Eligibility

Eligibility for participating in IOQM. Mathematics Olympiad program in India.

Mathematical Olympiad program in India

The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) organizes the Math Olympiad program in India.

The Math Olympiad program organized by HBCSE, is the only one leading to participation in the following International Mathematical Olympiads.

No other contests are recognized.

Eligibility

  • The students enrolled in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th standard may participate in IOQM, provided certain additional conditions are met. The precise details are available at the webpage of the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE). Please visit this webpage for the updates and further details.

Some stages of the Math Olympiad program 2025 — 2026

graph LR
    Q(IOQM
    7th Sept, 2025) --> R(RMO
    9th Nov, 2025)
    R -- INMO Training Camp --> N(INMO
    18th Jan, 2026)
    N --> J(IMOTC
    May 2026)
    J --> P((PDC))
    P --> I{IMO}
    N --> E(EGMOTC)
    E --> F((EGMOPDC))
    F --> G{EGMO}
    N --> A{APMO}

  • IOQM (Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics)

    • Scheduled on 7th September, 2025.
    • The paper consists of 30 questions worth 100 marks in total.
    • There are 10 questions worth 2 marks, 10 questions worth 3 marks, 10 questions worth 5 marks.
    • Poster
    • Websites (to be referred for latest updates and information)
    • A few problems from IOQM 2023 have been discussed here.

  • RMO (Regional Mathematical Olympiad)

    • Scheduled on 9th November, 2025.
    • The paper consists of 6 questions.
    • It requires writing detailed proofs.
    • Websites: HBCSE.
    • The result of RMO 2024 may be found at this link.
  • INMOTC (Indian National Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp)
    • The schedule of the INMO Training Camps, to be held prior to INMO 2026.
    • The INMO Training Camp 2025 for the Madhya Pradesh region was held from 09.01.2025 to 12.01.2025 at IISER Bhopal. Details may be found at this page.

  • INMO (Indian National Mathematical Olympiad)

    • Scheduled on 18th January, 2026.
    • The paper consists of 6 questions.
    • It requires writing detailed proofs.
    • Websites: HBCSE.

  • IMOTC (International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp)

    • About a month-long training camp, held usually in May.
    • Through the TSTs (Team Selection Tests), it leads to the selection of six students to represent India at IMO.
    • Websites: HBCSE.

  • PDC (Pre-Departure Camp)

    • Held before leaving for IMO.
    • Websites: HBCSE.
  • Past Question papers

    The past papers are available at the webpages of

    The links to the past Question papers along with AoPS links are available at this page.

  • For EGMO, the stages are IOQM, RMO, INMO, EGMOTC, EGMOPDC, EGMO (along with certain criteria at the stages).
  • For APMO, the stages are IOQM, RMO, INMO, APMO (along with certain criteria at the stages).
  • INMOTC is a camp, organized before INMO.

From Madhya Pradesh

Syllabus