UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge (SMC)
MathematicsDownloadable paper purchase deadline
October 7, 2026 (UTC+1)
The Senior Mathematical Challenge is the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust's first round olympiad feeder for students in Year 13 and below. Entrants sit a 90 minute paper of 22 multiple choice questions plus three digit answer questions, and the highest scorers are invited to sit the British Mathematical Olympiad.
Registration
- Format
- In person
- Age
- 14-18
- Participation
- Individual
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Entry fee
- GBP 1.6
- Prize
- Gold, silver and bronze certificates by score band; top scorers qualify for the British Mathematical Olympiad.