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Who can appear for this test?
The RMO is meant primarily for students of Class IX--XII. As special
cases, exceptionally talented
students
from Class VIII may be allowed to appear at the discretion of the
Regional Coordinator.
Please note that the RMO is the
first step in selecting the Indian team for the IMO! This requires
special talent in problem-solving and interest in Mathematics. It is
not meant for the
average or
even good student who does not have this.
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Where and when does the test take place?
The Regional
Mathematical Olympiad for West Bengal is usually held on the first
Sunday of December at the various test
centres.
Current centres: Bankura,
Barasat, Berhampore, Burdwan, CoochBehar, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata,
Kharagpur, Narendrapur,
Purulia, Raiganj, Santiniketan and Siliguri.
A
student may
choose any centre convenient to him/her.
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What is the structure of the test?
The duration of the RMO is 3 hours, and the number of problems is
about 6 to 7.
At
present, each region selects 30-35 students for the INMO. At most 6
students are selected from Class XII.