The free Brain Facts book prepares the written round, and that is half the championship’s 100 points. The other half comes from identifying real brain material, histology slides and MRI at timed stations, and from clinical and scientific reasoning — then the title is decided in a live elimination round, answering out loud against a clock. Cerebrum’s AIIMS Delhi-trained faculty coach exactly those — live, small-batch, mock-exam-heavy, and time-zone-calibrated for US, NRI and international IBB aspirants.
Independent neuroscience-competition coaching. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Brain Bee or the Society for Neuroscience. The official Brain Facts book and IYNA bootcamp are free.
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Most prep stops at the written exam. We weight our teaching to the way the competition is actually scored, so students train where the marks are. Round mix varies year to year.
Source: the organiser’s published championship format · verified 4 August 2026
50 of 100 points
The largest single block of points, drawn from the full free "Brain Facts" book (Society for Neuroscience). We add concept depth, MCQ drilling, and weekly retrieval tests so the breadth is genuinely retained, not skimmed.
25 of 100 points
Written answers at stations with human brain material, histology slides and MRI, at roughly a minute per question. Recognising real specimens at speed takes repetition against a clock, so that is how we drill it — live, every week.
25 of 100 points
Multiple-choice clinical and scientific reasoning, including diagnosis across the official neurological disorders (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Stroke, MS, ALS, Schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, and more). Faculty who have diagnosed these conditions clinically teach this round.
Top 10-12 advance
A minute to write each answer on a whiteboard, eliminated after two misses, ties broken on earlier rounds. We simulate the timed, high-pressure spoken format weekly so students perform under the conditions that actually separate finalists.
every cohort
End-to-end graded mocks mirroring the national round structure, with per-student feedback and a personalized gap plan after each one.
12-16 weeks · small-batch live
$4,900all-in
Full Brain Facts content + every round, built week-by-week. Live classes, slide/practical drills, and graded mocks. For students starting their first Brain Bee season or building from scratch.
Includes 2 full mock championships, weekly live oral drills, an AIIMS-faculty patient-diagnosis clinic, a printed study pack, and between-class doubt support.
Best for
First-time chapter entrants, early starters (Grade 8-11)
4-6 weeks · stations, reasoning & finals
$2,900all-in
Focused on the half of the points the book cannot give you — the neuroanatomy, histology and MRI stations and the clinical-reasoning round — plus timed simulation of the live elimination final. For students who have qualified a chapter and are heading to nationals.
Daily timed oral simulation, repeated practical/slide drills, and patient-diagnosis clinics over the full ~20 official disorders, with a graded mock final.
Best for
Chapter winners, national & IBB qualifiers
1 student · fully bespoke
$6,900all-in
Dedicated faculty mentor, custom plan, weekly clinical-reasoning and oral coaching with direct AIIMS-faculty review. For serious national-champion-track and World-Championship aspirants.
Fully personalized plan, unlimited doubt access, weekly 1:1 with AIIMS-trained faculty, and parent progress updates.
Best for
National-title & International Brain Bee (IBB) aspirants
Cohorts are timed to the competition calendar — the USA National is held in spring, the IBB World Championship later in the year. Prices are all-in in USD and cover live neuroanatomy and slide practicals, AIIMS-faculty patient-diagnosis clinics, weekly oral simulation and full mock championships. The official Brain Facts book and the IYNA bootcamp are free and worth using alongside any coaching. Local-currency billing (GBP / EUR / CAD / AUD / INR) and sibling discounts confirmed at your free assessment.
AIIMS-trained faculty teach the real neurology behind the ~20 official disorders — the moat in the 20%-weighted diagnosis round.
Neuroanatomy, histology and MRI identification drilled live with feedback — the ~45% of the score self-study cannot build.
Weekly timed, high-pressure oral rounds so the live finals format is familiar, not a shock.
Live online in ET / PT / GMT / GST / IST and more — built for US, NRI and international IBB aspirants.
Live in your time zone, with local context. Don’t see your city? We coach students anywhere in the US and worldwide — just ask.
Three pillars, mapped to how the competition is scored: the Brain Facts written foundation, the neuroanatomy and imaging you must identify by sight, and the clinical disorders behind patient diagnosis. (The exact official topics and weights vary year to year; this is the ground we teach across a season.)
The free Society-for-Neuroscience "Brain Facts" book is the official written-exam source. We teach every chapter for retention, not skimming:
Half the championship points sit outside the book — identifying structures on real brains, slides and scans against a clock. We drill the full map live:
The patient-diagnosis round tests reasoning over real neurological & psychiatric disorders — where AIIMS clinical training is the edge. We cover the major families:
Start here — our open study resources for the competition.
The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for high-school students aged 13-19. It runs on three tiers: win a local chapter → advance to your country’s National Championship (e.g. the USA Brain Bee) → the national champion represents the country at the International Brain Bee (IBB) World Championship. The IBB spans 200+ chapters across 50+ countries with roughly 25,000+ competitors a year. Only one national champion per country advances to the World Championship — which is what makes a strong result stand out.
Read the full answer →Several distinct skills, not just a written exam. In the published championship format, Round 1 is 50 questions on the factual and conceptual foundations of neuroscience, worth 50 of the 100 points. Round 2A is 25 questions at stations with human brain material, histology slides and MRI — 25 points. Round 2B is 25 multiple-choice questions on clinical and scientific reasoning — another 25 points. The top 10-12 competitors then go into a live, jeopardy-style final where you write each answer inside a minute and are eliminated after two misses. So the book gets you half the points; identifying real material and reasoning clinically gets you the other half, and the title is decided out loud. Note the organizer publishes question counts and points rather than percentage weights, and confirms the format year by year — check your own chapter’s rules, which can differ from the national format.
Read the full answer →Yes — the "Brain Facts" book and the official IYNA bootcamp are free, and they are genuinely good for the content layer, which is worth half the championship points. What they cannot rehearse is the other half and the finals: identifying structures on real human brain material, histology slides and MRI at timed stations, reasoning through clinical cases, and performing in a live elimination round where you answer out loud under a clock. Those need drilling, expert feedback and mock practice — which is what Cerebrum adds on top of the free content, not instead of it. You can compete, and win, without paying anyone.
Read the full answer →The highest-leverage rounds are clinical and physiological — patient diagnosis over real neurological disorders, and rapid oral reasoning. Cerebrum’s faculty are trained at AIIMS Delhi (India’s apex medical institution) and teach neurophysiology and clinical correlations daily for medical-entrance, AP, IB and MCAT students. That clinical depth maps directly onto the patient-diagnosis and oral rounds in a way general test-prep tutors cannot replicate.
All three. We coach US high-schoolers preparing for the USA Brain Bee, NRI / international families based in the US and elsewhere, and students in other countries preparing for their own national tier and the IBB World Championship. Classes are live online and time-zone-calibrated (ET / PT / GMT / GST / IST and more).
No. Cerebrum Biology Academy provides independent neuroscience-competition coaching. We are not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by the International Brain Bee, the USA Brain Bee, or the Society for Neuroscience. "Brain Bee" is used here only to describe the competition our coaching prepares students for. The official bootcamp (IYNA) is free; our paid coaching is a separate, optional supplement.
Yes for a student genuinely interested in neuroscience or medicine. Placing at the local, national (USA Brain Bee) or International Brain Bee (IBB) tier is a distinctive, well-recognized enrichment signal, and the neuroanatomy, clinical-reasoning and patient-diagnosis skills transfer directly into pre-med and biology coursework. Because only one national champion per country advances to the World Championship, a strong result genuinely stands out. It is a stretch goal, so it is worth committing to when the student enjoys neuroscience beyond the school syllabus.
Read the full answer →The written round of factual and conceptual neuroscience carries 50 of the 100 points, so the free "Brain Facts" book matters a great deal — but it is only half. The other 50 points come from identifying real brain material, histology and MRI at timed stations (25) and from clinical and scientific reasoning (25), and the title itself is settled in a live elimination round. So the book is necessary and not sufficient: you place by also drilling the station work and the spoken round, with expert feedback and mock championships. Cerebrum’s AIIMS-trained faculty coach exactly those.
Read the full answer →Book a free assessment. We gauge your child’s current level and target tier (chapter, national, or IBB), then recommend the right cohort or 1:1 track and share the schedule and fees in your local currency. WhatsApp +91 93119 46297 or use the buttons on this page.
A short live session to gauge your child’s level, map the right track (chapter, national, or IBB), and show how we coach the station and live rounds. Available across all global time zones.
Most students preparing for one of these are eligible for the others. The routes overlap more than they look like they do.