The International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is one of the most prestigious Mathematics based two-level competitive exams organized by the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). The organizers' vision was to create a platform where secondary and higher secondary school students can develop their problem-solving skills.
SOF IMO is made for the students from classes 1 to 12 to analyze their mathematics analyzing ability. It also helps the students boost their confidence level for future competitive exams and tell them about their academic growth.
Students can fill out the application form of SOF IMO and can get registered in two ways. The first way is to get registered through the school, and the second is to get registered as an individual. Details about both methods are given below.
Students can get registered through their school for the SOF IMO Olympiad exam. A prospectus containing the registration form for the SOF IMO Olympiad exam will be sent to every registered school. Steps to fill out the IMO application form through the school are given below.
Students who want to appear in the SOF IMO Olympiad exam can register for exams as individual candidates online. Students can register for the IMO exam if their school cannot participate in the SOF Olympiad exams during 2021-22.
Students with individual registration have to give the SOF NSO olympiad exam from their home only. International Mathematics Olympiad online registration must be completed only under the parents' guidance. All participants need to provide accurate and complete information.
Steps to fill the IMO application form as an Individual registration are given below.
IMO Math Olympiad class 1 syllabus covers basic mathematics topics like numbers, operations, patterns, identifying different types of mathematical shapes, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 1 IMO exam is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 1 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Syllabus as per Sections 1 and 2 |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Sections 1 and 2) |
IMO class 2 syllabus covers all topics from class 1 and a few new concepts like Analogy, the grouping of figures, and pictographs.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 2 SOF IMO exam are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 2 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Syllabus as per Section 2 |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 3 syllabus covers all topics from classes 1 and 2. The new concepts covered in the class 3 syllabus are mirror images, embedded figures, and days & dates.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 3 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 3 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO 4th class syllabus is similar to the IMO class 3 syllabus. Though IMO classes 3 and 4 have a similar syllabus, the difficulty level of IMO class 4 will be high compared to class 3.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 4 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 4 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 5 syllabus covers all topics from class 1 to 4 and a few new concepts like money & conversions, solids angles, perimeter of various Shapes, areas, squares, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 5 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 5 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 6 syllabus covers all basic mathematics covered in classes 1 to 5 and other important concepts like Algebra.
The section-wise SOF IMO syllabus for class 6 and important topics for class 6 SOF IMO are detailed below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 6 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 7 syllabus is similar to the IMO class 6 syllabus. Though IMO classes 6 and 7 have a similar syllabus, the difficulty level of IMO class 7 will be high.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 7 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 7 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
SOF IMO class 8 syllabus covers concepts like quantities, algebraic expressions, identities, linear equations, quadrilateral, and verbal/non-verbal reasoning.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 8 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 8 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 9 syllabus covers the concepts like triangles, quadrilaterals, areas of parallelograms, statistics, probability, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 9 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 9 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 10 syllabus covers concepts like real numbers, polynomials, statistics, probability, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 10 SOF IMO are listed below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 10 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 11 syllabus covers the concepts like permutations & combinations, binomial theorem, statistics, limits & derivatives, probability, introduction to 3D geometry, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 11 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 11 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 12 syllabus covers concepts like continuity & differentiability, statistics, probability, 3D geometry, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 12 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 12 |
Reasoning Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
Students can fill out the application form of SOF IMO through their school or as an individual if their school is unable to participate. Students from classes 1 to 12 can get registered for the SOF IMO exam. The SOF IMO exam is divided into two levels, and the eligibility criteria for both levels are different from each other.
For the first level IMO Olympiad exam, the students from classes 1 to 12 can participate in the SOF IMO Olympiad examination. Eligibility criteria for the students are given below.
Eligibility criteria for students to appear for the SOF IMO level 2 exam are given below.
A charge of INR 125 (including 18% GST) for the examination cost is payable by each participant for schools in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, except for a student whose parent was martyred during defense operations or students with any major physical disability.
Moreover, the school will collect an amount of INR 25 from each student towards the honorarium in charge, remuneration to teachers to teach, guide using study material supplied by SOF, and other miscellaneous expenses. For international schools, students will be charged $9 for registration and an additional $2 as an honor and remuneration to teachers to teach and guide them through the SOF IMO process.
The International Mathematics Olympiad is conducted under two levels where the first level of the test is organized in the respective schools during school hours. The level 1 exam is in 60 minutes duration comprising 35 objective-type questions for class 1 to class 4 and 50 objective-type questions for class 5 to class 12. The SOF IMO level 2 exam will be a national level exam conducted by SOF for students who qualify for the level 1 exam.
The exam pattern for the International Mathematics Olympiad exam conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation is given in the table below.
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks (Marks per Question) |
Logical Reasoning | 10 | 10 (1) |
Mathematics Reasoning | 10 | 10 (1) |
Everyday Mathematics | 10 | 10 (1) |
Achiever's Sections | 5 | 10 (2) |
Total | 35 | 40 |
The International Mathematics Olympiad exam pattern for classes 5 to 12 is listed in the table below.
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks (Marks per Question) |
Logical Reasoning | 15 | 15 (1) |
Mathematics Reasoning | 20 | 20 (1) |
Everyday Mathematics | 10 | 10 (1) |
Achiever's Sections | 5 | 15 (3) |
Total | 50 | 60 |
Students can fill out the application form of SOF IMO through their school or as an individual if their school is unable to participate. Students from classes 1 to 12 can get registered for the SOF IMO exam. The SOF IMO exam is divided into two levels, and the eligibility criteria for both levels are different from each other.
For the first level IMO Olympiad exam, the students from classes 1 to 12 can participate in the SOF IMO Olympiad examination. Eligibility criteria for the students are given below.
Eligibility criteria for students to appear for the SOF IMO level 2 exam are given below.
The International Mathematics Olympiad is conducted under two levels where the first level of the test is organized in the respective schools during school hours. The level 1 exam is in 60 minutes duration comprising 35 objective-type questions for class 1 to class 4 and 50 objective-type questions for class 5 to class 12. The SOF IMO level 2 exam will be a national level exam conducted by SOF for students who qualify for the level 1 exam.
The exam pattern for the International Mathematics Olympiad exam conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation is given in the table below.
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks (Marks per Question) |
Logical Reasoning | 10 | 10 (1) |
Mathematics Reasoning | 10 | 10 (1) |
Everyday Mathematics | 10 | 10 (1) |
Achiever's Sections | 5 | 10 (2) |
Total | 35 | 40 |
The International Mathematics Olympiad exam pattern for classes 5 to 12 is listed in the table below.
Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks (Marks per Question) |
Logical Reasoning | 15 | 15 (1) |
Mathematics Reasoning | 20 | 20 (1) |
Everyday Mathematics | 10 | 10 (1) |
Achiever's Sections | 5 | 15 (3) |
Total | 50 | 60 |
IMO Math Olympiad class 1 syllabus covers basic mathematics topics like numbers, operations, patterns, identifying different types of mathematical shapes, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 1 IMO exam is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 1 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Syllabus as per Sections 1 and 2 |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Sections 1 and 2) |
IMO class 2 syllabus covers all topics from class 1 and a few new concepts like Analogy, the grouping of figures, and pictographs.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 2 SOF IMO exam are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 2 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Syllabus as per Section 2 |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 3 syllabus covers all topics from classes 1 and 2. The new concepts covered in the class 3 syllabus are mirror images, embedded figures, and days & dates.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 3 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 3 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO 4th class syllabus is similar to the IMO class 3 syllabus. Though IMO classes 3 and 4 have a similar syllabus, the difficulty level of IMO class 4 will be high compared to class 3.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 4 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 4 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 5 syllabus covers all topics from class 1 to 4 and a few new concepts like money & conversions, solids angles, perimeter of various Shapes, areas, squares, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 5 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 5 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 6 syllabus covers all basic mathematics covered in classes 1 to 5 and other important concepts like Algebra.
The section-wise SOF IMO syllabus for class 6 and important topics for class 6 SOF IMO are detailed below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 6 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 7 syllabus is similar to the IMO class 6 syllabus. Though IMO classes 6 and 7 have a similar syllabus, the difficulty level of IMO class 7 will be high.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 7 SOF IMO are given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 7 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics | Mathematical Reasoning |
Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
SOF IMO class 8 syllabus covers concepts like quantities, algebraic expressions, identities, linear equations, quadrilateral, and verbal/non-verbal reasoning.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 8 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 8 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 9 syllabus covers the concepts like triangles, quadrilaterals, areas of parallelograms, statistics, probability, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for the class 9 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 9 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 10 syllabus covers concepts like real numbers, polynomials, statistics, probability, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 10 SOF IMO are listed below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 10 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 11 syllabus covers the concepts like permutations & combinations, binomial theorem, statistics, limits & derivatives, probability, introduction to 3D geometry, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 11 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 11 |
Logical Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |
IMO class 12 syllabus covers concepts like continuity & differentiability, statistics, probability, 3D geometry, etc.
The section-wise syllabus and important topics for class 12 SOF IMO is given below.
Sections | IMO Syllabus for Class 12 |
Reasoning Section |
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Maths Section |
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Everyday Mathematics |
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Achiever Section | Higher Order Thinking Questions (Syllabus as per Section 2) |