The registration for the 17th S. -T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest in 2026 has come to an end. This year, more than 3,550 students from over 500 universities have signed up for the individual contest, and 75 teams have registered for the team contest. The participants are from 29 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in mainland China, as well as the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions, and countries such as the United States, Russia, Singapore, and Japan.

The semi-final written examination of the 2026 S. -T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest will be held on May 16th and 17th (Beijing Time) . The exam questions are designed by the Contest’s Academic and Problem-Setting Committee. The subjects include Analysis and Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, Geometry and Topology, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics, and Mathematical Physics. The examination duration for each subject is 2 hours.

Written Examination Test sites:

China: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, SIMIS, University of Science and Technology of China, Nankai University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Shandong University, Henan University, South China University of Technology, Northwest University, Southwest University, Xiamen University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, etc.

Overseas:

United States of America: 

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Los Angeles (the test site is located at the University of California, Los Angeles)

Russia: Moscow

The specific arrangements for examination test sites will be updated successively. If any candidate applies to change the semi - final written test examination site or has inquiries, please provide feedback and contact Mr. Xu (Email: mathxuhao@163.com, Phone: 13067960181) before 24:00 on May 14.

Exam center arrangement of Tsinghua University：/uploads/202605/15/1778827789532175.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Peking University：/uploads/202605/12/1778576147549796.pdf

Due to the high security level at Peking University, external personnel are currently not allowed to enter the campus. Other candidates are advised to go to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences examination site.

Exam center arrangement of Southeast University:/uploads/202605/13/1778658111148828.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Southwest University:https://math.swu.edu.cn/info/1070/4547.htm

Exam center arrangement of Xiamen University:/uploads/202605/12/1778552397794921.pdf

Exam center arrangement of South China University of Technology: /uploads/202605/12/1778576169390504.pdf

Exam center arrangement of The Chinese University of Hong Kong:/uploads/202605/13/1778633337644168.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Nanjing University:/uploads/202605/12/1778552416607020.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Zhejiang University:/uploads/202605/12/1778552428866393.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Harbin Institute of Technology:/uploads/202605/12/1778552442909653.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Hunan University:/uploads/202605/12/1778552454351241.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Fudan University:/uploads/202605/13/1778633349919430.pdf

Exam center arrangement of SIMIS:/uploads/202605/12/1778552482404274.pdf

Exam center arrangement of University of Science and Technology of China:

Exam center arrangement of Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS:/uploads/202605/12/1778570753942969.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Shandong University:/uploads/202605/13/1778633361317097.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Northwest University: /uploads/202605/12/1778570769813931.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Nankai University:/uploads/202605/12/1778572105755634.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Henan University:/uploads/202605/13/1778633618192968.pdf

Exam center arrangement of Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences:/uploads/202605/13/1778659500437249.pdf

Individual Contest Written Exam Schedule:

No one is allowed to be late or submit the exam paper early for each session of the exam.

Written Exam Schedule
Test sites	Beijing Time (May 16)	1. Analysis and Differential Equations	2. Probability and Statistic	3. Geometry and Topology
	Beijing Time (May 17)	4. Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics	5. Applied and Computational Mathematics	6. Mathematical Physics
China	Local Time	08:00-10:00	10:15-12:15	20:30-22:30
Russia -Moscow		03:00-05:00	05:15-07:15	15:30-17:30
US Eastern		18:30-20:30	20:45-22:45	10:00-12:00
US Western		15:30-17:30	17:45-19:45	07:00-09:00
The first and second exams in the U.S. will be held on May 15th, local time; the fourth and fifth exams will be held on May 16th, local time.

The team contest score is the sum of each team member’s individual exam results in the corresponding subjects.

The list of finalists will be announced online at the end of May. Please visit the Contest’s official website for updates: (http://yau-contest.com). The final round of the Contest will be held at Tsinghua University from June 27 to 28, 2026.

The contest schedule and exam center arrangements are subject to the final notice.