Contents

1. Who can take part?p. 3
2. Documents to prepare firstp. 4
3. Part 1 — From ATHAR to the olympiad page (steps 1–5)p. 5
4. Part 2 — The olympiad on the platform (steps 6–8)p. 9
5. Part 3 — The participant form (steps 9–14)p. 12
6. Part 4 — Sending and after: status, document upload (steps 15–16)p. 17
7. The 13 document tasksp. 20
8. How to prepare for the interview (tips)p. 23
9. Final checklist and help linksp. 24

How to read this guide

Each step carries a tag showing where it comes from:

• Tried we opened it on ATHAR or the platform on 5–6 November 2026.
• Official source published on the olympiad page or shown by the platform, but not carried through.
• Not verified not available yet, or not found in an official source.

Each step has a screenshot with numbered gold boxes, explained below it. Personal data in the images is permanently removed from the pixels.

Who can take part?

The condition is quoted as published. How it applies to you (especially your graduation year and the type of your degree) is a question for the organiser: [email protected].

Now

Make sure the level and graduation-year conditions apply to you before you start.

Documents to prepare first

This is the portfolio list as published on the platform. The form itself only asks for the personal-data consent (step 13); the other files go into separate tasks after you send the form (p. 20).

Neither the platform page nor the tasks give file size or format limits. The account we documented also showed 5 medical-certificate tasks that aren't on this list; their due date isn't stated (p. 21).

Get your documents ready

Start the notarised translations early; they take the longest.

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1. 1“Participation platform (Sodruzhestvo)” opens the olympiad's page on the platform (step 6). This is the participation button.
2. 2“The university's olympiad page (2026 cycle, in Russian)” is for reference only; its dates belong to an earlier cycle.

Step complete

When you have noted: registration and documents before 00:00 on 1 March 2027, and the test before 00:00 on 14 February 2027 (Moscow time). The last full days are 28 and 13 February.

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1. 1The portfolio list as the platform publishes it, plus the consent the form asks for.

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1. 1“Go” takes you to the participation stage. If you aren't signed in, the platform asks you to sign in first.

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1. 1“Documents upload” is the registration stage itself. It starts on 1 November 2026, and its end shows as “March 1, 2027”: it closes before 00:00 on 1 March 2027, Moscow time, so the last full day is 28 February (p. 18).
2. 2The portfolio list, with eight items.

One sodrujestvo.org account covers every olympiad on the platform; if you already have one, don't create another. You're done when “Go” opens the participant form.

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You already have an account:

1. 1Choose “by email” or “by phone”, whichever you registered with.
2. 2Enter your email and password, then “Sign in”. Forgotten it? “Forgot Password?”.
3. 3No account yet? “Sign up”.

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You don't have an account:

1. 1Your name as in your passport, in Latin letters.
2. 2“Country”: your country.
3. 3Enter your email, press “Receive a code”, and type in the code sent to that email.
4. 4“Add phone” is optional; it lets you sign in with your phone number later.
5. 5Role: “Listener” (for school and university students). This is your account's role on the platform, not the participant category in the form.
6. 6Tick the terms box (required), then “Sign up”. The marketing box is optional.

The sign-in and sign-up screens as they appear on the platform on 6 November 2026, with no data. For more detail, see our HSE guide, which uses the same platform.

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1. 1Participant category: “Student” is the only option shown.
2. 2“Nomination”: the only option is “INGENIUM”. You don't choose a field here.

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1. 1“Educational organization”: the university you study at or graduated from.
2. 2If it isn't in the list, tick “My university is not in the list”.
3. 3Test language: Russian, English or French.
4. 4“Course”: your year of study.
5. 5“Education level”: bachelor's, master's or specialist; choose what actually matches your qualification.
6. 6“Field of study”: your current field from a general classifier, not the olympiad's direction.

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1. 1Name, date of birth, email, phone, country and citizenship. Some may be filled in from your account; check them against your passport.

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1. 1Gender.
2. 2Passport details: every field is marked “Optional field” in this form.

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1. 1Download the personal-data consent template.
2. 2Sign it, then upload it here.
3. 3Place of birth, as in your passport.
4. 4Do you hold Russian citizenship?

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1. 1Are you currently in Russia?
2. 2Your Russian level: choose from the list what matches your real level.
3. 3Do you need a visa to travel to Russia?
4. 4“Send” submits the form. A confirmation then says you can't edit it afterwards unless moderation returns it. Check every field before you press it.

The journey after the form

Sending the form is only the first stage. Each stage after it has its own status and its own dates.

1. 1 · The form“Send”, then the status becomes “Moderation”
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2. 2 · Document upload13 tasks in the account; each file is sent on its own
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3. 3 · Follow the statusOn the “My Olympiad” page
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4. 4 · Test and interviewWhen the platform opens them
   Not tried

What we documented

We sent the form from one participant's account on 6 November 2026. What follows is what appeared in that account; we don't claim every participant sees exactly the same.

Next

Open “My Olympiad” from the account menu and choose the olympiad (next page).

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1. 1“Participant questionnaire · Moderation”: this status is about the form only. It means the form is under review. It doesn't prove your documents are complete, or that you're eligible.
2. 2“Documents upload”: a separate stage with an active “Move to stage” button. The test and interview buttons were greyed out on 6 November 2026.

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1. 113 tasks in 4 groups. Each starts as “Assignment not started” and progress shows 0%.
2. 2The instructions only appear after “Start the task”. Starting a task doesn't send anything.

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1. 1The task's instructions (here: the passport).
2. 2“ANSWER №1”: a free-text box and “Add file”.
3. 3“Send answer” stays disabled while the answer is empty. We saw no separate Save button. That doesn't prove the answer is final, or that it can be edited: we haven't checked either. Review the file before you send it.

The 13 tasks: what each one asks

Taken from each task's instructions in the account we documented, on 6 November 2026. None of them states a deadline beyond the stage dates, or a file format, size or count.

The motivation letter and the medical certificates

The motivation letter

• Length: 1,500–2,500 characters, including spaces.
• Content, as the task states: your goals in taking part in the olympiad; your academic, educational and extracurricular experience; your professional experience (work and internships); and your goals during your studies and after graduation.
• Not stated: the letter's language, its format (typed into the box or attached as a file), and whether your name must be hidden. Don't assume the language from the test language you chose, and don't carry over rules from other olympiads.

The medical certificates

Their tasks did appear in the account, but nothing says when they're needed: to take part, after winning, or at enrolment. Nothing says how long a certificate stays valid either.

Questions to ask the organiser

• The motivation letter's language and format.
• When the medical certificates are due, and how long they stay valid.
• Whether an answer can be edited after “Send answer”.

Organiser: [email protected]. Write to them yourself, in your own name.

The test, the interview and the results

We haven't tried these stages; their buttons were not active yet on 6 November 2026. What follows is from the platform page.

How to prepare for the interview

These are tips, not official requirements or scores, and they don't guarantee a win.

• Understand the programme you want for your master's, and why you're choosing it at this university.
• Read the professors' interests and their published research in your field.
• Prepare a realistic research interest, or two or three initial ideas, and be ready to discuss them.
• Explain your real project: what it is, your role, its results and its limits. Never present experience that isn't yours.

Checklist before sending

• You've checked that the level and graduation-year conditions apply to you.
• Your details in the form match your passport.
• You've chosen the test language you want.
• You've downloaded, signed and uploaded the consent.
• Your notarised translations are ready or in progress.
• Your motivation letter is 1,500–2,500 characters, including spaces.
• You've reviewed every file before “Send answer”.
• You've noted, in Moscow time: the test closes before 00:00 on 14 February 2027, and registration before 00:00 on 1 March 2027 (last full days: 13 and 28 February).

Help links

• Organiser: [email protected]
• The olympiad on the platform: sodrujestvo.org/en/olympiads/onlain-olimpiada-udgu-ingenium
• The olympiad on ATHAR: athar.ac/en/opportunities/udsu-ingenium
• The olympiad's channel: t.me/ingenium_udsu

Version log: 1.0 (6 November 2026): first published version, after the owner's review; the test and the interview were not tried, and the points that need the university's answer are stated as open. 0.9 (6 November 2026): draft for review; steps from ATHAR to the Send button, including signing in and creating an account, without submitting an application. Rev. 3: the form sent from one documented account; the “My Olympiad” statuses; the 13 document tasks, opened without sending any file; the journey diagram.

Sources and the account read on 5 and 6 November 2026.