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About International Scholar's Mathematics Olympiads (ISMO)

ISMO is one Olympiad that has reached millions. It gives students a chance to hone their critical thinking skills. It encourages children to develop their maths solving skills from a competition perspective. ISMO syllabus, exam format, and focus are very different from school mathematics. School maths exams focus on memorizing formulae and theorems. School exams test your child’s ability to solve straight forward questions. ISMO test your child’s conceptual understanding and practical application skills in mathematics.

Format of ISMO

The International Scholar's Olympiad consists of two rounds: the Screening Round and the Scholar's Round. To be eligible for the Screening Round, students must be enrolled in a UDISE-registered school in their respective class.To qualify for the Scholar's Round of the International Scholar's Olympiad, a participant must secure at least 50% marks in the Screening Round.

(a) SCREENING ROUND                                                                    (b)SCHOLARS ROUND

(a)SCREENING ROUND: This round is a qualifying round in which the child has to score 50% and above in an hour exam to be considered eligible for the final round and the structure of the paper is as follows. 
Classes 1-5 will have 30 MCQ’s each carrying 1mark.
Classes 6-10 will have 40 MCQ’s each carrying 1mark.
All ISO participants would be awarded a certificate of participation subject wise. Syllabus is as per CBSE, ICSE pattern for all classes. Refer to the relevant section of the website for details.
(b) SCHOLARS ROUND: This round is the final round of one and half hours. The structure of the paper is as follows. 
Classes 1-5 will have 35 MCQ’s carrying 1 mark each.
Classes 6-10 will have 50 MCQ’s carrying 1 mark each.

In this round the ISO participants will be awarded 3 types of rank.
(i) National rank (ii) Zonal rank (iii) School rank

Syllabus & qualifying criteria:

In accordance with the NEP (2020), NCF (2023), and the guidelines of NCERT, CBSE, as well as National and various State Boards, any modifications or reductions in the syllabus for the convenience of schools and students will be reflected in the actual question papers.

GRADE-1
Numerals, Number Names, Number Sense (2-digit numbers), Addition, Subtraction, Lengths, Weights and Comparisons, Time, Money, Geometrical Shapes and Solids.
GRADE-2
Numerals, number names, Number Sense (3-digit Numbers), Computation Operations, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Temperature, Money, Lines, Shapes and Solids, Pictographs, Patterns.
GRADE-3
Numerals, Number Names, Number Sense (4-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Temperature, Time, Money, Geometry, Data Handling.
GRADE-4
Numerals, Number Names, Number Sense (more than 4-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Money, Geometry, Perimeter of Various Shapes, Symmetry, Conversions, Data Handling.
GRADE-5
Numerals, Number Names, Number Sense (7 and 8 digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions and Decimals, Measurement of Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Temperature and Money, Conversions, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Angles, Perimeter of Various Shapes & Area of Rectangle and Square, Symmetry, Data Handling.
GRADE-6
Knowing Our Numbers, Whole Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Basic Geometrical Ideas, Understanding Elementary Shapes, Integers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Handling, Mensuration, Algebra, Ratio and Proportion.
GRADE-7
Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Exponents and Powers, Algebraic Expressions, Simple Equations, Lines and Angles, Comparing Quantities, The Triangle and its Properties, Symmetry, Rational Numbers, Perimeter and Area,  Data Handling, Visualizing Solid Shapes.
GRADE-8
Rational Numbers, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Exponents and Powers, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic Expressions, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals, Mensuration, Data Handling, Direct and Inverse Proportions, Factorization, Introduction to Graphs.

GRADE-9
Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics.
GRADE-10
Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability.
QUALIFYING CRITERIA: TO BE ADDED
From Level-1 to Level-2:- All those who obtains 50% of the total marks.
Sample & Previous year papers:

Awards & recognition:

PRIZES CERTIFICATES & MEDALS:


The winners of Hope International Scholar’s Olympiad, taking place during the current academic year, will receive the following awards and recognitions.

The Hope Foundation & its subsidiaries have allocated over 1.6 crore towards awards, recognition, facilitation, media coverage, and the promotion of students, teachers, principals, and schools with the help of their Sponsors.

SCHOLAR’S ROUND


NATIONAL LEVEL

RANK

AWARD

NO. OF AWARDS

1st

INR 15000 + National Gold Medal* + Certificate of outstanding Performance

46

2nd

INR 10000 + National Silver Medal + Certificate of outstanding Performance

46

3rd

INR 5000 + National Bronze Medal + Certificate of outstanding Performance

46

4th-25th

Consolation Gift + Certificate of outstanding performance 

1012

Upto 100th

Certificate of outstanding performance + featuring of their names in magazines and on websites.

3450

If two or more students attain the same national rank after applying our tie-breaking criteria, the cash award for the respective category will be distributed as follows:
For up to 10 students getting the same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate of outstanding performance.
In case 11 or more students get the same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awardedscholarship of gifts worth Rs.1,000/- each + a medal ( in the applicable category) and a Certificate of outstanding performance.
Each winner will receive only one award per exam, with entitlement to the highest-level award they qualify for. For example, the top three national rank holders will receive awards based on their national ranks, while their zonal-level awards will be passed on to the next eligible rank holder. Similarly, if a zonal award winner also qualifies for a class topper award, the class topper award will be granted to the next eligible rank holder.


ZONAL LEVEL

RANK

AWARD

NO. OF AWARDS

1st

Cash Prize* + Zonal Gold Medal + Certificate of Zonal Excellence

184

2nd

Cash Prize*+ ZonalSilver Medal + Certificate of Zonal Excellence

184

3rd

Cash Prize*+ Zonal Bronze Medal + Certificate of Zonal Excellence

184

4th-25th

Medal of Distinction + Certificate of Excellence 

4048

*The cash prize at the zonal level will be subject to sponsorship availability.
For up to 5 students getting the same rank, award amount will be distributed equally. In addition, each winner will be awarded a medal (in the applicable category) and a Certificate of zonal excellence
In case 6 or more students get the same rank, in lieu of cash award, each winner will be awardedscholarship of gifts worth Rs.500/- each + a medal ( in the applicable category) and a Certificate of Certificate of zonal excellence.
Each winner will receive only one award per exam, with entitlement to the highest-level award they qualify for. For example, the top three national rank holders will receive awards based on their national ranks, while their zonal-level awards will be passed on to the next eligible rank holder. Similarly, if a zonal award winner also qualifies for a class topper award, the class topper award will be granted to the next eligible rank holder.
DISTRICT LEVEL
Although district ranks are not officially designated, every district topper will be honored with a cash prize*, a Medal of Distinction**, and a Certificate of Excellence.
*The cash prize at the zonal level will be subject to sponsorship availability.
**To receive a medal, a candidate must score at least 80% in the scholar’s round.


SCHOOL LEVEL

RANK

AWARD

NO. OF AWARDS

1st

Gold Medal* + Certificate of School Excellence

184

2nd

Silver Medal* + Certificate of School Excellence

184

3rd

Bronze Medal* + Certificate of School Excellence

184

All other

Certificate of Merit

 

*To receive a medal, a candidate must score at least 80% in the scholar’s round.
Note:-All candidates participating in the Scholar’s Round will receive a Certificate of Merit.
Teacher’s Award/Recognition


NATIONAL LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Architect of the Future Award*

Cash Prize** + Citation + Trophy

15

ZONAL LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Architect of the Future Award*

Gift + Citation

60

DISTRICT LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Architect of the Future Award*

Gift + Citation

As per the participation from the districts

Principal’s Award/Recognition


NATIONAL LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Beacon of Education Award*

Cash Prize** + Citation + Trophy

15

ZONAL LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Beacon of Education Award*

Gift + Citation

60

DISTRICT LEVEL

Award Name

Award

No. of Award

Visionary Leader Award *

Gift + Citation

As per the participation from the districts

SCREENING ROUND

  1. Every participant in this round will receive a Certificate of Participation along with a performance report irrespective of the qualification to the scholar’s round.

TIMELINE:


PROPOSED ACADEMIC EVENTS

Sr. No.

TIME

EVENT

1

1st Week Of April

Launching of All Proposed Academic Events

2

1st Week of August

Closure of the Registration of Round-1

3

4th week of August

Round-1 Examination

4

4th Week of September

Result Round-1

5

4th Week of September

Registration for the final round begins

6

1st Week of November

Closure of the Registration of the final round

7

2nd Week of December

Final Round Examination

8

1st Week of January

Result Final Round

9

4th Week of January

Prize Distribution, Award & Principal Fecilitation Ceremony

HOW TO REGISTER:

Due to the inconvenience caused by the postal and couriers formalities, we strongly recommend you to send us all the relevant details of the students and the school via E- mail only or directly upload to the link given in our website. For the same, we are suggesting you to follow the simple steps to register your students as mentioned below:
REGISTRATION FEE:-  

INDIAN SCHOOL

FOREIGN SCHOOL

Round-1:-

INR 150

INR 750

Round-2:-

INR 250

INR 1250



In each round, INR 20 (50 in case of foreign schools) can be retained to meet the miscellaneous expenditure.
STEP-1 Download School and Students registration form from the attachments sent with the notification or download from the website www.hopefoundationedu.com. 
STEP-2 Take the nominations from the students and fill the relevant entries into the downloaded students registration form.
(Handwritten and scanned copies of the student’s registrations forms will not be accepted) 
STEP-3 Transfer (IMPS, NEFT, RTGS)/Deposit the collected amount in the account whose details are mentioned below.
Account no. 226102000000259, Name, Hope Foundation, Indian Overseas Bank, IFSC Code-IOBA0002261, SWIFT CODE-IOBANINBB997, Najafgarh, Delhi
In case of cheque or demand draft it will be, In favor of HOPE FOUNDATION, payable at New Delhi.   (Note:-No cash payments are accepted.)
STEP-4 Fill up all the details in the school’s registration form, get it attested by the principal & upload it along with Student Registration Form to the link given below  https://hopefoundationedu.com/register_olympiads.php  or send us the scanned copy of the same as attachments via mail at:-
hopefoundation35@gmail.com   OR  info@hopefoundationedu.com