Introduction to Regional mathematics Olympiad(RMO)
The Mathematical Olympiad Programme in India is organized by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) on behalf of the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India
Regional Mathematical Olympiad is the second step for an Indian student through which they got a chance to represent India in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) . it mainly organized to spot mathematical talent in pre-University students India has also started participating in two more international Olympiad events: the Europen Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) and Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) apart from the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), in which India is participating since 1989, since 2015 .The process for selection of students for participation in the events have been merged, taking into account the requirements of the individual tests.
How the selection Process worked out
For the purpose of training and selection of students for the Olympiad contest, 25 regions all over the country have been designated and each assigned a Regional Coordinator. Additionally, three groups (Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana (KVS) have a ‘Regional Coordinator’ each.
The process for selection to IMO team involves, as in the past, the following steps. These steps will now be applicable also to EGMO and APMO, along the lines indicated below.
Step 1: Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics(IOQM) previously known as pre Regional Mathematical Olympiad ( pre-RMO)
Step 2: Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO )
Step 3: Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)
Step 4: International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)
Step 5: Pre-Departure Training Camps
Step 6:International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
Lets take a look at each of the stages
Step 1: Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics(IOQM)(pre-RMO)
The first stage examination, the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics(IOQM) is a 3 hour examination with 30 questions. The answer to each question is either a single digit number or a two digit number and will need to be marked on a machine readable OMR response sheet. The PRMO question paper will be in English and Hindi.
The Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics(IOQM) exam will be organized by MTA (Mathematics Teachers’ Association). The website for PRMO is available at IOQM 2023
Eligibility:
a. Candidates 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.
b. Further, the candidates must be Indian citizens. Provisionally, students with OCI cards are eligible to write the PRMO, subject to conditions as explained below:As per the orders of the Madras High Court, students with OCI status will not be eligible for selection to the Indian team in the International Mathematical Olympiad. However, such students are provisionally eligible for selection at ALL prior stages, up to and including the IMOTC provided they fulfill all other criteria. This policy is subject to revision without prior notice depending on any further orders issued by the courts, or by a competent Government authority.
From each region, the top (up to) 300 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and the top (up to) 60 students from Class 12 will be eligible to write the Regional Mathematics Olympiad exam. For the KV, JNV schools which have a countrywide coverage, the number to be selected is up to 5 per cent from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and up to 1 per cent from Class 12, of the number of registrations.
Step 2: Regional mathematics Olympiad(RMO)
The RMO is a three hour written test with six problems. On the basis of the performance in RMO, up to 900 students are selected for Stage 3 (INMO). In case of a tie for the closing ranks, a tie-breaking mechanism shall be applied by the regional coordinator, following appropriate norms, to arrive at the final list of maximum 30 students from the region. The Regional Coordinators hold the charge of conducting the RMO in their respective regions. They have the option of preparing RMO question papers on their own or they may choose to use the central RMO question paper prepared by the Mathematical Olympiad Cell, HBCSE, TIFR.
Examination dates for RMO The RMO will be held in all the regions on Sunday, 29 Oct, 2023 between 1.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.
Results of RMO
The results of RMO for all the regions are to be declared centrally by HBCSE before 6th December, 2023. Therefore the regional coordinators should send the final results to HBCSE by 30th November, 2023. The regional coordinators shall not declare the results in their respective regions prior to that date. Results of RMO are out now and it can accessed through RMO 2023 Results
Step 3: Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO).
Examination dates for INMO
Third Sunday of January (January 21, 2024) from 12.00 noon to 4.30 p.m.
Eligibility for INMO
Only those students who are selected in RMO 2023 and those who have received an INMO certificate of merit in 2022 are eligible to appear for the INMO provided they are in class XI or below.
How the INMO test is conducted
This contest is a four hour and 30 min written test.
On the basis of the INMO, the top 30 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and the top 6 students from Class 12 in merit from all over the country will be chosen as INMO awardees. In addition to INMO awardees, the next 45 students who have performed well in INMO, but have not qualified as INMO awardees, are awarded INMO certificates of merit. These students will be eligible to appear for INMO 2025 directly without qualifying through PRMO 2024 or, subject to their satisfying other eligibility conditions.
Apart from the INMO awardees from Classes 8 to 11 as specified above, up to 5 girl students from the INMO merit list will be selected as INMO awardees under girls quota. They are considered on par with the other INMO awardees for all purposes of eligibility. There will be no separate girls quota for Class 12 students
In addition to the 30 students in the list of INMO awardees as above, up to five girl students (outside the INMO awardees list) will be chosen based on the performance in INMO, for training and possible selection in EGMO 2024 team. All INMO awardees, the selected girl students as above and all the students designated as senior students of IMOTC 2024 will be eligible to write APMO. The APMO tests will be held in the respective regions. The INMO results will be declared in the last week of February.
Indian National Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (INMOTC2023-24)
This training camp is aimed at students writing the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) 2024
Students may contact respective regional directors for more details
Step 4: International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC).
The INMO awardees and the girls selected from INMO for training are invited to a month long training camp in April-May each year at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai. Besides, the INMO awardees from the previous years and the selected girl students of the previous years who are eligible for IMO-2023/EGMO-2024 and have gone through postal tuition throughout the year satisfactorily are invited to the training camp as senior students. An INMO awardee who has completed one year of 12th standard will not be eligible for the next year’s IMOTC.
The junior students will receive INMO certificate and a prize in the form of books. The senior students will receive a prize in the form of books and cash. On the basis of a number of selection tests during the Camp, a team of the best six students is selected from the combined pool of junior and senior batch participants as the IMO 2024 Team.
A team of up to four girl students will be selected for participation in EGMO 2025, based on the performance of girl students from the combined pool at IMOTC 2024
Step 5: Pre-Departure Training Camps.
The selected team of six students goes through another round of training and orientation for about ten days prior to departure for IMO. A Pre-departure camp will also be arranged for girl students selected for participation in 2020, at a suitable time.
Step 6: International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
The six member team selected at the end of IMOTC accompanied by a leader, a deputy leader and observers represent the country at the IMO, held in July each year in a different member country of the IMO. The IMO contest consists of two written tests held on two consecutive days. On each day of the contest the test consists of three problems and lasts for four and half hours.
Students aiming to go through the Mathematical Olympiad programme leading to international participation (IMO) should note that RMO is the first essential step for the programme. To appear for the RMO, the students should get in touch with the RMO coordinator of their region well in advance for enrollment and payment of stipulated (nominal) fees.
European Girls Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO).
A team of at most four girl students selected at the end of IMOTC accompanied by a leader, a deputy leader and an observer represent the country at the EGMO, held in April each year in a different European country. The EGMO contest consists of two written tests held on two consecutive days. On each day of the contest the test consists of three problems and lasts for four and half hours. India has been participating in the EGMO since 2015.
Students aiming to go through the Mathematical Olympiad programme leading to participation in EGMO should note that RMO is the first essential step for the programme. To appear for the RMO, the students should get in touch with the RMO coordinator of their region well in advance for enrolment and payment of stipulated (nominal) fees.
Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO).
APMO is a contest specifically held for students in Asian countries and the countries in the rim of Pacific ocean. There is a senior coordinating country which coordinates this examination. The advantage of this contest is that one can participate in it being in her/his country. The contest consists of solving 5 problems in four and a half hours.
The requirement for participation in APMO is like IMO: one should not have entered university and below the age of 20 years. Besides the contestants should have been selected through a national selection process. In view of this, all the INMO-2024 awardees and all the senior batch students for the year 2023 are eligible to write APMO-2024. Generally, it is on the second Monday of March and the following Tuesday in some countries. (For the exact date and timings of the contest, see HBCSE website.) The students can take their examination in their respective regions. The regional coordinator will conduct the test in his region.
Important Dates
Syllabus for Mathematical Olympiad:
- 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, system of linear equations, permutations and combination, factorisation 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 high level of difficulty and sophistication. The difficulty level increases from RMO to INMO to IMO.
Region Coordinator Information
India has 25 regions along with three independent groups that conduct Regional Math Olympiad. Each region has its own Regional Coordinator, who is responsible for conducting RMO in his/her region. The information for each region is given below
| Region | Name and Address of the Regional Coordinator |
| 1.Assam | Dr. Prabin Das Department of Mathematics Guwahati Public College G.N.B.Road, Ambari Guwahati -781 001 Assam Mob: 9435732811 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 2. Chattisgarh | Dr. V. K. Pathak Head Department of (Mathematics) Govt. P.G. College, Dhamtari Chattisgarh 493773 Ph.: (0772) 2237933 (O), 237424 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 3. Coastal AP & Rayalaseema | Ms. Sudha Devi Head, PG Department of Mathematics Maris Stella College Vijayawada 520 008 Mob: (0) 9246660660 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 4.Delhi | Dr. Anil Kumar Principal Delhi Public School Sector-19, Faridabad, Haryana-121001 Office: 0129-2280522, 2290522 email:[email protected], [email protected] |
| 5.Gujarat, Diu, Daman & DNH | Dr. Udayan Prajapati Head, Department of Mathematics St. Xavier’s College, Navrangpura Ahmedabad – 380 009. Mob: (0) 9426383343 email: [email protected] website: sites.google.com/site/rmogujarat |
| 6. Jammu | Prof. S. D. Sharma Professor & Head, Department of Mathematics, Central University of Jammu, E-Ext. Sainik Colony, Jammu-180011. Mob; 09419173577, Landline(R):01912555099. E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] |
| 7.Jharkhand | Dr. K. C. Prasad Kali Mandir Lane Sukhdeo Nagar – Ratu Road P.O. Hehal Ranchi – 834005 Ph: (0651) 2280994 (R) E-mail : [email protected] |
| Dr. Manohar Lal (Joint Coordinator) Principal Guru Nanak Higher Secondary School Pee-Pee Compound Ranchi 834001 Jharkhand Ph 0651 2331007 (0), 09835143657 (M) Email : [email protected] | |
| 8. Karnataka | Dr. Manish Kumar Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059. Website: http://www.isibang.ac.in e-mail:[email protected] Mobile:9916986725 |
| 9. Kashmir | Prof. Bashir A. Zargar Department of Mathematics University of Kashmir Srinagar, Hazratbal 190 006 Mob.: 9906 936 392 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] |
| 10. Kerala | Dr. Ambat Vijaykumar Professor (Regional Coordinator INMO), Dept of Mathematics Cochin University of Science & Technology Cochin 682 022, Kerala Ph.:(0484) 2577518 (O),(0484) 2575288 (R) Mob.: (0)9447608851 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] |
| Dr. P. M. Mathew (Joint Co-ordinator) Department of Mathematics St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri P.O. Calicut. 673 008 Ph.: (0495) 6515011 Mob.: (0) 9495205226 email: [email protected] | |
| 11. Madhya Pradesh | Dr. Rajesh Pande, Senior Reader, State Institute of Science Education and Teachers Training College Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 482001 Phone No: 076 – 12625776 mobile: 09926339996 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Akshay Tiwari (Joint Co-ordinator) Department of Mathematics State Institute of Science Education and Teacher Training College, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 482001 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 12. Maharashtra & Goa | Shri. Prashant Sohani C/o Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan 56/14, Erandwane, Damle Path Off Law College Road Pune – 411004 Ph: 020-25434547 / 25410724 email: [email protected] Dr. Vikas Jadhav (joint co-ordinator) C/o Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan 56/14, Erandwane, Damle Path Off Law College Road Pune – 411004 Ph: 020-25434547 / 25410724 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 13. Meghalaya | Prof. M. B. Rege Dept of Mathematics North-Eastern Hill University Permanent Campus, Mawlai Shillong, Meghalaya 793 022 Mob.:(0)9436104071 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 14. Mumbai | Prof. K. Subramaniam Centre Director Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Near Anushaktinagar Bus Depot V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd Mumbai – 400 088 Ph.: (022) 2557 5622 (Telefax), (022) 2507 2207 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 15. North Bihar & Patna | Prof. Md. Azhar Hussain RMO Office North Bihar & Patna Region New Azimabad Colony West Sanichara P.O. Mahendru, Patna 800 006 Mob.: (0)9430891391, 9431267154 e-mail: [email protected] Dr. Md. Aslam Nazri Govt.Ambedkar S.C Residential High School, Muhrari, Harnaut Dist – Nalanda,Bihar phone: 9431493010 e-mail:[email protected] |
| 16. Orissa | Prof. Hadibandhu Pattanayak A2, Rashmi Towers Nageswar Tangi, Old Town Bhubaneswar-751002 Odihsa, India Mobile No:-9337124910 email: [email protected] |
| 17. Rajasthan | Dr. A. K. Mathur Regional Coordinator, INMO Dept of Mathematics, University of Rajasthan Jaipur 302 004 Ph.: (0141) 2708392 (0) Mob.: 93145 29855 email:[email protected] [email protected] |
| 18. South Bihar (Bhagalpur) | Prof R K Das Ramniwas, Lal Bagh, Tilakamanjhi Bhagalpur 812 001, Bihar Ph.: (0641) 2611236/ (0) Mob.: (0) 9431875389 email: [email protected] |
| 19. Tamilnadu | Prof. K. N. Ranganathan C1, Srinidhi Apartment 16 A, Giri Road, T Nagar Chennai – 600 017 Mob.: (0) 96000 82365 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 20. Telangana | Prof. T. Amaranath School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 042 http://www.math-olympiad-telangana.in e-mail:math.olympiad.telangana@ gmail.com |
| 21. North Western states | Prof. V K Grover Dept of Mathematics, Panjab University Chandigarh 160 014 Ph.: (0172) 2534510 (O), 0172-2632479 (R) e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Dr. Suman Bala (Joint Coordinator) Asst Professor Department of Mathematics Panjab University Chandigarh 160014 Ph.: (0172) 2534526 (O) email: [email protected] |
| 22. Uttar Pradesh | Prof. D. P. Shukla C-1/351 sector G Jankipuram Lucknow 226021 Mb 09450366085 email: [email protected] |
| 23. Uttarakhand | Dr. Mahesh C. Joshi Department of Mathematics Kumaun University, DSB Campus Nainital 263 001 Uttarakhand Ph: (05942) 237825 (Off) email : [email protected] |
| 24. West Bengal | Prof. Rana Barua Stat-Math. Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T Road, Kolkata 700108 Ph: (033) 2575 3410 0 – 9830180811 e-mail:[email protected], |
| 25.Tripura | Dr. Sharmistha Bhattacharya Halder Reader, Dept of Mathematics Tripura University (A Central University) Tripura – 799022 Agartala Phone: 09862676027 email: [email protected] Dr. Shouvik Bhattacharya (Joint Co-ordinator) Department of Mathematics, Tripura University( A Central University) Tripura-799022, Agartala phone: 09774550178 e-mail:[email protected] |
| 26. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools collectively conduct their own RMO | Ms. Sugandh Sharma Additional Director & Incharge (I&R) Central Board of Secondary Education Shiksha Sadan” 17, Rouse Avenue New Delhi 110002 Ph: 91-11-23220155 [email protected] |
| Shri. Subhash Chand Deputy Director Central Board of Secondary Education Shiksha Sadan” 17, Rouse Avenue New Delhi 110002 Ph : 91-11-23216220 09811542826 [email protected] | |
| 27.Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) schools collectively conduct their own RMO | Dr. G. Arumugam Dy. Commissioner Academic Navodaya Vidyalaya of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti B-15, Institutional Area Sector – 62 Noida 201309 Ph: 0120-2405962 Tel: 9868252576/ 9599432230 e-mail: [email protected] |
| 28.Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) schools collectively conduct their own RMO | Prof. G. S. Lawania KVS Mathematical Olympiad Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Faridabad – 121001 Tel: 9891426013 e-mail: [email protected] |