Pre RMO

(Pre-Regional Mathematical Olympiad)

 PRMO
The Indian Mathematical Olympiad begins with the Pre-RMO, or
PRMO. The Pre-Regional Mathematical Olympiad (PRMO) is the full
name of the competition. It’s a preliminary round for determining who
will compete in the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO).
The National Board for Higher Mathematics has named the Homi
Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) as the exam’s coordinator
(NBHM).
The MTA (Mathematics Teachers’ Association) will organise the
PRMO test under its supervision. The mathematics olympiad-related
events are overseen by NBHM.
Tentative Dates for PRMO 2024-25 Exam

Start Date of PRMO registration

September 2024
form 2024

Last Date of PRMO registration

October 2024
2024

Release of PRMO online

February 2025
registration 2024 Admit Card

PRMO 2024 Exam March 2025

Declaration of PRMO 2024

April 2025
Result

INMO exam July 2025

 PRMO Eligibility Criteria
It is the applicants’ obligation to ensure that they meet the eligibility
requirements stated by the authorities before applying for the test. Candidates must
have been born on or after August 1, 2003 to be eligible. PRMO 2024-25 is open to
students in grades 8 to 12. The aspirant must be an Indian citizen. Candidates with
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards, on the other hand, are permitted to write
PRMO under specified conditions. Here are the PRMO Eligibility criteria.
To be eligible for Pre-RMO 2024-25, candidates must have been born on or
after August 1, 2003.
Candidates in grades 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are eligible to take the Pre-RMO test.
The Pre-RMO test would be open only to Indian citizens. Candidates with
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards are also eligible to sit for the test. They will,
however, be ineligible for selection in the International Mathematical Olympiad if
they meet one
 PRMO Syllabus

Pre-RMO Syllabus From Class 8 Mathematics:

• Geometry
• Algebraic Expressions
• Elementary Graph Theory
• Factorization
• Linear Equations in One Variable
• Permutations and Combinations
• Rational Numbers
• Square Root and Cube Root
 PRMO Syllabus
• Pre-RMO Syllabus From Class 9 Mathematics
• Circles
• Coordinate Geometry
• Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles
• Linear Equations in two Variables
• Number System
• Polynomials
• Surface Area and Volume
• Probability
 PRMO Syllabus
• Pre-RMO Syllabus From Class 10 Mathematics
• Circles
• Coordinate Geometry
• Linear Equation in Two Variables
• Inequalities
• Arithmetic Progression
• Quadratic Equation
• Real Numbers
• Surface Area and Volume
• Trigonometry
 PRMO Syllabus
• Pre-RMO Syllabus From Class 10 Mathematics
• Number Theory
• Probability Theory
• Coordinate Geometry
• Factorization of Polynomials
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Quadratic Equations and Expressions
• Sequence and Series
PRMO Exam Pattern

Particulars of Pre RMO Exam Pattern Details

Duration of Examination 3 hours (180 minutes)

Medium of Examination English/ Hindi

Mode of Examination Pen and paper-based (Offline) Mode of examination

Total number of Questions 30

In reference with previous papers:

7 questions carrying 2 marks each
15 questions carrying 3 marks each
Marking Scheme 8 questions carrying 5 marks each

Negative Marking Not applicable

Correction Mode Scanned by machines

Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO)
RMO or Regional Math Olympiad is the second stage of the
mathematics talent search examination that is conducted in India. The
exam is conducted by Regional Coordinator under the guidance of
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai. The
regional coordinator is in charge of conducting evaluations of the
answer sheets. After checking the answers of the students, the results
are sent to HBCSE where it is declared online.
The exam is a descriptive test where students have to solve a
total of six questions in three hours. Students are given an answer
sheet and rough papers to solve the questions.
 RMO Overview

3 hours written test with 6 questions.

Conducted by Regional Coordinators under the guidance of HBCSE.

30 top students from Classes VIII, IX, X, XI and top 6 students from Class XII + 5 girl
students are selected for the next stage through this exam.

Results are declared centrally by HBCSE on the official website.

Students who qualify PRMO will be eligible for RMO.

 RMO Syllabus
The difficulty level of the examination is extremely high. The syllabus includes
topics from Class IX to Class XII. The problems are usually from these topics:-
Algebra, Number theory, Geometry and Combinatorics. Some of the important
topics are listed below. Topics like calculus and statistics are not included in the
syllabus.
Number Theory: Divisibility, Euclidean and Division Algorithm, Modular
Arithmetic, p-adic Valuation, Diophantine equations, Problem Solving Strategies, etc.
Algebra: Polynomials, Quadratic equations, Graphical method of solving
equations, Root coefficient relationship, etc.
Combinatorics: Permutation and Combination, sets, ball and bar question,
graph theory, etc.
Geometry: Lines and Curves, Solutions of a triangle, Menelaus’s theorem,
Ptolemy’s theorem, Ceva’s theorem, etc.
 Reference Books
Books Author

Geometry Revisited Coxeter Greitzer

Geometric Transformations Yaglom

Elementary Number Theory David Burton

Inequalities through Problems Venkatachala

Introduction to Combinatorics Brualdi

Problem-Solving Strategies Arthur Engel

 INMO
(Indian National Mathematical Olympiad)
The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a maths
competition held in India. The INMO is the HBCSE IMO’s third stage.
The Indian National Olympiad is a well-known yearly mathematics
competition for high school students held in India. The INMO test is the
second stage in the selection process for the Indian team for the
International Mathematical Olympiad.
Every year, the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
administers the INMO test (HBCSE). The INMO examination attracts
thousands of students from across the country, but only 30 candidates
are chosen
 INMO Examination Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must first complete the

Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) of their particular state or zone in
order to sit for the INMO test.
Candidates for the INMO examination are chosen entirely on the basis of
their achievement in the basic stage test, the Regional Mathematical Olympiad
(RMO).
In each area, a maximum of 28 students from grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 and
a maximum of 6 students from grade 12 are chosen to participate in the HBCSE
INMO.In addition, five extra females (only female students in grades 8, 9, 10,
and 11) are chosen, with the applicants for each region being excluded.
A minimum of five students from non-Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) CBSE
schools outside India and a maximum of five students from KV schools outside
India may be selected to take the INMO test directly. The CBSE and KVS
authorities are primarily in charge of student selection.
 PRMO Question Paper

2. If ABCD is a rectangle and P is a point inside it such that AP = 33, BP = 16, DP =63.
Find CP
Sol. 56
 PRMO Question Paper
3. Sita and Geeta are two sisters. If Sita’s age is written after Geeta’s age a four digit
perfect square (number) is obtained. If the same exercise is repeated after 13 years
another four digit perfect sqaure (number) will be obtained. What is the sum of the
present ages of Sita and Geeta? Sol. 55
4. Let ABC be an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and incentre l. If Al = 3 and the
distance from l to BC is 2, what is the square of the length of BC? Sol. 80
5. Find the number of positive integers n such that the highest power of 7 dividing n! is
8. Sol. 7
6. Let ABCD be a square with side length 100. A circle with center C and radius CD is
drawn. Another circle of radius r, lying inside ABCD, is drawn to touch this circle
externally and such that the circle also touches AB and AD . If r = m+ n k , where
m, n are integers and k is a prime number ,find the value of (m +n)/k .Sol. 50
8. Find the largest 2-digit number N which is divisible by 4, such that all
integral powers of N end with N. Sol. 76
10. Let A and B be two finite sets such that there are exactly 144 sets which are
subsets of A or subsets of B. Find the number of elements in AUB.

11. The prime numbers a, b and c are such that a + b2 = 4c2. Determine the sum of all possible
values of a + b + c. Sol. 31
12. Let A = {m : m an integer and the roots of x2 + mx + 2020 = 0 are positive
integers} and B = {n : n an integer and the roots of x2 + 2020x + n = 0 are
negative integers}. Suppose a is the largest element of A and b is the smallest
element of B. Find the sum of digits of a + b. Sol. 26
13. The sides of a triangle are x, 2x + 1 and x + 2 for some positive rational
number x. If one angle of the triangle is 60°, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
Sol. 9

Sol. 10
16. If x and y are positive integers such such that (x – 4)(x – 10) = 2y, find the
maximum possible value of x + y. Sol. 16
17. Two sides of a regular polygon with n sides, when extended, meet at an angle
of 28°. What is the smallest possible value of n? Sol. 45

19. A semicircular paper is folded along a chord such that the folded circular arc is tangent to
the diameter of the semicircle. The radius of the semicircle is 4 units and the point of tangency
divides the diameter in the ratio 7 : 1. If the length of the crease (the dotted line segment in the
figure) is l then determine l2. Sol. 39
20. Two people A and B start from the same place at the same time to travel around a circular
track of length 100m in opposite directions. First B goes more slowly than A until they meet,
then by doubling his rate he next meets A at the starting point. Let d m be the distance
travelled by B before he met A for the first time after leaving the starting point. Find the integer
closest to d. Sol. 41
21. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, B = {9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16} and C {17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24}. Find the number of triaples (x, y, z) such that x A, y B, z C and x + y + z = 36. Sol. 46
22. Let ABC be a triangle with BAC = 90° and D be the point on the side BC such that ADBC. Let
r, r1 and r2 be the inradii of triangles ABC, ABD, and ACD, respectively. If r, r1 and r2 are positive
integers and one of them is 5, find the largest possible value of r + r1 + r2. Sol. 30
23. Find the largest positive integer N such that the number of integers in the set {1, 2, 3, …., N}
which are divisible by 3 is equal to the number of integers which are divisible by 5 or 7 or
(both). Sol. 65
24. Two circles, S1 and S2, of radii 6 units and 3 units respectively, are tangent to each
other, externally. Let AC and BD be their direct common tangents with A and B on S1,
and C and D on S2. Find the area of quadrilateral ABDC to the nearest integer. Sol. 68
25. A five digit number n = abcde is such that when divided respectively by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 the
remainders are a, b, c, d, e. What is the remainder when n is divided by 100? Sol. 11
26. Let a, b, c be three distinct positive integers such that the sum of any two of them is a
perfect square and having minimal sum, a + b + c. Find this sum. Sol. 55
27. Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle and P be a point in its interior. Let PA, PB and PC be the
images of P under reflection in the sides BC, CA and AB, respectively. If P is the orthocenter of
the triangle PA PB PC and if the largest angle of the triangle that can be formed by the line
segments PA, PB, and PC is x°, determine the value of x. Sol. 60
28. For a natural number n, let n’ denote the number obtained by deleting zero digits, if any.
(For example, if n = 260, n’ = 26; if n = 2020, n’ = 22.) Find the number of 3-digit numbers n for
which n’ is a divisor of n, different from n. Sol. 93
29. Consider a permutation (a1,a2,a3,a4,a5) of {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. We say the 5-tuple
(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5) is flawless if for all 1i < j < k 5, the sequence (tinajas). Is not an arithmetic
progression (in that order). Find the number of flawless 5-tuples. Sol. 20
30. Ari chooses 7 balls at random from n balls numbered 1 to n. If the probability that no two
of the drawn balls have consecutive numbers equals the probability of exactly one pair of
consecutive numbers in the chosen balls, find n. Sol. 54