2026-27 Entrance Assignments

The deadline to submit Entrance Assignments for the 2026-27 programme year has now passed.

Here were the Entrance Assignments for the 2026-27 COMPOS Programme:

Step 1: Click on the two assignments above for your year group to download the files and, either, print them out or open them on your device.

Step 2: Read through the files thoroughly and look up any links or additional information mentioned in the text (if you need to).

Step 3: Get some paper and a pen, or an e-note app, and start trying to solve the problems. Make sure you put the problem number in the margin and show all your workings. We require handwritten submissions.

The assignment is not supposed to be used like a worksheet or exam paper, it's like a chapter from a textbook. Do not try and write the solutions on the assignment itself.

Your work should look something like this:

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Step 4: Repeat Step 3 until you have done as many problems as you can.

Step 5: Write your full name and COMPOS ID on the top of the first page of your solutions.

Step 6: Take photos or screengrabs of your solutions to each individual problem.

Step 7: Upload the correct photo/image to the Google Form for your year group. (The Google Forms open for submissions about 1 week before the deadline and links will be emailed to all registered students.)

All the information about precisely how to upload your solutions will be emailed to you nearer to the deadline. It is straightforward and nearly 2,000 people managed it without any problems last year so please don't worry.