Certamen

We hope to see you at Harvard Certamen on April 5, 2025! The syllabus and rules for this year can be found below, and previous years’ questions can be found in the Past Questions page. To register teams for this year’s tournament, please follow this link. Those interested in volunteering to help run the tournament this year should fill out this form.

15th Annual Harvard Certamen. 4/05/25

UPDATED Tournament Schedule:

9:00 – 10:00: Check-in (arrive any time during this block) — Front of Sever

9:55 – 10:05: Opening Remarks — Sever Hall

10:10 – 12:20: Novice and Intermediate Preliminary Rounds — Sever Hall

12:20 – 1:15: Lunch — many locations in Harvard square

1:15 – 3:10: Advanced Preliminary Rounds — Sever Hall

3:15 – 3:55: Semifinal Rounds (all levels concurrent) 

4 – 6:10: Final Rounds (nov., int., adv. in a row; awards after each level) — Sever Hall