Sunday, 5 May 2024

SOF INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD (IMO)

The International Mathematics Olympiad (SOF IMO) is an annual event conducted by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) to evaluate the mathematical abilities of students from grades 1 to 12. The SOF Olympiad exposes students to a challenging curriculum, encouraging them to develop their creativity, logical reasoning, and critical thinking skills, while building their self-confidence in a competitive environment from an early age. The top 5% students who qualify for the IMO level-1 will be eligible to participate in the IMO level-2 competition.

SOF IMO will be conducted on three dates, as under. A school may select one date to conduct the SOF IMO as per its convenience.

DATE ONE – 22nd October 2024

DATE TWO – 19th November 2024

DATE THREE – 12th December 2024

Registration of Students: The SOF IMO is open to the students of classes 1 to 12.

Registration Fee: Schools in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal pay to SOF a registration fee of Rs 125* (including GST) per student / Olympiad towards cost of examination. Schools may charge an additional Rs 25** per student towards honorarium of incharge, remuneration to teachers to teach and guide, and for other expenses. No fee is payable for students suﬀering from any major physical disability, or an Indian student whose parent was martyred during defence operations.

*US$9 for other countries.

**US$1 for other countries.

The SOF International Mathematics Olympiad is conducted at two levels:

Level 1: The first level of the test is organized in the respective schools of the participants during school hours.

(i) The level 1 competition is a test of 60 minutes duration comprising 35 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class 1 to class 4 and 50 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class 5 to class 12.