Draft:Indian Olympiad Qualifier In Mathematics

The Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) is an examination in mathematics for high-school students, usually conducted in the start of September (first or second Sunday). It is organized by the Mathematics Teachers' Association (India).[1]

There are two levels of the IOQM:

  • the Category A, for students in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11
  • the Category B, for students in grades 12

The region-wise top 200 students along with an additional group of 5 more girls in Category A in the IOQM are invited to the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO). The region-wise top 40 students in Category B in the IOQM are invited to the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO).[2]

Unlike the NSEs, IOQM is not held state-wise and rather region-wise. This is because IAPT/ACT/ATBS select students for National Olympiads and MTA(I) selects students for the Regional Olympiad

History

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Years Name No. of questions Comments
2017 PRMO 30 First edition.
2018 PRMO 30 Second edition.
2019 PRMO 30 Third edition.
2020 IOQM 30 Delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. IOQM was conducted as a single examination in lieu of PRMO and RMO of the previous years.
2021 IOQM

Part-A

12 Delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. IOQM was conducted as a single examination in lieu of PRMO, RMO, INMO and TSTs of the previous years. It had 2 parts. The Part A was equivalent of IOQM 2020 and Part B was equivalent of INMO and TSTs of the previous years. The Indian team was decided directly on the basis of IOQM Part A and Part B score in this year. IOQM Part A merit certificates were issued to a total of 8,032 candidates.
2022 IOQM 24 IOQM 2022 was equivalent to IOQM 2020.
2023 IOQM 30 IOQM returned to it's old format as the PRMO.
2024 IOQM TBA IOQM 2024 would be held on 8th September 2024.

Syllabus

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The IOQM syllabus and paper pattern is similar to that of the Mathematics of JEE Advanced. The topics of Algebra, Trigonometry and 2-Dimensional Co-ordinate Geometry are exact match. Calculus along with Vectors and 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate Geometry would be helpful but is not part of the IOQM syllabus and all questions can be solved without the knowledge of these topics.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IOQM 2024-2025 – MTA (I)". Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ https://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ecr_IOQMtoRMO20232024.pdf