Mathematical Olympiad Eligiblity

I want to know about requird Eligiblity to appear for Indian National Mathematical Olympiad examination ?

[Arvind Kumar]

The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a high school mathematics competition conducted by the Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) under the aegis of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM).

Eligibility :
Class 1 to 12th grade students can apply for this examination

All India Schools Mathematics Teachers Association (AISMTA) is conducting National Mathematics Olympiad Contest at eleven levels as mentioned below:

LEVEL CLASS
1. NURSERY I
2. PRE-PREP OLYMPIAD II
3. PREP OLYMPIAD III
4. PRE-PRELIMINARY OLYMPIAD IV
5. PRELIMINARY OLYMPIAD V
6. PRIMARY OLYMPIAD VI
7. FIRST OLYMPIAD VII
8. PRE-JUNIOR OLYMPIAD VIII
9. JUNIOR OLYMPIAD IX
10. INTERMEDIATE OLYMPIAD X
11. SENIOR OLYMPIAD XI – XII

The International Mathematics Olympiad is conducted in two levels:

Level 1: The first level of the test is organized in the respective schools of the participants during school hours.

(i) The level 1 competition is a written objective-type test of 60 minutes duration comprising 35 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions
for class 2 to class 4 and 50 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class 5 to class 12.

(ii) The question paper consists of:
(a) Logical Reasoning (b) Mathematical Reasoning (c) Everyday Mathematics (d) Achiever's Section
(iii) There are separate question papers for each class.
(iv) The medium of the test is English.
(v) CBSE, ICSE/ISC and State Board syllabus is followed for setting the test papers.
(vi) The exam is conducted during school hours.

Books for preparation :
Mathematics Olympiad Primer, by V. Krishnamurthy, C.R. Pranesachar, K.N. Ranganathan and B.J. Venkatachala (Interline Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore).

Challenge and Thrill of Pre-College Mathematics, by V. Krishnamurthy, C.R. Pranesachar, K.N. Ranganathan and B.J. Venkatachala (New Age International Publishers, New Delhi)