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IOQM Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
IOQM syllabus: 1 subject (Mathematics) and 48 topics. IOQM Stage 1: 30 questions, 100 marks, 180 minutes, no negative marking; each answer is an integer from 00 to 99, marked on an OMR sheet; there are no options to choose from (HBCSE brochure, read 29 Sept 2026). Official syllabus and notification: olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in.
The complete Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics syllabus: 1 subjects, 48 topics. Study notes for this exam are not published yet; every topic is listed so you can see the whole syllabus. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
IOQM Stage 1 exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 100 |
Time: 180 minutes · Negative marking: none · Answers: each answer is an integer from 00 to 99, marked on an OMR sheet; there are no options to choose from · Marks: 10 questions carry 2 marks each, 10 carry 3 marks and 10 carry 5 marks · Language: English and Hindi · Source: HBCSE brochure, read 29 Sept 2026 (Stage 1, printed page 3, the document prints no date).
Shishya's practice questions for IOQM give four options to choose from; the paper does not. Use them to practise the ideas, not the answer format.
Exam pattern last checked 29 Sept 2026 (IST).
Check the official syllabus / notification — Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) ↗
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- Basic Preliminaries
Number System · Modulus / Absolute Value · Logarithms · Greatest Integer Function · Basic Inequalities
- Number Theory
Divisibility · Prime Numbers · Modular Arithmetic · Fermat's Little and Euler's Theorems · Diophantine Equations · Number Bases · Arithmetic Functions · p-adic Valuation and LTE
- Algebra
Algebraic Manipulation · Polynomials · Inequalities · Complex Numbers · Sequences and Series · Functional Equations · Binomial and Multinomial Theorems · Equations and Systems
- Combinatorics
Counting Principles · Permutations and Combinations · Pigeonhole Principle · Mathematical Induction · Inclusion-Exclusion · Recurrence Relations · Generating Functions (Basics) · Combinatorial Identities · Elementary Graph Theory
- Geometry
Triangles · Circles · Quadrilaterals and Polygons · Areas and Lengths · Geometric Transformations · Classical Theorems · Coordinate Geometry · Combinatorial Geometry
- Trigonometry
Ratios and Identities · Trigonometric Equations · Triangle Trigonometry · Geometric Applications
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