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PRIL — IOL 2027 - Bangkok, Thailand: 21 Jul 2027 (reported — ioling.org). Official site: ltrc.iiit.ac.in.

Panini Linguistics Olympiad

HBCSE Stage-1 linguistics olympiad. Self-contained linguistic puzzles in unfamiliar languages — no prior linguistic knowledge needed. Solved by pattern recognition.

126 days to exam(expected)6 Qs100 marks180 minNegative: None📅 Dates & updates📋 Full syllabus🎯 Expected cutoff🧠 Tricks & mnemonics📖 How to crack it🔁 Mistake Notebook

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Turkish 'ev-ler-im-de' means 'in my houses'. What is the correct morpheme breakdown?

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Important dates

  1. PLO 2026 Round 1 results announced

    passed

    Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

    Officialltrc.iiit.ac.in ↗

    Top performers invited to Invitational Camp at IIIT Hyderabad

  2. 🏅PLO 2026 Invitational Camp & Round 2 (expected)

    passed

    No official date yet — the expected exam date has passed

    Expected

    Usually held April-May at IIIT Hyderabad; top 4 selected for Team India

  3. 🏅IOL 2026 - Bucharest, Romania

    passed

    Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

    Reportedioling.org

    23rd International Linguistics Olympiad; India won 1 gold, 3 bronze, 1 Honourable Mention

  4. PLO 2027 Registration opens (expected)

    35 days away

    Sun, 15 Nov, 2026

    Expected

    Registration typically opens mid-November; fee Rs 1000

  5. PLO 2027 Online registration closes (expected)

    113 days away

    Mon, 1 Feb, 2027

    Expected

    Usually early February; spot registration also allowed

  6. 🏅PLO 2027 Round 1 exam (expected)

    126 days away

    Sun, 14 Feb, 2027

    Expected

    Typically held mid-February; 4-hour offline exam at centres across India

  7. 🏅IOL 2027 - Bangkok, Thailand

    283 days away

    Wed, 21 Jul, 2027

    Reportedioling.org

    24th International Linguistics Olympiad; July 21-28, 2027

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