Panini Linguistics Olympiad 2025 at IIIT Hyderabad [Win to Represent India at IOL 2025]: Register by Jan 28

Registrations are open for Panini Linguistics Olympiad 2025 at IIIT Hyderabad. The last date of registration is January 28.

PLO is a fun, exciting, educational, challenging, puzzling, linguistic competition for students studying in grades 6th to 8th (Juniors) and 9th to 12th (Seniors).

This competition helps foster problem solving, computational thinking and appreciation for the linguistic diversity and linguistics in general.

Here, You can challenge your mind against puzzles in logic, language and linguistics, from deciphering flower formulae to tracking the evolution of Nna. To actually get on solving these, you don’t need to have any prior knowledge of Linguistics or languages!

The Panini Linguistics Olympiad is the Indian national program for selection and training of the candidates who represent India at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL). The program is coordinated by Microsoft Research Labs India, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, JNU Delhi and the University of Mumbai & is actively supported by regional coordinators across the country including Chennai Mathematical Institute, IIT Guwahati, SNLTR Kolkata, and IIT Patna.

Students studying in grades 6th to 8th (Juniors) and 9th to 12th (Seniors).

PLO 2025 will have 2 major selection rounds. We also have a special Puzzle Lab for people hoping to get started with their Linguistic Olympiad journey. Dates in the timeline are tentative and subject to change.

Interested candidates can register via this page.