Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM)

Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics 

Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) will be a three-hour examination and will be jointly organised by the Mathematics Teachers Association of India (MTAI), the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT), the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research  (TIFR). All the details related to the exam are provided below.

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Different Stages of Mathematical Olympiad 

A standard three-stage procedure for the selection of the teams to represent India at the International Mathematical Olympiad has been followed in previous years. The selection procedure for the 2023-2024 cycle has been mentioned below for the students’ reference. 

Stage 1 – Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM)

The Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) is a first-stage exam being conducted by the Mathematics Teachers’ Association (India).

1. Date: September 3, 2023 Time: 10:00 to 13:00 hours (IST)
2. Duration: 3 hours
3. Total marks: 100
4. The answer to each question is an integer in the range 00-99. No negative marking. OMR-based exam.
5. Composition of the paper: 10 questions of 2 marks each; 10 questions of 3 marks each; 10 questions of 5 marks each.

Stage 2 – Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)

1. Date: October 29, 2023; Time: 13:00 to 16:00 hrs
2. Duration: 3 hours
3. Number of questions: 06
4. Each question requires writing detailed proof.

Stage 3 – Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)

1. Date: January 21, 2024; Time: 12:00 to 16:30 Hrs.
2. Number of questions: 06
3. Duration: 4.5 hours
4. Each question requires writing detailed proof.

Eligibility for IOQM (Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics) 

1. 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.
2. The students must be eligible to hold Indian passport. Provisionally, students with OCI
   cards are eligible to write the IOQM 2023 subject to conditions as explained in the pdf below
3. The student must be residing and studying in India since 30 October 2021 or earlier
   OR
   must be studying in an Indian school system since 30 October 2021 or earlier.
4. The student must not have qualified (or scheduled to appear) class 12 board examination
   earlier than 30 October, 2023.
5. The student must not have commenced (or planning to commence) studies in a university or
   equivalent institution by 1 June, 2024.
6. The INMO 2023 Awardees are eligible to write INMO 2024 directly WITHOUT qualifying
   through IOQM 2023 and RMO 2023 provided they fulfil the age criteria mentioned in point
   no.1, they haven’t commenced (or planning to commence by June 1, 2024) studies in a
   university or equivalent institution and they fulfil the eligibility criteria of IMO 2024 and
   EGMO 2025. Please note that the OCI students are not eligible to represent India in IMO
   2024 and EGMO 2025.
7. It will be the responsibility of the student to ensure that the above eligibility criteria are
   satisfied. In case it is found at any later stage of the programme that a student does not
   meet the eligibility criteria, he or she may be disqualified from the programme.

IOQM Syllabus

• The syllabus for Mathematical Olympiad (regional, national and international) is pre-degree college mathematics.
• The areas covered are arithmetic of integers, geometry, quadratic equations and expressions, trigonometry, co-ordinate geometry, the system of linear equations, permutations and combination, factorization of polynomial, inequalities, elementary combinatorics, probability theory and number theory, finite series, and complex numbers, and elementary graph theory.
• The syllabus does not include calculus and statistics.
• The major areas from which problems are given are algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory.
• The syllabus is in a sense spread over Class XI to Class XII levels, but the problems under each topic involve a high level of difficulty and sophistication. The difficulty level increases from RMO to INMO to IMO.

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