordinator and Nepal as an active participating country.
Students from Nepal competed at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships. No Nepal website, format, venue or dates are published; the coordinator is the only stated contact.
Benefits & funding
- The Nepal champion qualifies to represent Nepal at the IBB World Championship.
- There, 1st place wins US$3,000, 2nd US$2,000 and 3rd US$1,000; every competitor receives a certificate.
- No entry fee, travel support or other funding is published for Nepal.
Eligibility
- Students take part in the Brain Bee of their country of residence, so entrants must live in Nepal.
- For high-school students; the IBB says Brain Bees are typically open to ages 13–19 (a guide, not a stated Nepal rule).
- To go on to the World Championship, the national champion may not be older than 19.
- One Local and one National Brain Bee per year only; Nepal residents may not also enter the IYNA Virtual Brain Bee.
- Students may not help organise the competition they enter.
Can you apply?
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Residence required
Nepal
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Email Nepal’s IBB-listed coordinator, Sarun Koirala (poksun@rediffmail.com), to ask about the next round.
- 2Register for the national round when it opens and prepare for its written and oral tests.
- 3Win Nepal’s highest round to qualify for the World Championship.
Program timeline
Not published
next Nepal registration window and competition date.
After the national round
Nepal’s champion becomes eligible for the IBB World Championship.