HBCSE - SERIES OF OLYMPIAD ( VOL.1)

International Mathematics Olympiad

Conducted by National Board for Higher Mathematics ( NBHM )

STAGE 1 : Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)


ELIGIBILITY : All school students of Class XI and Class XII are eligible to appear for RMO. The Regional Coordinators may on their discretion admit exceptionally brilliant students of lower classes also.

Test Duration : 3 Hour
No. of questions : 6 to 7 problems


STAGE 2 : Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)

ELIGIBILITY : Students selected in RMO.

Test Duration : 4 Hour
No. of questions : 6 to 7 problems , The question paper is set centrally and is common throughout the country.

On the basis of INMO, the top 30-35 students from all over the country become INMO awardees and receive a Certificate of Merit. (A maximum6 students of Class XII may be INMO awardees.)

Stage 3 : International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)

• The INMO awardees are invited to a month long Training Camp held in April-May each year at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai.
• INMO awardees of the previous year who have satisfactorily gone through postal tuition throughout the year are invited again to a second round of training (Senior Batch).
  
• The senior batch participants who successfully complete the Camp receive a prize of Rs.5,000/- in the form of books and cash.
  
• On the basis of a number of selection tests through the Camp, a team of the best six students is selected from the combined pool of junior and senior batch participants.

Stage 4: Pre-departure Training Camp for IMO

The selected team of six students goes through another round of training and orientation for about 10 days prior to the departure for IMO.

Stage 5: International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

• The six-member team selected at the end of the Camp accompanied by a leader and a deputy leader represent the country at the IMO, held in July each year in a different member country of IMO.
• IMO consists of 2 written tests . One of 4 hr and other of 1/2-hour held on two days.
• Travel to IMO venue and return takes about 2 weeks.
  
• Students of the Indian team who receive gold, silver and bronze medals at the IMO receive a cash prize of Rs.5000/-, Rs.4000/- and Rs.3000/- respectively during the following year at a formal ceremony at the end of the Training Camp.
• Ministry of Human Resource Developement (MHRD) finances international travel of the 8-member Indian delegation, while NBHM (DAE) finances the entire in-country programme and other expenditure connected with international participation.