The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is an annual academic competition for high school students.  In Pakistan National Chemistry Talent Contest (NCTC) is the second contest of National Science Talent Contest (NSTC) which is functioning under the umbrella of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) Careers Project, HEC. H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences is the Home Institution (HI) for Training/Selection Camps for National Chemistry Talent Contest. Pakistani students have been participating regularly in International Chemistry Olympiads (IChO) since 2006.