The Sprint · INAIO 2027 Stage 1
For students who have already studied the syllabusPractice timed to Stage 1 on 13 December.
A week-by-week plan of drills up to Peak and timed mocks on Stage 1 topics, up to ACM India’s INAIO Stage 1 on Sunday 13 December, with a rehearsal that starts at the paper’s time a week before. It teaches nothing from scratch: it is for students who have already studied the syllabus, and it pairs well with a teacher.
The free Prep Test is a first check: at 65% or more (the Contender level), timed practice is the next step and the Sprint fits.
The Sprint at a glance
- Stage 1
- Sunday 13 December 2026, 10 am
- Weeks
- 10, from Monday 12 October; access until 20 December 2026
- Each week
- One clear job: a full mock, or drills on two to four topics up to Peak, with a mini mock most weeks
- Mocks
- 3 full mocks on the plan, the last a rehearsal that starts at the paper’s time; 7 mini mocks, all on Stage 1 topics
- Price
- ₹6,999 + GST, one-time (₹8,259 with 18% GST)
- Sign-ups
- Open shortly; close on Sunday 6 December
Is it for your child?
For students who know the syllabus, not for starting out.
The Sprint is practice. It has an explanation for every answer and a guide for every topic, but no lessons in order. If the syllabus is new to your child, a programme that teaches it first will serve them better.
The Sprint fits a student who
- Has already studied the Stage 1 syllabus, machine learning included (metrics, k-means, Naive Bayes, PageRank)
- Scores 65% or more on the free Prep Test
- Wants practice and timed papers, not lessons
- Has, or wants, a teacher for explanations and feedback
Not there yet?
Summit teaches the Olympiad syllabus unit by unit, with tests that let your child move fast through what they already know. Its 8 Stage 1 units have their own week-by-week plan to 13 December, and it includes everything in the Sprint. Newer to the maths and coding, or in Class 7 or 8? Base Camp builds the foundations first. The Prep Test suggests where to start.
Compare the plansThe plan
Ten weeks, Monday to Sunday, each with a clear job.
A baseline mock first, then our 16 Stage 1 topics area by area, then full mocks and a rehearsal at 10 am on the Sunday before the paper. Every mock on the plan draws on Stage 1 topics only. Students see each week in their Sprint home, with every topic and mock ticked off once it’s done. Joining late? Earlier weeks stay open to catch up on.
Week 1 · 12–18 Oct
Set your baseline
A first full mock shows where the marks are, before any drilling.
a full mock
Week 2 · 19–25 Oct
Logic, data and code
Puzzles, data representation and tracing code by hand.
4 topics to Peak · a mini mock
Week 3 · 26 Oct–1 Nov
Algebra, series and matrices
Functions, sums and inequalities, linear systems and optimisation.
4 topics to Peak · a mini mock
Week 4 · 2–8 Nov
Probability and statistics
Bayes’ theorem, distributions and descriptive statistics. Diwali is on Sunday 8 November, so this week is lighter.
2 topics to Peak
Week 5 · 9–15 Nov
ML foundations and metrics
Training and testing, error measures, precision, recall and F1.
2 topics to Peak · a mini mock
Week 6 · 16–22 Nov
Algorithms explained in the question
Regression, classifiers, clustering, Naive Bayes and PageRank, each explained in the question.
4 topics to Peak · a mini mock
Week 7 · 23–29 Nov
Second full mock
Compare it with Week 1, area by area, and drill where marks still go.
a full mock · a mini mock
Week 8 · 30 Nov–6 Dec
The rehearsal
A full mock at 10 am on Sunday 6 December, the time the real paper starts.
a mini mock · the rehearsal mock
Week 9 · 7–13 Dec
Stage 1 week
One last mini mock early in the week, then rest. Stage 1 is on Sunday at 10 am.
a mini mock
Week 10 · 14–20 Dec
After the paper
Look back while it’s fresh, and look ahead if you go through.
Review, and a look ahead
Most weeks need one to two hours of timed papers, plus time to go through the explanations: a 5-question drill takes 5 minutes, a mini mock 20 and a full mock 90. A topic’s Peak opens once Trail and Ridge are cleared, three right out of five each. After the paper: the Sprint runs until 20 December 2026, so students can look back at the paper while it’s fresh.
What’s included
Questions and mock tests, on a plan.
Drills to Peak
Five questions in five minutes on any of the 25 Olympiad topics, at Trail, Ridge and Peak. The plan takes our 16 Stage 1 topics to Peak.
Full mocks
12 short problems and 3 case studies in 90 minutes, on Stage 1 topics only. As in the 2026 paper, the machine-learning questions give the definitions they use. Take as many as you like.
Mini mocks
10 questions in 20 minutes, mixed or on one area, as often as you like.
Every answer explained
A worked explanation for every question, a guide for every topic and a mistakes review that brings back what you got wrong.
Your Sprint home
This week’s topics and mocks, each ticked once it’s done, the days to Stage 1 and the whole plan.
Pairs with a teacher
The teacher explains. The Sprint is the practice in between.
The Sprint is made to sit beside teacher-led coaching, ours or your child’s own. We’re planning a four-week Stage 1 bootcamp from 16 November, with live evening sessions and a weekly mock with review; its daily practice would use the same drills and mocks. It isn’t running yet: dates and fees go to its waitlist first.
Price and sign-up
One payment, until 20 December.
₹6,999 + GST, one-time: ₹8,259 with 18% GST. Access ends on 20 December 2026 for everyone, so joining later means fewer weeks for the same price; sign-ups close on Sunday 6 December. No subscription.
INAIO 2027 Stage 1 · until 20 December
Sprint
Students in Classes 9–12 who have already studied the syllabus, often with a teacher
₹6,999+ GST · one-time · until 20 Dec
₹8,259 with 18% GST
- A week-by-week plan to Stage 1 on Sunday 13 December
- Drills on all 25 Olympiad topics at Trail, Ridge and Peak
- Every video lesson, worked Olympiad problems included
- Unlimited mini mocks, and full mocks with case studies
- Made to pair with a teacher: your own, or our planned bootcamp
Paid plans can be bought here shortly. Start free now: everything you do carries over.
Already on Summit or Head Start?
You don’t need the Sprint: both include its drills and mocks, and for students in Classes 9–12 the Sprint home appears in the menu until 20 December 2026.
Signing up
A free account has the Prep Test, every simulator and topic guide, and Unit 1 of both programmes.
One step a week, up to Stage 1 on 13 December.
Check readiness first with the free Prep Test.