Competitions to participate in Indian schools (class 6 - class 12)

Class 5,6,7: refer primary/Sub Junior books from AMTI

(AMTI books: https://www.amtionline.com/suggested-for-level.php)

Class 8: refer Sub Junior books from AMTI

    Just after class 7 final exams, start studying for NSEJS (Junior science Olympiad which is to be taken when the student is in 9th standard around November time.  For this exam one should have completed  Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology (PCMB) books of NCERT class 9, class10, class 11 for all science (PCMB) subjects. 

    So prepare for NSEJS/INJSO at least complete reading class 8, class 9 and class 10 NCERT books in class 8th itself. 

     Join class 8 tuition (https://www.ahaguru.com/ - for online classes or any reputed IIT coaching centre)

Class 9: NSEJS/INJSO, Bhaskara contest - refer Junior books from AMTI

     Complete class 11/12 books: (do all worked examples in Physics and Physical Chemistry)

     Physics - HC verma (Vol I, Vol II), Sears and Zemansky - University Physics

     Chemistry - Raymond Chang, RC Mukherjee

     Biology - NCERT class 11, class 12 before November

     Maths - read till class 10, and read HC verma Vol I chapter - Math foundations for Physics.

     Join class 9 IIT Foundation tuition (https://www.ahaguru.com/ - for online classes or any reputed IIT coaching centre)

    Maths - refer AOPS Vol -I book if possible.

Class 10: PreRMO/RMO, NTSE, Bhaskara contest - refer Junior books from AMTI

          Join class 10 IIT foundation tuition (https://www.ahaguru.com/ - for online classes or any reputed IIT coaching centre)

    Maths - refer AOPS VOL-I if possible (https://artofproblemsolving.com/store/list/all-products)

Class 11:  PreRMO/RMO, KVPY SA

            Join integrated coaching college, dummy PU college, (For self study: online coaching - https://www.competishun.com with Resonance DLP package)

   Maths (RMO) - refer AOPS VOL-II and AOPS Intermediate books (Algebra,  Counting and Probability) if possible (https://artofproblemsolving.com/store/list/all-products).

IIT JEE books (complete IIT coaching DLP by referring to following textbooks for better understanding) 

    Physics - HC Verma Vol I, HC Verma Vol II, Cengage publications BM sharma (lot of problems), 41+ years of Topicwise JEE previous year problems/solutions. 

(Ref: Resnick, Halliday, Krane (heavier) or Walker (lighter), Ref: irodov problems, Ref: irodov solutions)

    Chemistry - PC: NCERT, RC Mukherjee (ref: Atkins), IOC - NCERT, OC - NCERT (ref: Paula Bruice), 41+ years of Topicwise JEE previous year problems/solutions.

    Mathematics - Cengage Publications , 41+ years of Topicwise JEE previous year problems/solutions.

    (Ref: SL Loney - Trigonometry,  Sl Loney - Co-ordinate Geometry, Hall and Knight - Higher Algebra)

     KVPY SA resonance books.

Class 12

        NSEP, NSEC, JEE, KVPY SB, ...

(Note: Pure science available options: KVPY rank (< 300) - IISC BS (https://ug.iisc.ac.in/), (> 300) - IISER (http://www.iiseradmission.in/), IIST (https://www.iist.ac.in/))