Derive
The quant contest.
Probability, markets, and mathematical reasoning under the clock. Two online rounds to earn a seat, then finals on stage: in person, in front of the firms that hire this talent.
📷 Photo · Derive finals in progress, contestants on stage, IIT Bombay
Derive '26
The road to Bombay.
2,500+participants
Round 1: the field
Open to everyone. One round of probability, markets, and mathematical reasoning sets the bar.
150advanced
Round 2: the cut
The top performers return for a harder paper. Only the sharpest 150 make it this far.
50qualify for finals
Finals: offline at IIT Bombay
Fifty qualify for the on-stage finals; 33 competed in person at Derive '26.
Backed by
The firms in the room.
Apex Partner
Title partner of Derive, backing the contest that measures India's quant talent on its own terms.
Convergence Partner
Partner of the Convergence finals at IIT Bombay, where the top fifty qualify to compete in person.
The next edition is coming.
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