Archive · 5 Sep 2026
India Wins Nine Medals, Including Four Gold, at IESO
Indian school students performed exceptionally well at an international Earth science competition.
The competition took place in Turin, Italy, in August 2026.
Students from 39 countries participated.
India won nine medals in total.
These included four gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
This was India’s best result ever in the competition.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh met and congratulated the students in New Delhi.
The students were selected and trained through a nationwide programme.
India won nine medals—four gold, three silver and two bronze—at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad.
The competition was held in Turin, Italy, from August 20 to 27, 2026, with students from 39 countries participating.
Soumik Mandal won two gold and one silver medal and ranked third overall among participants.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh felicitated the students, their parents and schools at Prithvi Bhawan in New Delhi.
About 17,800 students took the national selection test before 25 finalists attended a three-week training camp in Vadodara.
- Who
- An Indian school-student team, supported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, won the medals; Union Minister Jitendra Singh later felicitated them.
- What
- India won nine medals, including four gold, at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad.
- When
- The Olympiad took place from August 20 to 27, 2026; the felicitation meeting was subsequently held on September 4, 2026.
- Where
- The competition was held in Turin, Italy, and the felicitation took place at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Why
- The students competed in Earth science examinations and project categories after being selected and trained through a national programme.
- Medal tally
- Four gold, three silver and two bronze medals
- Competition
- 19th International Earth Science Olympiad
- Participating countries
- 39
- Indian record
- India’s highest-ever medal tally at the competition
- Top-ranked Indian student
- Soumik Mandal finished third overall and won two gold and one silver medal
- National selection
- Around 17,800 students took the test at nearly 500 centres
- Training camp
- The top 25 students attended a three-week camp in June 2026 at M.S. University, Vadodara