Looking for completely free resources
Hey everyone, I’m a Class 10 CBSE student. I haven’t started any proper/structured Olympiad preparation yet, although I’ve tried solving some Olympiad-level questions here and there and I’ve recently started getting genuinely interested in Olympiads.
I’m mainly interested in Physics and Maths, especially IOQM and NSEP. I’m also interested in NSEA, and resources for things like NSEC are welcome too.
Right now, I’m mostly confused about where to start. I don’t really want to jump straight into extremely difficult problems without having the necessary foundations first. I’m looking for resources that can help me gradually go from:
beginner → fundamentals → intermediate → advanced → international Olympiad level
I’m planning to start serious, structured Olympiad preparation in Class 11, so I’d like to use this time to understand the resources and build a good foundation.
I’m specifically looking for 100% free resources, preferably recommendations for:
- Lectures/courses
- YouTube channels
- Books or legally available PDFs
- Problem sets
- Previous-year papers
- Mock tests
- Websites
- Study plans/roadmaps(reallyyy appreciated)
- Anything else that you think is genuinely useful
I’d especially appreciate it if you could mention what level each resource is meant for and what order you’d recommend using them in. I’m okay with resources that are initially very basic — I’d rather build things properly than skip fundamentals.
If you were starting Olympiad prep around my level, what would your resource roadmap look like?
Thanks!