Olympiad BARC

I want to apply for Mathematics Olympiad of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education so can you please provide me the details of this Olympiad?

[Kiran Chandar]

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education is the nodal centre of the country for Olympiad programmes in mathematics and sciences including astronomy.

The Mathematics Olympiad is conducted under the aegis of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM).

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The Mathematical Olympiad Programme leads to participation of Indian students in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 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.

Three groups (Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana (KVS) have a ‘Regional Coordinator’ each

The Mathematical Olympiad programme consists of five stages.

Stage 1 : Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO and pre-RMO)

The RMO is a three-hour written test with six or seven problems.

On the basis of the performance in RMO, a certain number of students from each region is selected for Stage 2 (INMO).

The central RMO will be held on the first Sunday of December this year (December 06, 2015) between 1.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.

Eligibility

All Indian students who are born on or after August 1, 1996

Class IX, X, XI students are eligible to appear for the RMO 2015.

Stage 2 : Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)

The INMO will be held on the first Sunday of February (February 07, 2016) between 1.00 pm and 5.00 pm.

Only those students who are selected in RMO 2015 and those who have received an INMO certificate of merit in 2015 are eligible to appear for the INMO.

This contest is a four hour written test.

On the basis of the INMO, the top 30-35 students in merit from all over the country are chosen as INMO awardees.

Stage 3 : International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)

The INMO awardees are invited to a month long training camp in April-May each year at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai.

Stage 4: Pre-departure Training Camp for IMO

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

Stage 5: International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

The six member team selected at the end of IMOTC accompanied by a leader, a deputy leader and an observer represents 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 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

The selection of the members of the Indian team for IMO will be

Contact address

Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education
Research Institute
V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400088