Competitive Exams

International Mathematics Olympiad

Organising Body

Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education

Eligible Classes

VIII To XII Standard (Subjected To Age Criteria)

Subjects

Mathematics

Exam Brief

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Is The World Championship Mathematics Competition For High School Students And Is Held Annually In A Different Country. It Is The Aim Of The IMO To Bring Young People Together From All Over The World To Enjoy The Challenges Of Mathematics In A Spirit Of Friendly Competition.

 

The Nodal Agency For All The Science And Mathematics Olympiads In The Country Is The Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education (HBCSE), A National Centre Of The Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research (TIFR). In Year 2023-24, The Mathematical Olympiads Are Conducted In 5 Stages. Out Of Which 4 Stages Are Held At National Level

The IOQM is being conducted by the Mathematics Teachers’ Association (India)

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Students born between August 1, 2004 and January 1, 2011, and studying in Class 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, are eligible to write IOQM 2023. Please note that NO student born after January 1, 2011 will be allowed to write IOQM 2023.

The student must not have qualified (or scheduled to appear) class 12 board examination earlier than 30 October, 2023.

Please click on below mentioned link for complete list of eligibility criteria.

 

SYLLABUS

The syllabus for Mathematical Olympiad (pre-regional, regional, national and international) is pre-degree college mathematics. The major areas from which problems are given are algebra, combinatorics, geometry and number theory. The syllabus does not include calculus and statistics. The difficulty level increases from IOQM to RMO to INMO to IMO.

 

PATTERN 

Type of Question10 questions of 2 marks each; 10 questions of 3 marks each; 10 questions of 5 marks each. Total Marks - 100 The answer to each question is an integer in the range 00-99. No negative marking.
Duration  3 hours
Mode of Exam OMR-based exam.

 

SCHEDULE

IOQM 2023 is held on September 3, 2023 Time: 10:00 to 13:00 hours (IST)