From :
Zonal Coordinator, INMO
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To :
THE PRINCIPAL / HEAD MASTER / HEAD MISTRESS / H.O.D., MATHEMATICS
Dear Sir,
We have the pleasure in informing you that the students appeared in PRMO and have
sucessfully qualified for the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) Test will be held on 20th
October, 2019 from 1 p.m to 4 p.m in different centres of the state. We expect your sincere
cooperation and active support for smooth conduct of RMO-2019. This test is conducted
annually with a view to spot and nurture mathematical talent among school and pre-college
students to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Along with this examination, there shall be a test of mathematical ability amongst the students
of Classes VI, VII and VIII of the schools of Odisha, named as Junior Mathematical Olympiad
(JMO) and Senior Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) for the under graduate students of Mathematics.
It goes without saying that such an undertaking will never succeed without your sincere and
enthusiastic cooperation. We have no doubt that you will take all possible steps to give this test
adequate publicity and motivate large number of students of your institution to participate in it.
We shall feel obliged if you would kindly send the consolidated list of applicants in
duplicate in the prescribed proforma along with the fees as suggested under the heading
How to Apply at pp.6-7.
With regards.
Your sincerely,
(Zonal Coordinator, INMO)
N.B. : If your institution is a Centre, we further request you or your nominee to kindly act as the
Centre Superintendent for the above examinations. The details of the Centre expenses
and conduct of examinations are given in the next page.
INFORMATION BROCHURE
For
Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)
which is the only recognised Olympiad
Leading to participation in
Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)
And International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
conducted by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE)
on behalf of National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), A Unit of
Atomic Energy Department, Government of India
&
Junior Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) &
Senior Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) in the State of Odisha
Conducted by :
ODISHA MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (OMS)
Head Quarter At - P.G. Department of Mathematics,
Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar - 751004
REGIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (RMO) - 2019
JUNIOR MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (JMO) - 2019
SENIOR MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD (SMO) - 2019
Date of Examination :
20.10.2019 (Sunday) (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) : RMO
12.01.2020 (Sunday) (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) : JMO & SMO
Last date of Application for JMO & SMO : 20.12.2019
E-mail - h.pattnayak@gmail.com
Related Web Sites - www.hbcse.tifr.res.in / olympiads,
http://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in
www.omsonnet.com
www.iomaorissa.ac.in
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A. (1) Centre Superintendent Rs. 500.00
(2) Deputy Centre Superintendent Rs. 400.00
(where the number of candidates exceeds 250)
(3) Invigilator Rs. 300.00
(One for every 40 candidates and part thereof.
No reliever is to be appointed.)
(4) Packer-cum-water boy Rs. 100.00
(5) Clerical assistance Rs. 150.00
(6) Contingency Rs. 100.00
(7) Sitting arrangements and sweeping Rs. 10.00
for every 10 candidates or part thereof
B. A representative of the Zonal Coordinator will carry to you the sealed question packet and answer
scripts. You are requested to hand over to him the sealed packet of the used answer scripts
after examination. He will also carry back unused questions and answer scripts to the Zonal
Coordinator.
C. The same representative will make the payment on the spot and obtain the vouchers.
D. Centre Superintendents may permit the candidates (who have not applied but turned up at the
last moment) after they satisfy themselves that the candidates are genuine students of some
institutions. In that case you may send their names, roll numbers and the money through the
representatives.
E. A School / College with at least 120 applicants can be a centre in addition to the usal
centres previously fixed at the District Headquarter Govt. Colleges. For this purpose
contact the Zonal Coordinator (INMO) of the respective zones. Zonal coordinators will
consult with the Regional Coordinator before declaring any new centre.
Important Information
1. The School/College Roll No. of the candidate shall be the candidate’s Roll No. for Olympiad
examination.
2. The candidates should carry an Identity card / a Letter of Identification from Head of the Institution
to the Centre of Examination.
3. The Centre Superintendents shall admit the students on the basis of such Identity cards.
4. NO ADMIT CARD SHALL BE SENT FROM THE ZONAL COORDINATOR.
Thanking you for your kind cooperation.
(Zonal Coordinator, INMO)
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Objective
The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is one of the major initiatives undertaken by the National
Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India to spot and
nurture mathematical talent among young students who can participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad
(IMO). Every year the test is organized by Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) on behalf of
NBHM, which leads to participation of Indian students in the IMO.
For the purpose of training and selection of students for the Olympiad contest 25 regions all over the country
have been identified and each region is assigned a Regional Co-ordinator; Odisha is one of such regions. The Odisha
Mathematical Society (OMS) conducts the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) every year to select and train
35 selected students (30 in order of merit and 5 girls) who can take part in the INMO. In order to encourage the
students and to imbibe mathematical interest at an early age, we also conduct another examination viz. Junior
Mathematical Olympiad (JMO) along with RMO. To test the mathematical ability of the under graduate students
having mathematics as a core subject, a Senior Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) examination is also organized along
with RMO and JMO, on the same day.
Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)
From the year 2017 four steps are suggested by NBHM for participating in IMO qualifying RMO. First
step is Pre-RMO which has been organised on 11.08.2019 by IAPT and MTA on behalf of HBCSE. The
selected candidates of PRMO (Class VI to Class XII) will appear RMO the 2nd step on 06.10.2019 after
qualifying RMO one will appear at the INMO Examination to be held on the 3rd Sunday of January, 2020.
For smooth conduct of RMO, JMO and SMO, the Odisha state has been divided in to six zones : Utkal
University Zone-I and Zone-II, Berhampur Zone-I and Zone-II and Sambalpur Zone-I and Zone-II. Each zone
is headed by a Zonal Co-cordinator appointed by the Regional Co-ordinator, in consultation with the
President of OMS. Each district is having a district Co-ordinator to help the Zonal Co-ordinator.
Eligibility
RMO – Students of Class VIII, IX, X, XI and XII are eligible to appear at Pre-RMO & RMO test who are
born after 1st August, 1998.
JMO – Students of Class VI, VII and VIII are eligible to appear at JMO test.
SMO – 2nd and 3rd year students of (i) B.A / B.Sc with pass or honours in Mathematics.
(ii) B.Sc of NISER with Mathematics as a core subject.
(iii) B-Tech of IIT, NIT and other Engineering Colleges/Technical
Universities of the State of Odisha.
Syllabus
JMO – Sound knowledge of mathematics in middle schools. The areas covered are Arithmetic, Geometry,
Algebra, Number Theory.
RMO – The syllabus for Mathematical Olympiad (Regional, National and International) is pre degree
college mathematics. The areas covered are Arithmetic of integers, Geometry, Quadratic
Equations and Expressions, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate Geometry, System of Linear Equations,
Permutations and combinations, Factorization of Polynomials, Inequalities, Elementary
Combinatorics, Probability Theory and Number Theory, Finite Series and Complex Number
and Elementary Graph Theory. The syllabus does not include calculus and statistics. The
major areas from which problems are given are Number Theory, Geometry, Algebra and
Combinatorics. The syllabus is in a sense spread over from Class X to XII level. The questions
will not be of routine type. The test questions would be of a nature requiring insight, critical
approach, logical thinking, the power of application of knowledge in solving problems. The
difficulty level increases from RMO to INMO to IMO. In RMO students have to answer six questions.
SMO – Thought Provoking Problems from Analysis (Real and Complex), Advanced Calculus, Algebra
(Abstract and linear), Probability Theory, Differential Equations, Number Theory, Geometry of
Three Dimentions, Mechanics and Numerical Analysis.
N.B. : Students appearing at RMO Examination can get question papers with answers of the past 15
years and other information from the web sites www.hbcse.tifr.res.in / olympiads, http://
olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in / subjects / mathematics / previous question papers and solutions and
the books no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (a) & (b) in the reference. The following books may be referred for preparation.
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Books for References
1. Problem primer for Olympiads - C.R. Pranesachar, B;J. Venkatachala and C.S. Yogananda.
2. Challange and Thrill of Pre-College Mathematics - V. Krishnamurthy, C.R. Pranesachar, K.N Ranganathan and
B.J. Venkatachala - New Age International Publication.
3. An Excursion in Mathematics - Editor : M.R. Modak, S.A. Katre and V.V. Acharya (Bhaskaracharya Pratisthana,
Pune)
4. Problem Solving Strategies : Arther Engel (Springer Verlag, Germany)
5. Functional Equations : B;J. Venkatachala (Prism Books Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore)
6. (a) Mathematical Circles : Fomin and others, University Press, Hyderabad.
(b) Inequalities an approach through problems by B J Venkatachala (Hindustan Book Agency)
7. Problem Solving through Problems : Larson
8. How to Solve Olympiad Problems : G. Polya
9. (a) MYòZ @fòµò@ûWþ : GK _eòKâcû (1986-1999) published by Sathi Prakashan, Banka Bazar, Cuttack-2
(b) @bò^a MYòZ aòPòZâû (Quarterly Journal) published by Orissa Mathematical Society
(c) 1. Mathematical Olympiad Problems Book I to VI.
2. NYSML American Mathematical Contests.
3. International Mathematical Olympiads (1959-79) and (1978-85).
4. USA Mathematical Olympiads.
The books listed in (c) above are available at Mathematical Science Trust Society, C-766, New Friends
Colony, New Delhi - 110 065.
(d) Mathematics Olympiad : A Problem Set, by U. Patel and S.K. Sahoo
(e) MYòZ @fòµò@ûWþ _âùag (Rê^òde I @ûkòK MYòZ @fòµò@ûWþ ^òcù«)
(f) A Prelude to Math Olympiad published by Sathi Prakashan, Banka Bazar, Cuttack-2
(g) Rê^òde MYòZ @fòµò@ûWþ published by Sathi Prakashan, Banka Bazar, Cuttack-2
(h) Mathematics Olympiad Problem Book for Primary & Middle School (useful for Primary and JMO)
(i) MYòZ iû¯ûjòK JMO - Chandra Kisore Mohapatra, Book Point, Pathani Samanta Planetorium, BBSR.
(j) @aie aòù^û\ò^ú JMO - Chandra Kisore Mohapatra, Book Point, Pathani Samanta Planetorium, BBSR.
(k) Zòù^ûUò MûYòZòK _¡Zò JMO - Chandra Kisore Mohapatra, Book Point, Pathani Samanta Planetorium,
Bhubaneswar.
(l) Olympiad Mathematics RMO and JMO - Chandra Kisore Mohapatra, K.C. Satpathy & Jyostna Dash,
Book Point, Pathani Samanta Planetorium, Bhubaneswar.
(m) Go Ahead with Mathematics by Madan Mohanty.
Awards and Certificates
Gold and Silver medals will be awarded to RMO candidates who secure the top two positions at the
Regional level. Merit Certificates will be awarded to all the candidates who come upto the level expected by
the evaluation board. Those who will qualify in INMO, at the National Level, will get Gold Medals. Two Silver
Medals are awarded to the Class-IX students one medal to the student who secures highest mark in RMO
and another medal to the girl student of Odia medium school securing the highest mark in RMO.
The top three students in RMO will get cash award of Rs. 3000, 2000 and 1000 respectively.
The top three students of SMO will get a cash award of Rs. 2000/-, 1500 & 1000 respectively.
Merit certificate will be given to the top 5 percent of the total participants.
Selection Procedure for INMO
After the RMO examination answer scripts will be evaluated at different zonal centres according to the
scheme of valuation. First 80 papers chosen on the basis of marks shall be rechecked by the experts to select
the 35 (30 + 5 girls) candidates to appear at the INMO test. This test will be held at the Office of the Regional
Co-ordinator, PG Department of Mathematics, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar-751004 on the Third
Sunday of January, 2018 (21st January between 12.00 noon to 4.00 p.m.). A short term training programme for
the students selected for INMO test will be organized by Institute of Mathematics and Applications. Assessment
and re-valuation of RMO paper : The re-valuation process shall be declared on the website www.omsonnet.com
and anybody interested for re-valuation shall apply within 7 days after getting the individual mark and the
candidate has to deposit Rs. 500/- by draft in favour of Zonal Co-ordinator of respective zones. The final
result of RMO of all regions shall reach the HBCSE by 30th November, 2017 and the result of RMO shall be
declared centrally by HBCSE on 6.12.2017. The INMO result will be declared in the last week of February.
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INMO SCHOLARSHIP : The INMO awardees who pursue B.Sc. or other courses related to mathematics
as principal subject are elegible to receive a scholarship of Rs. 4,000 per month through the period of their
UG studies by NBHM & an enhanced scholarship would be available for pursuing masters studies in mathematics.
The selected candidates of INMO shall be elegible for appearing Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO)
and the selected girl students will be elegible for appearing European Girls Mathematics Olympiad (EGMO).
Selection procedure and Award of Medals for JMO
JMO papers will be centrally evaluated at specified zonal centres and best 200 papers will be re-
evaluated centrally at the level of Regional Co-ordinator to select 100 students on merit basis so that the
merit list includes atleast 5 students from each zone. A summer training camp for the 100 selected students
will be conducted by the Institute of Mathematics & Applications at Bhubaneswar during May - June every
year. During the training camp another examination will be conducted to select the students for the award
of medals. The Gold & Silver Medals will be awarded on the basis of the perfermance at this test and the
preceding JMO test. The topper will be awarded a Gold Medal and cash prize of Rs. 2000/- instituted by Dr.
Hadibandhu Pattanayak in memory of his father Late Kampal Pattanayak and the 2nd and 3rd position
holders will get silver medals with cash prize of Rs. 1500 and 1000 respectively. Result of RMO, SMO and
JMO shall be available in the website www.omsonnet.com & iomaorissa.ac.in
N.B. : All paticipants of RMO, SMO & JMO securing more than 30 % marks shall get Merit Certificate.
At the zonal level all students appearing at JMO shall be given participation certificate by the Zonal Co-ordinator.
How to Apply
1. The candidates of urban and semi urban areas who desire to appear in JMO & SMO Exam. shall
deposit Rs. 100/- and the rural Odia Medium School students shall deposit Rs. 50/- with the
Headmaster / Headmistress / Principal / Head of the Department of his / her institution. However a
maximum 5% of the extremely poor meritorious candidates of BPL category shall be exempted from
the enrollment fee. A declaration certificate to this effect shall be submited by the Head of the
Institution.
2. The Headmaster / Headmistress / Principal / Head of the Department shall prepare a consolidated
list of the candiadates in the following proforma and send it, along with the fees collected, to the
Zonal Co-Ordinator, INMO of the respective Zones.
PROFORMA
(i) Name of the Institution with complete address :
with Phone No. and E-mail ID of the Institution
or of the Head of the Institution
(ii) Total No. of applicants :
(iii) Amount of fees collected :
(iv) Mode of payment :
(v) List of applicants : (a) Please write (W) against the name in case the candidate is a girl.
Sl. Full Name of Residential Class School/College Centre of Test to appear
No. the candidate address Roll No. choice RMO/JMO/SMO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Full Signature of the Head of the
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3. The fees collected shall be deposited in one of the following modes :
(i) By cash, (ii) By Money order or (iii) By account payee crossed bank draft in favour of the Zonal
Co-ordinator, INMO drawn on the bank mentioned below against the name of the Zonal Co-ordinator.
Sl. Name of
Zone Bank
No. Zonal Coordinator
1 Dr. Tusarkanti Tripathy Utkal University Zone - I SBI, Utkal University Campus.
Nayagarh, Puri, Cuttack,
Khurda districts
2 Dr. Bibekananda Jena Utkal University Zone - II SBI, Utkal University Campus.
Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur,
Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar,
Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal districts
3 Dr. Sisir Kumar Sahoo Sambalpur Zone I UCO Bank, G.M. College,
Sambalpur, Debagarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur.
Jharsuguda, Angul districts
4 Sri Radhegopal Khamari Sambalpur Zone II UCO Bank, G.M. College,
Baragarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sambalpur.
Nuapada, Boudh, Subarnapur dist.
5 Dr. P. N. Samanta Berhampur Zone - I SBI, Bhanja Vihar, Berhampur.
Ganjam, Kandhamal,
Gajapati districts
6 Dr. Antaryami Rath Berhampur Zone - II SBI, Jeypore.
Koraput, Nawarangpur,
Malkanagiri, Rayagada districts
Explanation : If a candidate X deposits fees with Headmaster/Principal/Head of the Department of the
institution Y, and Y falls in the Zone Z, then the consolidated list and fees should be deposited
with the Zonal Co-Ordinator of Z. In case fees are deposited by bank draft, it shall be in
favour of Zonal Co-Ordinator, INMO, Z - Zone drawn on bank B, specified agaist the name of
the Zonal Co-Ordinator, INMO of Z - Zone but not by name.
Contact Addresses
Regional Coordinator
Dr. Hadibandhu Pattanayak - A2, Rashmi Tower, Nageswar Tangi, Bhubaneswar-2,
Ph. : 9337124910, 0674-2431959
Zonal Coordinators
Dr. Tusarkanti Tripathy - Dept. of Mathematics, BJB Auto. College, Ph. - 9437161736
Dr. Bibekananda Jena - Department of Mathematics, V.N College, Jajpur Road, Ph. - 9437276721
Dr. Sisir Kumar Sahoo - Ex-Registrar, IMA, Patrapada, Sundargarh-770001, Ph - 9861073663
Sri Radhegopal Khamari - Head of Dept. of Mathematics, Panchayat College, Baragarh,
Ph. - 9777009219
Dr. P. N. Samanta - Dept. of Mathematics, Berhampur University, Bhanja Vihar,
Berhampur, Ganjam, Ph. - 9090512992
Dr. Antaryami Rath - Dept. of Mathematics, V.Dev College, Jeypure, Ph. - 9437097447.
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