AMC 10/12 (American Mathematics Competitions)

Competition · Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

The MAA American Mathematics Competitions are 75-minute, 25-question multiple-choice contests: the AMC 10 for students in grade 10 and below (under 17.5 years old) and the AMC 12 for grade 12 and below (under 19.5), each offered on an A date and a B date every November. Top scorers qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), now given at professional testing centers, and from there for the USA (Junior) Mathematical Olympiad, the first steps toward the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad team. Over 300,000 students take the AMC each year through their schools, which register as competition sites and proctor the exam.

Who can apply

GradesGrades 9–12

Min GPA—

ScopeNational

StatesAll states

FieldsMathematics

Logistics

Cost to youFree to most students; the school pays MAA's registration fee (some schools pass on a small per-student charge)

Financial aidNot listed

StipendNot listed

FormatCommuter

Length75-minute, 25-question exam in November

WhereAt your school or another registered competition site

AwardsCertificates, school and national honor rolls; qualification for AIME and the USA(J)MO, the pipeline to the U.S. IMO team

Applying

OpensSchools register in early fall

DueAMC 10/12 A is November 5, 2026 and B is November 13; schools register beforehand

You submitStudents do not register with the MAA directly: ask your school (or a local college, math circle, or learning center) to register as a competition site and enroll you; you may take the A date, the B date, or both.

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