5th GMC National Math Carnival 2026

Step into a world where mathematics transcends textbooks and transforms into an unforgettable celebration of curiosity, innovation, and intellect! Welcome to the 5th GMC National Math Carnival 2026, organized by the Gregorian Math Club under the inspiring theme "POWER: THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY." Over two extraordinary days, students from across Bangladesh will gather to challenge their minds, sharpen their analytical abilities, and experience the excitement of mathematics in its most engaging form.
Whether you're an aspiring Olympian, a lightning-fast calculator, a Rubik's Cube enthusiast, a creative presenter, or someone who enjoys solving logical puzzles, the carnival offers a platform for every mathematical mind to shine. From prestigious solo competitions and thrilling team challenges to unique signature events that test strategy, creativity, and collaboration, every segment has been designed to inspire excellence and foster a love for problem-solving.
More than just a competition, the 5th GMC National Math Carnival 2026 is a national gathering of young thinkers where friendships are formed, ideas are exchanged, and future innovators discover the limitless possibilities of mathematics. Prepare to compete with the brightest minds, embrace the joy of learning, and become a part of one of Bangladesh's most anticipated mathematics festivals.
Let the power of clear thinking lead your journey!
Date: 12th – 13th September 2026
Theme
𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘
𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1. Kids (1-2)
2. Primary (3-4)
3. Junior (5-6)
4. Intermediate (7-8)
5. Secondary (9-10, SSC’26)
6. Higher Secondary (11-12, HSC’26)
𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
1. Math Olympiad (K, P, J, I, S, HS)
2. Sudoku (J, I, S, HS)
3. Rubik's Cube Solving (Open)
4. Human Calculator (P, J)
5. Math IQ (K, P, J, I, S, HS)
6. Mathematical Presentation (J, I, S, HS)
7. History Quiz (J, I, S, HS)
8. 5 Minutes' Professor (P, J, I, S, HS)
9. The Probability Blitz (S, HS)
10. Geo-Zone (J, I, S, HS)
11. Geometric Sketchpad (K, P)
𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 :
1. Article Writing (1-6 | 7-12)
2. Math Memes (Open for all)
𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
1. The Cipher Chase (3 Members – Open)
2. Among Us (Solo – J, I, S, HS/HSC'26)
𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐄𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
(All team members must belong to the same category.)
1. Wall Magazine (3 Members) – Classes 5–8 & 9–12
2. Math Relay (3 Members) – I, S, HS
3. Individual Project (3 Members) – Classes 5–7 & 8–10
4. Class Project (3 Members) – Categories: (5–6), (7–8), (9–10), (11–12)
5. Academic Alpha (2 Members) – I, S, HS

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 :
𝐢. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐝:
In this event, Participants will be given 1 hour for 8 Questions (BDMO Standard). 3 top ranked participants will be announced as winners from each category.
a. Use of calculators or any other computing device is strictly prohibited.
b. All the solutions will be in integer form.
c. Questions will be provided in both English & Bangla.
d. Questions will not be set in any difficulty order.
e. Eligibility –K, P, J, I, S, HS
f. Duration- 1 hour
𝐢𝐢. 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐤𝐮:
Participants will be given 20 minutes for 2 questions in this segment. 3 top ranked participants will be announced as winners from each category. Participants will be given questions, and the fastest submissions will be deemed winners.
a. Duration- 20 minutes
b. Eligibility –J, I, S, HS
𝐢𝐢𝐢. 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐤’𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠:
a. The competition will consist of two rounds: The Preliminary and FINAL rounds.
b. PRELIMINARY ROUND: All students can participate in this round. From them top 15 participants will be selected for the Final Round.
c. FINAL ROUND: From the selected 15 participants, 3 winners will be decided from 3 rounds. {1st Round – 10 participants, 2nd Round – 5 participants and 3rd Round – 3 participants}
d. The competition will be held in 3×3 format in two rounds.
e. Every participant must bring his own Rubik’s cube and be present by the due reporting time.
f. Eligibility – Open
g. Duration- 1 hour
𝐢𝐯. 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫:
a. There will be short mental math calculations, where you need to find the answers using just your brain. Pen, Paper and Calculator are NOT ALLOWED.
b. Eligibility –P, J
c. Duration- 20 Minutes
d. Number of Question - 20
e. Top 3 scorers will be announced as the winners from each category.
𝐯. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐐:
a. Eligibility –K, P, J, I, S, HS
b. Duration- 30 Minutes
c. Number of Question - 10
d. Top 3 scorers will be announced as the winners from each category.
𝐯𝐢. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
In this segment participants have to present their presentation in the multimedia room. The presentation must be related to any mathematical topic. Like: history of any formula or mathematical equipment, new invention idea, etc. The top 3 participants from each category will be rewarded.
a. Eligibility –J, I, S, HS
b. Duration- 4 Minutes (per participant)
𝐯𝐢𝐢. 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳:
Consider a day in bright May. You are going to the market and buying a mango. I may assume that for 100% of the time you will not ask the vendor “Whose mango is this? More specifically, whose tree yielded this mango?”. This is the rule of the world. Golden Boat takes away golden paddy, right? Art stays, artist quits. We will pay a small tribute to the mathematicians for whom our civilization rolled onto this stage. This is a classical olympiad with questions from mathematicians, their history and interesting stories behind invention.
a. In this segment, all the questions will be related to the history of mathematics. Short math problems can also be added.
b. Eligibility –J, I, S, HS
c. Duration- 30 Minutes
d. Number of Question - 25
e. The top 3 participants from each category will be rewarded.
𝐯𝐢𝐢𝐢. 5 – 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫:
a. Participants will be provided a topic related to mathematics.
b. Each participant needs to talk about that topic for 5 minutes and they need to demonstrate the full topic to the judge. (Like- participants will describe a topic as a professor)
c. Participants can use blackboard and chalks if they need.
d. Duration – 5 minutes
e. Eligibility –P, J, I, S, HS
𝐢𝐱. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐳:
a. There will be interesting Problems related to Probability
b. Calculators are NOT ALLOWED
c. Duration – 30 minutes
d. Number of Problems - 6
e. Eligibility – S, HS
𝐱. 𝐆𝐞𝐨-𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞:
a. There will be interesting Problems related to Geometry.
b. Calculators are NOT ALLOWED
c. Duration – 40 minutes
d. Number of Problems – 6
e. Eligibility – J, I, S, HS
𝐱𝐢. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐩𝐚𝐝:
a. There will be interesting Problems which will ask you to draw a configuration.
b. Duration – 30 minutes
c. Number of Problems – 8
d. Eligibility – K, P
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐢. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭:
a. This is a team-based event and every team has to demonstrate a project related to Mathematics.
b. There are 2 sectors under this segment – (1) Class Project, (2) Individual Project
𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: [Only for Gregorians]
• Eligibility – (5-6),(7-8),(9-10),(11-12)
• Each class is considered as a separate category here. It means there are 8 categories in CLASS PROJECT
• This is only for Gregorians.
• Students needs to create a team from each section.
• Number of members in a team – 3
• Topic of the projects will be announced soon.
I𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: [Open for all institutions]
• Category:
o Junior: 5 – 7
o Senior: 8-10 (including ssc-26)
• Number of members in a team – 3
• Participants can make projects on any math-related topics.
e. Top 3 teams will be rewarded from each category from each sector.
𝐢𝐢. 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞:
a. This event will held in 2 categories:
o Junior: class 5 – class 8
o Senior: class 9 – class 12 (including ssc-26 and hsc-26)
b. Topic- Math & Science related any topic
c. Number of members in a team – 3
d. 3 prizes will be given from every category.
𝐢𝐢𝐢. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲:
a. Participants must create a team of 3 members.
b. There will be 3 questions. The first member of the team will be given a question. After completing the first question, the first member of the team will give answers to the host of the meeting. If it will right, then the host will give the second question along with the answer to the first question submitted by the first member to the second member of the team, and the second member will solve it by using the answer of the first member and give the answer to the host. And goes on accordingly for the third member.
c. The competition will continue. The winners will be the first 3 teams to complete the relay with correct answers and according to their time of submission.
d. Eligibility – I, S, HS
e. Duration- 40 minutes
𝐢v. Academic Alpha
1. Participation is strictly limited, and all teams must register in advance to secure their place in the competition.
2. Each team must consist of two (2) participants, and no changes to team members will be allowed after registration is completed.
3. The competition will follow the official rules and schedule announced by the Gregorian Math Club, and all participants must comply with the instructions of the organizing committee.
4. Questions and instructions will be provided in both Bangla and English, ensuring accessibility for all participants.
5. The top-performing teams will advance to the final stage, where they will compete for the championship title of the event.
6. Eligibility – I, S, HS
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐢. AMONG US:
a. Eligibility : Open for all
𝐢𝐢. The Cypher Chase:
a. a. Category:
•Junior: 1-4
•Intermediate: 5-8
•Senior: 9-12
b. Participants must create a team of 3 members.
c. Participants will be provided with a number of questions; they need to solve them and find the treasure.
d. 3 teams will be awarded.
e. Duration – 1 hour
The countdown is on! Don't miss your chance to be a part of the grandest celebration of numbers—the 5𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐌𝐂 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 -𝟐𝟎𝟐6. This isn't just an event; it's a platform to showcase your skills, challenge your mind, and connect with fellow math enthusiasts from across the nation.
Get ready to explore, innovate, compete, and celebrate the endless beauty of mathematics. The 5th GMC National Math Carnival 2026 awaits the brightest minds from every corner of the country.
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧”
See you at the ultimate celebration of mathematical excellence!