Regional Mathematical Olympiad in December 2013

Regional Mathematical Olympiad in December 2013

The Regional Mathe­matical Oympiad , which aims to spot talented students in Mathematics, will be con­ducted on December 1. The centres in Kerala are Thiru-vanathapuram, Kollam, Kot-tarakkara, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Irin-jalakuda, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur. Students of standards XI and XII and a few “exception­ally talented" students of Standard X are eligible to take part in the Olympiad, which is conducted by the National Board for Higher Mathemat­ics (NBHM).

Syllabus

The syllabus will roughly be of the Plus Two level. Thrust areas will be Geom­etry, Number Theory, Alge­bra and Combinatorics. There is no prescribed syllab­us, but the questions will be challenging.

Nearly 20 students will be selected for the Indian Na­tional Mathematical Olym­piad, which will be held on the campus of Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) in February 2014.

Some 30 national-level toppers and award winners will be invited for a training camp to select an Indian team for the International Mathe­matical Olympiad 2014 to be held in South Africa.

Application

There is no prescribed ap­plication form.

Principals of recognised schools should forward by October 15 lists of participa­nts, including details such as their names, class, residential address, phone numbers, e-mail and the centre, along with a registration fee of Rs. 50 each by demand draft (drawn in favour of Regional Coordinator, INMO payable at SBT Cusat campus branch).

Prizes on offer to the best performers include five cash prizes of Rs. 5,000 each spon­sored by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, five "Professor C.S. Venkatara-man Memorial Prizes" and many gifts. All students se­lected for the National Olym­piad will be awarded merit certificates and be eligible for scholarships offered by the NBHM for higher studies.

For details, contact Dr. Vi­jayakumar, Department of Mathematics, Cusat (vam-bat@gmail.com; ph: [0484] 257 7518) or P.M. Mathew, joint coordinator, St Joseph's College, Devagiri (mathewde-vagiri@gmail.com; ph: [0495] 6515011).