CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad 2008

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Mathematical Olympiads are the competitions conducted by different organizations to identify, encourage, promote and nurture the talent in Mathematics at State, Regional, National and International levels.
After having been accorded the status of an independent group by National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) in 1997, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi has been conducting CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad for students studying in its affiliated schools.
The said competition will be conducted on second Sunday of November at different centres located in different parts of the country. Top 30 students  from CBSE group will  then participate  in  Indian  National Mathematical  Olympiad  (INMO)  conducted  by  National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Selection at National level leads to participation at the international Mathematical Olympiad.

OBJECTIVES OF MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

The role of Mathematics cannot be denied in the age of rapid technological advancements and innovations. The broad objectives of conducting mathematical Olympiad include:
(a) Identifying talent in Mathematics
(b) Providing opportunities to young and talented students to solve challenging problems in Mathematics.
(c) Promoting excellence in Mathematics
(d) Encouraging talented students to pursue carriers in the fields related to Mathematics.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN CBSE GROUP MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD?

a) Any  student  studying  in  class XII, XI, X  or  IX  can  participate  in  the  competition. However, there will be a common question paper for every participant.
b) A school can sponsor up to 5 students for the competition.
c) The five students should be selected strictly on the basis of a screening test conducted by the school itself.

FEE TO BE PAID

Every sponsored candidate shall remit a sum of Rs.35/- as entry fee for the examination. The fee of the candidates should be forwarded by the Principal of sponsoring school to the state coordinator in the form of demand draft in favour of the Principal of the venue school. The list of state coordinators appears at the end of this folder.

DATE OF EXAMINATION

a) Twelfth  CBSE  group Mathematical  Olympiad  2008  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  9th November, 2008 at the centres notified at the end of this folder.
b) The examination will be held from 1.00 p.m.  – 4.00 p.m.
c) The duration of the examination will be 3 hours.

LAST DATE FOR APPLYING

The fee along with the desired information about the sponsored students should reach the State Coordinator by 10 October 2008.  In no case should the fee or documents be sent to the Board.

HOW TO APPLY?

a) The Head of Institution will forward the names of sponsored students to the state coordinator nominated by the Board.
b) The information about the sponsored candidates including name, father’s name, date of birth, school address, class, residential address, total marks obtained in the class one lower than in which he/she is studying, should be sent to the state coordinator along with  the  fee before  the  last date.
c) The sponsored candidates should be bonafide students of the institution.
d) The  admit  card  to  be  issued  by  the  sponsoring  school  should  have  complete information about  the students.
e) The  admit  card  should  also  carry  the  signature  of  the  student  and  his/her  latest photograph duly attested by  the Principal.

VENUE FOR THE EXAMINATION

a) The Group Mathematical Olympiad will be held at one or two venues in each state as listed in the folder.
b) Every candidate is required to appear at the venue in his/her state only. No change of venue for the examination will be admissible.
c) Every  candidate  has  to  bear  the  expenditure  for  his/her  transport,  boarding  and lodging etc.
d) In  case  of  candidates  studying  in  Gulf  schools,  the  schools  will  have  to  make arrangement  for candidate  to appear at  the  identified centre.
e) The state coordinator will inform all the participating schools about the roll nos. of the candidates, exact venue, date of examination, time of examination and the other details.

MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION

The question paper will be made available in English Medium. The candidates are required to answer in the English medium.

SYLLABUS AND PATTERN OF EXAMINATION

There is no specific syllabus for the examination. Areas of school Mathematics such as algebra, geometry, basic number theory, trigonometry, arithmetic, combinatorics etc. are to be prepared for the test. The question paper will consist of 6-7 questions of non-routine nature.

CONDUCT OF GMO

1) The Coordinator will act as the Centre Supdt. for the examination at his/her centre. He/she will appoint invigilator as per CBSE examination norms.
2) In addition to invigilators, the Centre Supdt. may appoint  one  clerk/peon  for  the conduct of  the examination.

QUESTION PAPERS

a) The question papers will be sent by CBSE to the State/Regional Coordinator directly in advance.
b) The  coordinator  shall  keep  the  sealed  papers  in  his/her  safe  custody  till  the commencement  of  examination.  The sealed packets containing the question papers should be opened only half an hour before the start of examination.

MERIT LIST

The answer sheets of candidates who appear in CBSE GMO will be evaluated at the centre decided by the Board. CBSE will select 30 candidates strictly in order of merit. Only the selected candidates will be informed about the result and will be eligible to appear in the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad conducted by NBHM. The name of the selected candidates will be communicated to the respective schools as well as NBHM for further necessary action.