William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Welcome to the 2022 William Lowell Putnam Competition!

This year the Putnam administration and supervisor accounts are shifting to a new home – the Putnam Platform. This platform builds on previous portal functionality while adding efficiency in processing, administration, and reporting.

Here’s an overview of what to expect on the new platform.

Logging In

Screenshot of Putnam Platform Login Page with password reset link

Starting on Nov. 4, those supervisors who have already registered for the Putnam can visit putnam.edvistas.com to create their login credentials. As a first-time user, simply click the “First-time login or forgot your password?” prompt under the Password field and enter the email address you used during Putnam registration. Follow the instructions in the follow-up email to set your password and log in with your new credentials.

If you are not seeing the password reset email in your inbox, please check your firewall and whitelist the domain edvistas.com.

The Putnam Dashboard At-A-Glance

Screenshot of the Putnam Platform Dashboard

“Administering the Competition”
Access your registered student roster and materials to administer the competition, and upload your solutions after the Putnam.

“Score Reports”
View your students’ score reports when available.

“Competition Resources”
Learn more about supervision procedures, important deadlines, and how to use the new platform with helpful guides.

Competition Administration Portal

This page includes links to everything you need to administer the Putnam to your students.

Here are the steps you will need to complete before the Putnam:

Step 1: Approve student registration

The "View / Approve Registered Students from Your Institution" page will allow you to view your registered student roster and approve their registration.

Once you’ve approved your students in the portal, the Putnam Platform will automatically generate barcoded cover sheets for each student.

Step 2: Print cover sheets and problems

When you click on the “Print Cover Sheets” button (live on Dec. 2), a PDF of all approved students' cover sheets will automatically download to your browser, ready for you to print. These sheets must be placed in front of the corresponding student solution when scanning the solutions for upload.

The competition problems will also be available on the Competition Administration Portal starting at 8:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 2. Click on “Print Putnam Competition Problems” to find the document of this year’s competition problems. Print a set of Session A Problems and Session B Problems for each student participating in the competition.

Step 3: Administer the Putnam

On Competition Day, distribute student cover sheets. Students must place a problem cover sheet in front of each solution (e.g., the cover sheet for problem A1 will be on top of the solution pages for A1).

Please consult this document for the competition start time corresponding to your time zone. Students will have three hours to solve the Session A Problems, a one-hour lunch break, then three hours to solve the Session B Problems.

At the end of each session, students will hand you their cover sheets and solution papers in order.

Step 4: Scan and upload solutions

“Upload Solutions” will allow you to upload in bulk your scanned student solutions after the competition. One advantage of the new platform is that you may upload all solutions in a single document.

Thank you for all you do to make the Putnam experience educational and rewarding for your students.

Questions? For Putnam registration and policy, contact putnam@maa.org. For technical issues, contact amctech@maa.org.

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