International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023: Date, Application Form, Eligibility

The International Mathematics and Science Olympiads are conducted to motivate the students towards excellence in the field of Science and Mathematics. Every year, teams of students and teachers represent India at the International Olympiads. The students are selected after a very strict process. The International Mathematics Olympiad consists of 6 stages.

Similarly, international science Olympiad consists of 5 stages. In this post, we are going to provide all the necessary details related to the International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023.

International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023 Schedule

The tentative dates for International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023 are as follows.

Mathematics Olympiad

Stages of the exam	Tentative dates
Pre – Regional Mathematical Olympiad	3rd week of August 2023
Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)	2nd week of October 2023
Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO):	3rd week of January 2024
International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)	April/ May 2024
Pre-Departure Training Camps	May/ June 2024
International Olympiad	3rd week of August 2024

Science Olympiad

Stages of the exam	Tentative dates
National Science Examination	November 2023
Indian National Olympiad	January 2024
Pre-Departure Camp	April/ May/ June 2024
Orientation Cum Selection camp	July/ November 2024
International Olympiad	July/ December 2024

International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria are different for International Mathematics and Science Olympiads as given below.

Mathematics Olympiad

The candidate should have born on or after 1^st August 2005.
All the students must be studying in Class 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th
The candidates must Indian citizens.

Science Olympiad

The eligibility criteria for Science Olympiad are further classified as given below.

Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Physics:

The candidate must be eligible to have an Indian Passport.
Date of birth of the students should be between 1^st July 2004 and 30^th June 2009.
Candidate must be residing and studying in India since 30 November 2020 or earlier. Or must be studying in an Indian school system since 30 November 2020 or earlier.
Must not have completed (or scheduled to complete) class 12 board examination earlier than 30 November 2023.
Must not have commenced (or planning to commence) studies in a university or equivalent institution by 1 June, 2023.
Candidates must not be appearing in NSEJS 2023.

Junior Science

The applicant should be eligible to hold an Indian Passport.
Date of birth of the student should be between 1^st January 2009 and 31^st December 2010
Candidate must be residing and studying in India since 30 November 2020 or earlier. Or must be studying in an Indian school system since 30 November 2020 or earlier.
Must not have completed (or scheduled to complete) class 10^th board examination earlier than 30 November 2023.
The candidate must not be appearing in any of NSEA, NSEB, NSEC, or NSEP 2023.

International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2023 Application form

There are various ways by which a student can enroll in International Mathematics and Science Olympiads. Given below the various methods by which a candidate can apply.

Enrollment at the student’s own School/ College

The students may contact their school authorities in order to register for the Science Olympiad.
After getting the application form, students need to fill it very carefully.
The duly filled application form must be submitted to the school authorities before the last date.

Enrollment at another school/ College

If the school of a candidate is not registered as an NSE center then he/she may contact another school.
Please note that the school in which you enroll should be a registered NSE center
The list of all the registration centers is available at the official website of IAPT i.e. www.iapt.org.in.

Important Point to remember

All those students who are registered from any other state than their school need to send the scanned images of the NSE admit card along with the school ID via email to iapt.nse@gmail.
Those who will not send the scanned images of the NSE admit card and school ID via email will be rejected.

Application Fee

The application fee will be Rs. 150/- needs to be paid to the center in-charge of the NSE registration center.

Note: It is compulsory for a school to have at least 20 students to take part in the Olympiad in order to become a registered NSE center

Stages and Pattern of Science Olympiad

The science Olympiad consists of the following five stages.

1^st stage: National Standard Examinations

National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA): 80 multiple choice questions with negative marking. Questions will be asked in both Hindi and English languages.
National Standard Examination in Biology (NSEB): 80 multiple choice questions with negative marking. Questions will be asked in both Hindi and English languages.
National Standard Examination in Junior Science: 80 MCQ with negative marking. Questions to be asked in English and Hindi both.
National Standard Examination in Physics: 3-mark questions, each with only one of four options correct. 6-mark questions, each with one or more than one option correct. To get credit, all the correct options and no incorrect option should be marked. Questions will be asked in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Bangla languages.
National Standard Examination in Chemistry: 80 MCQ with negative marking. Questions to be asked in English and Hindi both.

2^nd stage: Indian National Olympiad Examination (INOs)

Those candidates who will clear the 1^st stage examination will be allowed to participate in the 2^nd stage of the examination.
Please note that candidates need to register themselves separately in order to get the INO admit cards.
The duration of the INOs will be 3 hours.

3^rd stage: Orientation cum Selection Camps (OCSCs)

Those who will clear the Indian National Olympiad Examinations will be allowed to participate in the Orientation cum Selection Camps.
Several theoretical and experimental/observational tests are held during the camp.
Based on the performance in the camps, a few candidates will be selected to represent India.
The number of candidates to be selected for various international Olympiads are given in the table below.

International Olympiad	Number of students selected
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)	5
International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)	6
International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)	4
International Biology Olympiad (IBO)	4
International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)	5

4^th stage: Training of Indian teams for International Olympiads at HBCSE

The students selected after the 3^rd stage will undergo a rigorous training programme at HBCSE in theory and experiment and in case of astronomy, observational astronomy prior to their departure for the international Olympiads.

5^th stage: Participation in the International Olympiads

Finally, the team of students and teachers will participate in the International Olympiads.
Please note the Olympiads will be held at various international locations.

Stages and Pattern of Mathematics Olympiad

The International Mathematics Olympiad consists of the following 6 stages.

1^st stage: Pre- Regional Mathematical Olympiad (PRMO)

This test will be three hours having 30 questions.
The answer to each question will be either single-digit number or a two-digit number.
The examination will be offline (OMR sheet based examination)
PRMO questions will be asked in both English and Hindi languages.
Up to 300 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and up to 60 students from class 12 will be selected to participate in the next stage.
For KV and JNV, up to 5 percent top performers from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11, and up to 1 percent from Class 12 will be selected to participate in the next stage.

Details about all scholarships and olympiads

2^nd Stage: Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)

This exam will also be for three hours.
Candidates will be asked to answer 6 questions.
On the basis of the performance in RMO, up to 30 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11, and up to 6 students from Class 12 from each region are selected for Stage 3 (INMO).

3^rd Stage: Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)

The duration of this examination will be for four hours.
The top 30 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and the top 6 students from Class 12 in merit from all over the country will be chosen as INMO awardees.

4^th Stage: International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)

The INMO awardees and the girls selected from INMO for training are invited to a month long training camp in April-May each year at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai.
On the basis of a number of selection tests during the Camp, a team of the best six students is selected from the combined pool of junior and senior batch participants as the IMO Team.

5^th Stage: Pre-departure Training Camps

Those six students shortlisted after the International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp goes through another final round of training and orientation for about ten days prior to departure for IMO.

6^th Stage: International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

The six member team along with a leader, a deputy leader and observers will then represent India at the IMO.
Students of the Indian Team who receive gold, silver and bronze medals at the IMO receive a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3000/- respectively at a formal ceremony at the end of the training camp.