Incentives & Awards
for Winners
Participating
in a mathematics olympiad is itself an enriching and rewarding
experience.
If you also happen to do well and qualify for IMOTC or beyond, there
are more rewards in store for you. In addition, Regional Coordinators
usually have some awards for their RMO winners even if they have not
progressed beyond RMO.
- INMO awardees are
automatically eligible for
admission to the B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics course in the Chennai
Mathematical Institute.
- INMO awardees applying
for B. Stat or B. Math courses of the Indian Statistical Institute are
directly called for the interview without going through the written
test.
- INMO awardees are
also eligible for an NBHM
scholarship that currently stands at about Rs. 2500 per month, if they
continue their studies in mathematics. They are also offered a 4-year
programme of training in
Mathematics
through correspondence and periodic contact with a chosen faculty. The
programme is also available to INMO awardees who do not pursue an
undergraduate
degree in Mathematics but have special interest in the subject. They
are
offered an annual cash award of Rs. 9,000 subject to satisfactory
performance
in the programme.
- IMO awardees are
eligible for the prestigious
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) fellowship provided they
pursue their studies in the science subjects in India. The fellowship
amount stands at Rs. 4000 per month plus Rs. 6,000 per annum
contingency.
- Indian team members who receive a
gold, silver or bronze at IMO
are given cash awards by the NBHM of Rs.
5,000, Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively. In recent years,
they have also been felicitated by the Infosys foundation.
- All travel expenses for the IMO
Training Camp and all expenses
for the IMO are borne by the Government of India.