Background

The MIT Integration Bee is a yearly tradition during MIT's Independent Activities Period every January run by MIT Math graduate students. The Bee is open to all MIT students, although most who participate are undergraduates.

Competition Format (as of 2024)

The qualifier test consists of 20 questions; see previous years' tests below for examples. It can be taken during any 20-minute period within the time window listed above.


The top 16 students from the qualifier test take part in the bee. The first round of the bee is a "regular season" with four students competing to solve each integral. Based on regular season performance, 8 students advance to a seeded single-elimination playoff bracket. In the playoffs, pairs of students go head-to-head to determine the Grand Integrator!

2024 Results

The 43rd Annual Integration Bee took place on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2024 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2024 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Brian Liu (Grand Integrator)
  2. Brandon Wang
  3. Chirag Falor
  4. Luke Robitaille
2024 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Brandon Wang, Luke Robitaille, Chirag Falor, Brian Liu.

2024 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2024 bee (in alphabetical order):

2023 Results

The 42nd Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 26th, 2023. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2023 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2023 were (pictured below with some of their prizes):

  1. Luke Robitaille (Grand Integrator)
  2. Maxim Li
  3. Mark Saengrungkongka
  4. Carl Schildkraut
2023 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Mark Saengrungkongka, Luke Robitaille, Carl Schildkraut, Maxim Li.

2023 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2023 bee (in alphabetical order):

2022 Results

The 41st Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 20th, 2022. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2022 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2022 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Shengtong Zhang (Grand Integrator)
  2. Saaketh Vedantam
  3. Chirag Falor
  4. Sean Li
2022 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Saaketh Vedantam, Shengtong Zhang, Chirag Falor, Sean Li.

2022 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2022 bee (in alphabetical order):

2021 Results

The Integration Bee was not held in 2021 due to the pandemic and all IAP activities held remotely.

2020 Results

The 40th Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2020 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2020 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Saaketh Vedantam (Grand Integrator)
  2. Yan Sheng Ang
  3. Zachary Lee
  4. Carl Schildkraut
2020 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Zachary Lee, Saaketh Vedantam, Carl Schildkraut, Yan Sheng Ang.

2020 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2020 bee (in alphabetical order):

2019 Results

The 39th Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 31st, 2019. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2019 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2019 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Ashwin Sah (Grand Integrator)
  2. Yannick Yao
  3. Shengtong Zhang
  4. Richard Yi
2019 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Shengtong Zhang, Ashwin Sah, Yannick Yao, Richard Yi.

2019 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2019 bee (in alphabetical order):

2018 Results

The 38th Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 25th, 2018. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2018 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2018 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Ashwin Sah (Grand Integrator)
  2. Saranesh Prembabu
  3. Sujay Kazi
  4. Yang Liu
2017 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Ashwin Sah, Saranesh Prembabu, Sujay Kazi, Yang Liu.

2018 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2018 bee (in alphabetical order):

2017 Results

The 37th Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 26th, 2017. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2017 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2017 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Jack Spilecki (Grand Integrator)
  2. Saranesh Prembabu
  3. Kevin Sun
  4. Alexander Clifton
2017 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Alexander Clifton, Kevin Sun, Saranesh Prembabu, Jack Spilecki.

2017 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2017 bee (in alphabetical order):

2016 Results

The 36th Annual Integration Bee took place on Thursday, January 19th, 2016. Eight students advanced to the playoff bracket:

2016 Integration Bee Bracket

The top four students in 2016 were (pictured below with their prizes):

  1. Saranesh Prembabu (Grand Integrator)
  2. Nicholas Klugman
  3. Yang Liu
  4. Mike Winer
2016 Integration Bee Finalists

From left to right: Yang Liu, Mike Winer, Saranesh Prembabu, Nicholas Klugman.

2016 Qualifiers

The following students qualified for the 2016 bee (in alphabetical order):

Previous Years' Qualifier Tests

Check these out to get a feeling for the difficulty of the Bee's integrals, and maybe to practice. All qualifiers below were 20 minute tests.

Previous Years' Integration Bees

In the main event, there is a time limit for each integral. The difficulty and time limits of the integerals generally increase for later rounds.

Note: Only the integrals that were actually used appear in these files.


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