Minds Underground's main competition page, checked November 4, 2026, is headed 2027 and welcomes students aged 8–18 worldwide. It lists a £10 fee per subject, with free entry for eligible Access Scheme students. It announces question release on November 26, 2026; question release is not an exact registration opening.
The main page lists April 3 at 23:59 UK time without a year beside the deadline. Its registration instructions still refer to questions released for 2026, and the linked Medicine page remains headed 2026. The linked submission guidelines give 11 p.m. UK time, rather than 23:59. The exact current-cycle deadline remains uncertain.
The updated main page requires an anonymous, typed PDF under 10 MB, named EntrantID_Subject.pdf, with question and word count on the first page. The linked PDF permits Word files as well; PDF meets both lists. One entry per subject is allowed. Senior essays are generally 1,000–1,500 words, with Harvard references counted and bibliography excluded; Young Minds uses its own shorter limit. Both sources require original student writing and allow AI only for background research or exploration, not generated phrasing, arguments or structure. Subject-specific questions and final submission instructions should be read together with these disclosed differences.