HBCSE 2021 Exam - Date, Eligibility, Admit Card, Result

Mathematical Olympiad 2021- National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) conducts Mathematical Olympiad. This year, there will be only three stages in the Mathematical Olympiad,  Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM),  Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) and International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC). Students studying in class 8th to 12th are eligible for Mathematical Olympiad 2021. Open school students can also apply for Mathematical Olympiad. Students need to register at all the stages separately after qualifying one. HBCSE is responsible for all the selection processes of the Indian Mathematical Olympiad after IOQM.
Latest: IOQM admit card has been released. Students can download by entering the registration number and date of birth.

• IOQM registration 2020 was started from November 1, 2020.
• IOQM or first stage of Mathematical Olympiad exam will be held on January 17, 2021 by the Mathematics Teachers’ Association (India).
• IOQM result 2020 is expected to be announced in the last week of January 2021. 
• Selected students will be eligible for Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) which will be conducted on March 7, 2021.
• Students who qualify INMO will appear for International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) to be organised by HBCSE.
• Students will be given various lectures and training sessions followed by test through which 6 students will be selected for pre-departure training camp. 
• It will be conducted 8 to 10 days prior to the departure for IMO.  IMO is the final stage of the mathematical olympiad.

Students should note that only eligible students will be allowed to apply for Mathematical Olympiad 2021. If the exam conducting authority finds any ineligible students, then he/she will be disqualified without any further information.

• Students should be born on or after August 1, 2001
• Class 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 students are eligible to sit for IMO 2021 exam. 
• Open school students can also apply for the exam.

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HBCSE Mathematical Olympiad INMO Eligibility Criteria

The best-performing students from the RMO (around 900) qualify for the third stage – the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO). 

The INMO will tentatively be held on the third Sunday of January at 28 centres across the country.

Mode of Application : Offline

Mode of Payment : Other

• The application form is released on November 1, 2020.
• Students can apply directly at the registered centres or can apply online through the official portal. 
• The list of registered centres is uploaded on the official website during the IOQM registration 2021.
• All Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Atomic Energy Central Schools may also register as registration centres and may accept to register students from other schools.
• Students need to enter their Name, Date of Birth and school details in the IOQM 2021 application form.
• Along with the application form, also pay the fee through offline or online mode.

IOQM Registration Fees

Application Fees

Students preparing for Mathematical Olympiad 2021 should follow the below-given smart tip to score good marks-

• Cover all the topics of IOQM syllabus till June, when registration for Mathematical Olympiad will commence. 
• Solve at least one previous year's papers of Pre-RMO & RMO daily. It will help students to know the important topics and difficulty level. Solve as many question papers or sample papers as possible. 
• Ask experts and teachers in case of any doubt. Aspirants should have strong basics to get good marks.
• Take appropriate breaks and regular sleep.
• Eat healthy.

• IOQM 2021 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 an OMR sheet. 
• Mathematical Olympiad will be held in offline or pen and paper mode.
• The question paper will be in English and Hindi. 
• IOQM 2021 syllabus is broadly equivalent to senior secondary level (up to and including Class 12th) of CBSE.

Also, check

• CBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2021
• CBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2021

HBCSE Mathematical Olympiad RMO Exam Pattern

• The second stage exam, the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) is a 3-hour examination. 
• The RMO question papers consist of six descriptive questions in English, Hindi and other regional languages
• Difficulty level of the examination is higher than Pre-RMO.
• The syllabus of RMO 2020 remains the same as Pre-RMO.

HBCSE Mathematical Olympiad INMO Exam Pattern

• INMO will contain descriptive questions on Mathematics.
• The main topics from which questions are provided are algebra, combinatorics, geometry and number theory.
• The difficulty level is higher than RMO.

• HBCSE releases the previous year's IOQM question papers on the official website.
• Students can download and practise the last year's question papers to be aware of exam pattern, types of questions asked in the exam and difficulty level of the exam.
• These help candidates to analyze their preparation level.
• These question papers are available to download for the years from 2012 to 2018 along with answer key and solutions.

Previous Years' Question Papers

Mathematics Teachers’ Association (India) has released the admit card of IOQM 2021 on January 6, 2021. Students can either collect the same through the registered centres or can download it from the official website. It is mandatory to carry admit card to the exam hall on exam day. Without it, no candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall.

Steps to Download IOQM Admit Card 2021 Online

• Visit the official website of MTA
• Click on the student registration link
• Enter registration number and date of birth
• Now, click on the "Submit" tab

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• CBSE.nic.in 2021 admit card
• CBSE 10th Admit Card 2021
• CBSE 12th Admit Card 2021

MTA will release the answer key of IOQM a week after the exam in online mode. The answer key will contain the correct answers of all the questions asked in the exam. 

Candidates can calculate their probable score using the answer key. However, the official answer key will be available after a week but candidates can access the unofficial answer key on the same day, which is released by various renowned coaching institutes. 

The result of IOQM 2021 will be declared in the last week of January 2021 online on mtaexam.com. Students who will attain the minimum cutoff marks will be eligible for INMO 2021 exam. To check the result, students will need their roll number and date of birth. MTA will also release the merit list along with the IOQM result 2021. Below are the steps to check the IOQM result online

Steps to Check Online IOQM 2021 Result

• Visit the official website, mtaexam.com
• Click the "IOQMresult 2021" link
• Enter Roll number and date of birth in specified fields
• The result will appear on the screen.

Also, check

• CBSE 10th Result 2021
• CBSE 12th Result 2021

HBCSE Mathematical Olympiad RMO Result

• RMO Result will be announced in November 2020.
• Qualified students will be eligible for INMO registration.
• Students will be able to check their scores by entering Roll Number and Date of Birth.
• Approx. 900 best-performing students will be selected for next round.

HBCSE Mathematical Olympiad INMO Result

• INMO Result will be announced in February 2020. Students will be able to check their scores by entering roll number and date of birth.
• Top 35 students will be selected for International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) held at HBCSE during April to May 2021.
• Students can write an email to inmo@hbcse.tifr.res.in in case of any query related to INMO.