IOQM — last-minute checklist
Built from the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
The paper was held on 6 Sept (reported). Source ↗
Tracker row: IOQM 2026 exam day
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 6 Sept (reported): 3-hour, 30-question OMR-based exam; no negative marking
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card or centre letter, if your olympiad issues one — many olympiads held at your own school do not; check your school notice
- Identity proof: a school identity card or the photo ID your admit card or school notice names — ask the school if unsure
- Phones, smartwatches and calculators are generally not allowed in the exam room — follow your admit card or school notice
- Reporting time: it is on your admit card or school notice — reach before it
- Pen or pencil: the OMR sheet's instructions say which (ballpoint pen or HB pencil) — check your admit card or school notice
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
IOQM 2026 admit card released: 8 Aug (reported) Source ↗
From the tracker row: Hall tickets available for download at ioqm.mtai.org.in
📝 Exam pattern on our records
Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics
30 questions, 100 marks, 180 minutes
Marking: On our records +5 per question over 30 scored questions does not add up to the paper's 100 marks — different papers or sections of IOQM score differently.
Subjects on our syllabus
- Mathematics
Languages: English, Hindi
HBCSE Stage-1 for the Indian math olympiad chain (RMO → INMO → IMOTC → IMO). 30 questions in 3 hours, integer answers 00–99, no calculus.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 15 Oct (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) ↗
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