The contest is held in 9 fields, including programming, AI, engineering, chemistry, business, and humanities. Each subject field includes several tracks to choose from. In total, participants can choose from out of 25 tracks, including three new ones: Applied Bioinformatics, Intellectual Property Protection, and Communication in IT. Three tracks are available in English: Physics, Robotics, and Public Health.
Register for the contest here. Full descriptions of each track will become available on December 10, before the start of the selection round.
Each track tests not only theoretical knowledge, but also the way students are able to apply them in practice. Tasks differ between tracks: from answering test questions to solving problems, writing code, or presenting a detailed analysis of a problem.
ITMO Mega Contest is held fully online and includes several stages:
November 24 - January 13 – registration. This is the time when participants need to choose their tracks and fill in their application forms on the official website. You can choose as many tracks as you want.
December 10 - January 14 – selection round. Next, on January 21, the organizers will publish the lists of finalists and on January 23 – the final round schedule.
February 2-6 – the finals in all tracks. This stage is also held online with the use of an online proctoring system.
Winners will be announced on February 9-13 from among the participants with the highest scores in their track. Winners will be able to enter ITMO Master’s programs without exams.
ITMO Mega Contest has been held at ITMO since 2021. Over this time, over 280 students from across Russia used their opportunity to enter the university’s programs without exams – the geography spans from St. Petersburg and Moscow to Samara, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, and Irkutsk Oblasts, Primorsky Krai, and other regions.
