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For parents · Classes 7 and 8

INAIO opens in Class 9. Two calm years make it familiar ground.

Base Camp builds the maths, coding and AI foundations the Olympiad stands on, in short sessions most days. Summit, the Olympiad preparation year, comes next. Unit 1 is free to try.

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When students can take part

INAIO is for Classes 9 to 12. Starting early is about time, not pressure.

For INAIO 2027, the organisers, ACM India, list Indian citizens studying in India, in Classes 9 to 12, born after 1 July 2007. The rules are published each year on inaio.in (opens in a new tab).

  1. Class7
  2. Class8
  3. Class9
  4. Class10
  5. Class11
  6. Class12

Foundations

INAIO open

Familiar, not new

The Olympiad asks about logic, probability, algorithms and machine learning, much of it beyond the school syllabus. Meeting these ideas early, a little at a time, means Class 9 brings practice rather than surprises.

Steady, not rushed

Short sessions most days, one idea at a time. Every topic starts with gentle Trail questions before Ridge and Peak.

Useful either way

The maths, coding and understanding of AI stay useful whether or not your child takes part in INAIO.

The two-year path

Base Camp, then Summit. One clear step at a time.

Year 1 is 12 units of foundations, about one a month. Year 2 is Olympiad preparation. Units open as your child goes, and one they already know can be skipped by scoring 80% on its unit test.

Year 1 · Foundations

Base Camp

12 units · short sessions most days

Think like a problem-solver

  1. 01

    Patterns & puzzles

    Spot the rule, test it, and reason step by step.

  2. 02

    Numbers that matter

    Fractions, percentages, ratios and the algebra behind formulas.

  3. 03

    Chance & data

    Probability, counting, averages and reading charts.

  4. 04

    Graphs & networks

    Points, lines and slopes — and the networks behind maps, friends and the web.

Talk to computers

  1. 05

    Algorithms & Python

    Step-by-step instructions, loops and decisions — and your first Python programs, written and run by you.

  2. 06

    How computers store data

    Binary, bytes, tables and grids — how numbers, text and images live inside a computer, explored in Python.

Meet AI

  1. 07

    What is AI?

    Rules versus learning, where AI shows up, and using it wisely.

  2. 08

    How machines learn

    Features, labels, training and testing — two simple learners, and one you build in Python.

  3. 09

    Is the model any good?

    Accuracy and errors, worked out by hand and in code — and why one number is never the whole story.

Bridge to the Olympiad

Stage 1
  1. 10

    Bridge: Olympiad maths

    Your first real Stage 1-style reasoning, probability and statistics.

  2. 11

    Bridge: algorithms & ML

    Algorithmic puzzles and ML basics, the way Stage 1 asks them.

  3. 12

    Base Camp finale

    Data, a first ML algorithm and a Stage 1 taster round.

Year 2 · Olympiad preparation

Summit

12 units · about 3–4 hours a week

Olympiad preparation that follows the INAIO Stage 1 and Stage 2 syllabus unit by unit, with mock papers and hands-on Python.

  • FoundationsStage 1
  • Computation & MLStage 1
  • Hands-on AIStage 2
  • Exam sprint

Head Start covers both years in one plan. See the plans

What a typical week looks like

Short sessions, most days.

Base Camp is built for short sessions on most days rather than long ones at the weekend. A session is usually one of these.

  • Read a guide

    Each topic starts with a short guide: the idea, a worked example and the usual traps.

  • Do a drill

    Five questions with a 5-minute limit, each with a worked explanation. Three right clears the tier.

  • Play with a simulator

    Eleven simulators sit on the path, such as k-nearest neighbours and decision tree splits: move things and watch the idea work.

  • Write some Python

    From Unit 5, short exercises run in the browser and are checked automatically. Nothing to install.

Each unit ends with a short unit test, usually 8 questions in 12 minutes. Daily goals start at 20 XP, streaks count steady days, and a daily XP cap stops a marathon session from earning without limit.

An example week · Unit 8

How machines learn

  1. MonRead the guide: How machines learn
  2. TueTrail drill
  3. WedSimulator: k-nearest neighbours
  4. ThuDay off
  5. FriTrail drill, then Ridge
  6. SatNotebook lab: Teach a computer to sort fruit
  7. SunDay off

An illustration, not a timetable. Your child picks the order and the pace.

What they’ll be able to do by Class 9

After 12 units of Base Camp, your child can:

  1. Reason through puzzles and multi-step problems, and explain why

    Think like a problem-solver · Units 1–4

  2. Read, trace and write small Python programs

    Talk to computers · Units 5–6

  3. Explain how a machine learns from data, and judge whether a model is any good

    Meet AI · Units 7–9

  4. Attempt their first Stage 1-style problems, including a timed taster mock

    Bridge to the Olympiad · Units 10–12

Foundations first. Base Camp prepares your child to begin Olympiad preparation; Summit, the second year, is that preparation.

Try a question

School maths, used to judge an AI app.

From the free guide to Unit 9 of Base Camp, where your child learns to judge a model. A fraction is all it takes. Pick an answer to see the explanation.

Try one · Base Camp · Unit 9 · Is the model any good?

Of 40 real potholes, an app flagged 30. It also flagged 20 smooth roads. Which share tells you how many of the real potholes it found?

The offer

Head Start: both years, one payment.

Head Start covers Base Camp and then Summit for ₹29,999 + GST (₹35,399 with 18% GST), with 24 months of access from the day you buy. That is ₹4,999 less than buying the two years separately. For a child in Class 7 today, the 24 months end early in Class 9, before that December’s Stage 1, so that season needs a Summit plan of its own. Or begin with Base Camp on its own.

Both years · Base Camp + Summit

Head Start

Classes 7–8: Base Camp, then Summit, in one plan

₹29,999+ GST · one-time · 24 months

₹35,399 with 18% GST · about ₹1,250 a month + GST

  • All 12 Base Camp units, then all 12 Summit units
  • Move into Summit as soon as Base Camp is finished
  • Mock papers, code labs and notebook labs in both years
  • One journey and one progress history
Start free

Year 1 · Foundations

Base Camp

Classes 7–10 starting from scratch

₹14,999+ GST · one-time · 12 months

₹17,699 with 18% GST · about ₹1,250 a month + GST

  • All 12 Base Camp units, from puzzles to first machine learning
  • Drills at Trail, Ridge and Peak on every topic
  • 3 Python code labs and 5 notebook labs, checked automatically
  • 3 bridge units and a Stage 1 taster mock
Start free

Paid plans can be bought here shortly. Start free now: everything you do carries over.

Not sure yet? Start free.

A free account opens Unit 1 of Base Camp and of Summit. Try a few sessions together before you choose.

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FAQ

Questions parents ask.

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Unit 1 · Patterns & puzzles

Start with Unit 1. It’s free.

Spot the rule, test it, and reason step by step. Every question comes with a worked explanation.

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