Mathematical Olympiad 2021-2022

Updated on May 6, 2022

IOQM 2022 (Part B) Marks

IOQM Part B marks (final) can be seen by clicking here.

 

Candidates qualified in IOQM Part A – 2022

See the list of candidates who have qualified in IOQM Part A (their IOQM Part B scripts will be evaluated).


Final solutions of IOQM Part A and IOQM Part B

The comments on Part A answer key and Part B solutions were analysed by the academic committee.  
 
The IOQM Part A Final Answer Key is available here
The IOQM Part B Final Solutions are available here

Announcement regarding APMO2022:

The following students are eligible to write the APMO 2022 on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 09:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs by virtue of being INMO 2021 awardees who were eligible to compete for IMOTC 2022. 

Click here  for the list.


Tentative solutions of IOQM Part A and IOQM Part B

The IOQM Part A tentative answer key is available here
Comments on the IOQM 2022 Part A questions and answer key may be sent to mtaprmo@gmail.com .
No comments received after 17:30 on March 11, 2022 will be entertained. 
 
The IOQM Part B tentative solutions are available here
Comments on the IOQM 2022 Part B questions and solutions may be sent to ioqm22partB@hbcse.tifr.res.in .
No comments received after 17:30 on March 11, 2022 will be entertained. 

Announcement regarding National Olympiad Programme in Mathematics for 2021-2022 (dt 16 Feb 2022)

In view of some recent developments regarding school examinations and board examinations, certain changes in the Olympiad programme in the 2021-2022 cycle have become necessary. It appears that a large number of students will be engaged with their Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations during the period of April to June 2022, which is the usual time for the final stage of the national Olympiad programme. The selection process for the Indian team must be concluded with adequate time available before the international Olympiad to enable smooth completion of registration and visa formalities. Therefore, it would not be possible to conduct any selection tests beyond the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) examination for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2022 scheduled in July. 

The following decisions are announced for the Olympiad cycle of 2021-2022. These supersede previous announcements made in this regard.

  • The dates of the Indian Olympiad Qualifier (IOQ) examinations are revised as under:

    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM): 6 March 2022 (Sunday), 9:00 – 13:00 hrs
    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Junior Science (IOQJS): 6 March 2022 (Sunday), 14:30 – 18:00 hrs
    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Physics (IOQP): 13 March 2022 (Sunday), 9:00 – 12:30 hrs
    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Biology (IOQB): 13 March 2022 (Sunday), 14:30 – 18:00 hrs
    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Astronomy (IOQA): 20 March 2022 (Sunday), 9:00 – 12:30 hrs
    • Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Chemistry (IOQC): 20 March 2022 (Sunday), 14:30 – 18:00 hrs

Please note that this schedule is tentative, and is subject to change at short notice, depending on the prevailing situation in the country. 

  • Further selection stages beyond IOQM, namely the International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC), stands cancelled. Selection for the Indian team for IMO 2022 will be based on the performance in IOQM Part B. 

Specifically,

  1. Criteria for evaluation of IOQM Part B answer scripts on the basis of performance in IOQM Part A remain unchanged from as announced before (criteria given below).
  2. 6 students at the top of the merit list of IOQM Part B will be selected for the Indian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2022.
  3. In case there is a tie of IOQM Part B scores among more students than the number of available remaining seats in the Indian team, the following two criteria will be used to break the tie, in order: (i) marks obtained in IOQM Part A, (ii) number of answers in IOQM Part B receiving full credit. In case these fail to break the tie, a suitable tie-breaking criterion will be applied by HBCSE.
  4. The students who would have qualified for the IMOTC as per previously announced criteria will be awarded INMO Awardee Certificate by NBHM and HBCSE. If conditions permit, they may be invited to participate in an online Orientation Camp (without any selection tests) at a suitable time, purely for academic benefit.
  5. In case a student is eligible for more than one international Olympiad (including at least one Science subject) according to the criteria above, she/he will be selected only for the subject that is highest in the preference indicated by her/him during IOQ registration. The vacant seat in other subject(s) will be offered to the next student in the merit list.

Selection scheme to select students for IMOTC 2022 

The selection of students for IMOTC 2022 will be based on a single examination called the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) (please refer to point 4 above).

The IOQM examination, to be held in a single sitting of four hours duration, will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B 

  1. Part A: OMR-based paper with 12 questions. Duration: 75 min.  Each question having an integer answer in the range 00-99. This is equivalent to a reduced version of the original IOQM planned earlier.
  2. Part B: Subjective paper with 3 questions at INMO level. Duration: 150 min. This is equivalent to the original INMO planned earlier.

Eligibility criteria

  1. Category J:
    All the students who had registered, enrolled and were issued valid hall tickets for the IOQM examination scheduled to be held on Jan 9, 2022 are eligible to appear for this IOQM examination. These students will be issued fresh admit cards once the date of IOQM is announced.
  2. Category S:
    All the students who were exempted from the IOQM examination scheduled to be held on Jan 9, 2022 and were eligible to appear for INMO 2022 scheduled to be held on Feb 27, 2022 by virtue of being an INMO Awardee in 2021 or earlier and are still eligible to compete for IMO 2022 or an INMO Merit Awardee in 2021 must now appear for this IOQM examination in order to be in contention for selection to IMOTC 2022. These students need to register themselves for the IOQM, following which they will be issued IOQM admit cards. The Office of the National Coordinator, Mathematical Olympiad Programme will inform these students about the registration process by email by February 10, 2022.   

Selection scheme for Category J students

  1. For each region (including KVS and JNV) a list consisting of the following items will be prepared:
    1. Roll numbers of top 10 students from classes 8,9,10,11 on the basis of their scores   in Part A.  
    2. Roll numbers of top 2 students from class 12 on the basis of their scores in Part A.
    3. Roll numbers of 2 girl students under girls’ quota from classes 8,9,10,11 on the basis of their scores in Part A
  2. For each region (including KVS and JNV) the answer scripts of Part B of only those  students whose roll numbers appear in the list defined in point no. 1 will be evaluated.
  3. The top 30 from classes 8,9,10,11 will be selected for IMOTC on the basis of their Part B scores ONLY. Ties in the 30th position will be broken by using the Part A scores of the students concerned. If the ties cannot be broken then all students tied in that position will be selected for IMOTC.  
  4. The top 6 from class 12 will be selected for IMOTC on the basis of their Part B scores ONLY. Ties in the 6th position will be broken by using the Part A scores of the students concerned. If the ties cannot be broken then all students tied in that position will be selected for IMOTC.
  5. Irrespective of the number of girls among the students selected from classes 8,9,10,11 in point no. 3, another 5 girls from classes 8,9,10,11 will be selected for IMOTC on the basis of their Part B scores ONLY. Ties in the 5th position will be broken by using the Part A scores of the students concerned. If the ties cannot be broken then all students tied in that position will be selected for IMOTC.
  6. The students selected in accordance with the criteria described in point no. 3, point no. 4 and point no. 5 will together constitute the Junior Batch of IMOTC.
  7. Any student in Category J who scores at least 20% in Part A of IOQM will get a certificate.

    Selection scheme for Category S students
  8. The answer scripts of Part B of all students in Category S will be evaluated irrespective of their scores in Part A. However, the student must appear for Part A as well at the appointed time (it will not be possible to appear only in Part B).
  9. A student in Category S from any one of classes 8,9,10,11 whose Part B score is either equal to or greater than the Part B score of the student from any one of classes 8,9,10,11 in the 30th position as explained in point no. 3 will be selected for IMOTC.
  10. A student in Category S from class 12 whose Part B score is either equal to or greater than the Part B score of the student from class 12 in the 6th position as explained in point no. 4 will be selected for IMOTC.
  11. The students selected in accordance with the criteria described in point no. 9 and point no. 10 will together constitute the Senior Batch of IMOTC. 

For past papers of IOQM and INMO please visit https://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/how-to-prepare/past-papers/