International Math Olympiad (IMO)
Official site: http://www.sofworld.org/
Conducted by SOF, The International Mathematics Olympiad is a means to identify and encourage the mathematical creativity of children through problem solving.
Exam Format
The language medium is English only. The examination is conducted for all classes from 1st to 12th with the following details.
• For Classes 1-4: There will be 35 questions and the duration will be of 60 Minutes.
• For Classes 5-12: There will be 50 questions and the duration will be of 60 Minutes.
Class 1 Details
• Question count: 35
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Numerals, Number Name and Number Sense (2 digit numbers), Addition, Subtraction, Length, Weight, Time, Money, Geometrical Skills, Patterns, Odd One Out, Series Completion, Analogy, Ranking Test, Spatial Understanding, Problems Based on Figures.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.
Class 2 Details
• Question count: 35
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Numerals and Number Name, Number Sense (3 digit numbers), Money, Measurement of Length (conversions), Weight, Time and Temperature, Calendar, Point, Line and Plane Figures, Problems Based on Figures, Patterns, Series Completion, Find Odd Numeral Out, Geometrical Shapes
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.
Class 3 Details
• Question count: 35
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Numerals and Number Name, Number Sense (4 digit numbers), Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Money, Length (conversions), Weight, Capacity, Time, Point, Problems Based on Figures, Odd One Out, Patterns, Series Completion, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Straight Lines and Curved Lines, Geometrical Shapes.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.
Class 4 Details
• Question count: 35
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Numerals and Number Names (5 digit numbers), Place Value, Roman Numerals, Addition and Subtraction, Geometry : Square, Rectangle, Circle, Closed and Open Figure, Multiplication and Division, Factors and Multiples, Fractions, Measurement, Pictorial Representation of Data, Money, Time, Weight and Capacity, Series and Pattern Formation of Numbers and Figures, Conversions, Comparison, Perimeter of Various Shapes, Direction Sense Test, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Number Ranking, Alphabetical Test, Coding-Decoding, Mathematical Reasoning, Symmetry.
Achievers Section:Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.
Class 5 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Number sense, Numeral and Number Name (7 and 8 digit numbers), Roman Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Factors and Multiples, LCM, HCF, Rules of Divisibility, Whole, Prime and Composite Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Geometrical Shapes & Angles, Circles, Symmetry, Measurement of Length, Mass, Capacity, Perimeter and Area of Rectangle, Square, Measurement of Volume, Temperature, Time and Various Operations on Time, Relationship Between Seconds, Minutes and Hours, Money, Representation of Data in Pictorial Form, Patterns, Formation of Numbers and Figures, Direction Sense, Number Ranking and Alphabetical Test, Series, Odd One Out.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.
Class 6 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Section – 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2: Knowing our Numbers, Whole Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Basic Geometrical Ideas, Understanding Elementary Shapes, Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Handling, Mensuration, Algebra, Ratio and Proportion, Symmetry, Practical Geometry.
Section – 3: The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning.
Section – 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Class 7 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Section – 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2: Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Exponents and Powers, Algebraic Expressions, Simple Linear Equations, Lines and Angles, Concept of Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest, Probability, Properties of Triangle, Symmetry, Congruence of Triangles, Rational Numbers, Perimeter and Area, Data Handling, Arithmetical Ability, Visualizing Solid Shapes.
Section – 3: The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning.
Section – 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Class 8 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Section – 1: Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2: Rational Numbers, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Exponents and Powers, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic Expressions and Identities, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals, Constructions, Mensuration, Visualising Solid Shapes, Data Handling, Direct and Inverse Variations, Factorisation, Introduction to Graphs, Playing with Numbers.
Section – 3: The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning.
Section – 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Class 9 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Section – 3 : The syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Class 10 Details
• Question count: 50
• Time allowed : 1 hour
• Syllabus
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
Section – 3 : The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.