International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Class 1 to 12 Syllabus

The syllabus for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) includes the fundamental concepts of math subjects. The Olympiad focuses on evaluating students’ understanding of the subject by putting up related questions in the exam.

Moreover, IMO aims to improve the problem-solving and reasoning skills of the participants. Therefore, knowing and understanding the IMO Syllabus 2022 is very important. It will help start your preparation according to the curriculum and move ahead while keeping the exam pattern in mind. Here, At Safalta, you can find the latest syllabus for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) exam. Students from Classes 1 to 12 are welcome to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The organizing body, i.ie., Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), releases the IMO Syllabus on its official website. However, you can also find it here. The IMO is a two-level exam. The first level is conducted in the schools within school hours. It is for students from Classes 1 to 12. On the other hand, the second level is for students studying in classes 3 to 12 who qualify for the first level.

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The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is held every year. Interested candidates can register themselves for the IMO through their schools as SOF encourages participation from schools than individual participation. If your school is a part of the Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), it is well and good. You can easily register yourself. However, if your school isn’t a part of SOF, it can do so by mailing or making a phone call. The International Mathematical Olympiad syllabus is designed in such as way that it identifies and encourage candidates who have a great flair for math subject.

Each class's Mathematics Olympiad Syllabus is broken up into four sections, each of which includes topics and ideas that are perfectly suited to the Syllabus and student comprehension.
 
There are four sections in the IMO Syllabus:

Table of Content

IMO Olympiad Syllabus

Syllabus for Class 1

Syllabus for Class 2

Syllabus for Class 3

Syllabus for Class 4

Syllabus for Class 5

Syllabus for Class 6

Syllabus for Class 7

Syllabus for Class 8

Syllabus for Class 9

Syllabus for Class 10

Syllabus for Class 11

Syllabus for Class 12

 

IMO Olympiad Syllabus 2022

The International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is a yearly competition. The objective is to identify and assist students with a strong chance of becoming scientists in the future. There are two levels of this test, each with a different syllabus like the IMO level 1 syllabus and the SOF IMO second level syllabus.

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Here is a list of the class-by-class syllabus for the IMO Olympiad. 35 questions are for Classes 1 to 4, and 50 for Classes 5 to 12.
 

IMO Syllabus for Class 1

The topics covered in each of the four sections of the IMO Class 1 Syllabus are mentioned below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3 and 4
Patterns Geometrical Shapes Odd One Out Spatial Understanding Grouping Measuring Units Analogy Ranking Test Problems on Figures	Numerals Number Names Number Sense Subtraction Addition Lengths Money Time Geometrical Shapes and Solids Weights and Comparisons	Section 3 contains the same topics as section 2. However, they are more advanced. Students should depend more on their elementary skills to crack these sections’ problems.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 2

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 2 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3 and 4
Patterns Odd One Out Geometrical Shapes Measuring Units Embedded Figures Grouping of Figures Coding-Decoding	Numerals Computation Operations Number Names and Sense Patterns Pictographs Weight Length Capacity Temperature Time Money Lines Shapes and Solids	Section 3 contains the same topics as section 2. However, they are more advanced.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 3

Each of the four parts of the IMO Syllabus Class 3 covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3 and 4
Patterns Analogy and Classifications Alphabet Test Ranking Test Coding-Decoding Days and Dates; Possible Combinations Grouping of Figure and Figure Matrix Mirror Images Geometrical Shapes Embedded Figures	Numerals Number names and Number Sense (4-digit numbers) Computation Operations Fractions Length Weight Capacity Temperature Time Money Geometry Data Handling	Sections 3 and 4 include the subjects present in section 2. However, in a deeper concept. Students should  also prepare for mathematical reasoning.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 4

The topics covered in each of the four sections of the IMO Class 4 Syllabus are mentioned below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3 and 4
Alphabet Test Patterns Ranking Test Coding-Decoding Mirror Images, Embedded Figures Geometrical Shapes and Solids Analogy and Classification Days and Dates & Possible Combinations Direction Sense Test	Numerals and Number Names Computation Operations Number Sense (more than 4-digit numbers) Fractions Weight Money Length Time Capacity Geometry Symmetry Conversions Perimeter of Various Shapes Data Handling	Students should work on enhancing their fundamental concepts. It will help them solve the questions more competently.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 5

The topics covered in the four sections of the IMO Class 5 Syllabus are as follows-

Section-1	Section-2	Section-3	Section-4
Alphabet Test Direction Sense Test Coding-Decoding Analogy and Classification Geometrical Shapes Mirror and Water Images Logical Sequence of Words Patterns Puzzle Test Ranking Test	Numerals Computation Operations Number Sense and Number names (7 & 8 digit numbers) Fractions and Decimals Conversions Measurement of Weight, Length, Capacity, Money, Time and Temperature The Perimeter of Various Shapes Geometrical Shapes and Solids Area of Rectangle and Square Angles Symmetry Data Handling	The curriculum for this section is from mathematical reasoning.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 6

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 6 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Non-verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Knowing our Numbers Playing with Numbers Whole Numbers Understanding Elementary Shapes Basic Geometrical Ideas Data Handling Algebra Ratio & Proportion Mensuration Integers Decimals Fractions Practical Geometry, Symmetry	Mathematical reasoning syllabus.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 7

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 7 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Non-verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Integers Exponents and Powers Fractions and Decimals Lines and Angles Rational Numbers Comparing Quantities Simple Linear Equations Algebraic Expressions Data Handling Visualizing Solid Shapes Practical Geometry Congruence of Triangles, Triangle and its Properties and Symmetry Perimeter and Area	Mathematical reasoning syllabus.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 8

Each of the four sections of the SOF IMO Class 8 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Non-verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Rational Numbers Exponents and Powers Cubes and Cube Roots Squares and Square Roots Algebraic Expressions and Identities Linear Equations in One Variable Linear Equations in One Variable Comparing Quantities Constructions Understanding Quadrilaterals Visualizing Solid Shapes Mensuration Direct and Inverse Variations Data Handling Introduction to Graphs, Playing with Numbers Factorization	Mathematical reasoning syllabus.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 9

Each of the four sections of the IMO Syllabus Class 9 covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Non-verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Number Systems Coordinate Geometry Polynomials Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry Linear Equations in Two Variables Quadrilaterals, Triangles Lines and Angles Statistics Circles, Constructions, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles Probability	Mathematical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 10

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 10 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Non-verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Real Numbers Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables Coordinate Geometry Statistics Arithmetic Progressions Polynomials Quadratic Equations Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes Probability	Quantitative aptitude and mathematical reasoning.	This includes the syllabus of section 2. However, it requires more thinking ability.

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 11

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 11 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Nonverbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning	Sets, Relations and Functions; the Principle of Mathematical Induction; Logarithms; Linear Equations; Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations; Trigonometry; Sequences and Series; Conic Sections; Straight Lines; the Binomial Theorem; Permutations and Combinations; Mathematical Reasoning; Statistics; Limits and Derivatives, Introduction to Probability and 3-D Geometry Or   Quantification, Sets, Relations and Functions, Permutations and Combinations, Sequences and Series, Limits, Probability, Continuity and Differentiability, Mathematical Reasoning, Descriptive Statistics, Straight Lines, Circles, and the Fundamentals of Financial Mathematics ­­­­	Quantitative aptitude	Sets, Sequences and Series, Relations and Functions, Limits and Derivatives, Permutations and Combinations, Circles, Straight Lines, and Probability

 

IMO Syllabus for Class 12

Each of the four sections of the IMO Class 12 Syllabus covers the topics listed below.
 

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3	Section 4
Verbal reasoning Non-verbal reasoning	Relations and Functions, Matrices and Determinants, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Continuity and Differentiability, Integrals, Application of Integrals, Probability, Application of Derivatives, Differential Equations, Three Dimensional Geometry, Vector Algebra, and Linear Programming   Or   Quantification, applications of mathematics, simultaneous linear equations, matrices, determinants, integration, and application of integrations Time-based data, derivatives application, differential equations, inferential statistics, linear programming, probability, index numbers, and financial mathematics	Quantitative aptitude	Matrices, derivative applications, integration, determinants, applications of integrations, linear programming, differential equations, and probability

• IMO is of 60 minutes
• The exam contains 50 questions for Classes 5 to 12 and 35 questions for Classes 1 to 4.
• Depending on the topics of the Olympiad's administration, each test is broken down into three or four portions.

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