REGION/ZONE CATEGORIZATION
All States and Union Territories in India and all International countries participating in Olympiads are categorized into the following 5 Regions and 26 Zones.
This categorization will be used for the following purposes:
- Determining zone toppers who qualify for the 2nd Level exams.
- Determining zone toppers to be awarded/provided scholarship for performance in 2nd Level exams.
| Sr.No. | NORTH REGION |
| 1 | DELHI ZONE |
| 2 | UTTAR PRADESH ZONE 1 - ALL-DISTRICT OF UP EXCEPT THOSE IN UP ZONE 2 |
| 3 | UTTAR PRADESH ZONE 2 – UTTARAKHAND, BADAUN, BAREILLY, MEERUT, MORADABAD, PILIBHIT, RAMPUR, SAHARANPUR, SHAHJAHANPUR, MUZZAFARNAGAR |
| 4 | PUNJAB/ CHANDIGARH ZONE |
| 5 | RAJASTHAN ZONE |
| 6 | HIMACHAL PRADESH/ JAMMU & KASHMIR / LADAKH ZONE |
| 7 | HARYANA ZONE |
