2024

15-16 NOVEMBER

+66 63 951 1535 +66 (0) 21148057 [email protected] www.mathchallenge.in.th

 The International Math Challenge (IMC) is one of the leading mathematics-based international competitions in the
world, aimed at school students of various grades. As the IMC team, we believe that current global problems can be solved
through critical thinking and cooperation among the next generation of skilled challengers.
The first Math Challenge was organized in 2012 as an inter-school competition among international schools in Bangkok,
with 144 students from 10 schools participating. Gradually, the number of participants increased, and in 2014, the Math
Challenge expanded beyond Thailand's borders to include international participants. As a result, IMC IX saw the participa-
tion of 800 students from 20 countries in 2020.

In 2020, with the aim of encouraging students to excel in mathematics and critical thinking, the IMC team decided to
conduct an online version of the International Math Challenge. This initiative sought to boost the motivation of both teach-
ers and students who had become disengaged and lost their goal-oriented focus during the challenging times of the global
pandemic, when most Olympiads and competitions were forced to be canceled or postponed indefinitely. The IMC team
also hoped that this competition would help various types of schools keep their students engaged and enable them to
observe their mathematics education in an international arena.
The online IMC in 2022 witnessed the participation of 5,000 students from 86 countries. It was an outstanding achieve-
ment, reaching a total of 88 countries through the online platform. By 2023, the participation grew significantly, with over
9600 students from 2355 schools worldwide.

Each participating school may organize its students into the following categories: grades 1-2, grades 3-4, grades 5-6,
grades 7-8, grades 9-10, and grades 11-12. This is an individual competition where students can receive prizes for their
achievements. The competition will be conducted in five languages—English, Thai, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Students
are expected to solve 40 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes. For the youngest category (grades 1 and 2), there will be
25 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. This event aims to motivate students to view mathematics in a new light,
stimulate their interest in the subject, and consider how they can apply mathematics in their future studies and daily lives.
It is essential to highlight that in the 2023 Online IMC, all participants were awarded certificates, valuable rewards, and
scholarships from international universities.
We extend our best wishes to all students and their mathematics mentors/trainers. We hope our youth will be inspired to
think critically and scientifically through their love of mathematics and technology. We look forward to welcoming you all on
the competition days.

Sincerely,
Chayanin Mhadla
General Secretary
Mission Objectives
International Math Challenge aims to strengthen - Encourage students to strive for excellence
the critical and creative thinking capabilities of in mathematics
the next generation of problem-solvers through - Improve critical thinking skills of problem solvers;
competition and cooperation in mathematics. - Promote international mindedness and global
perspectives among students

Number of Participants
9600

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Qualification
Contestants must be currently enrolled in the following grade levels or their equivalents, as
outlined in the chart below.

American Curriculum British Curriculum Thai Curriculum

Schools Schools Schools

Prathom 1-6 and

Grades 1-12 Years 2-13
Matthayom 1-6

Who Can Participate?

The competition will be conducted in five languages: English, Thai, Spanish, Russian, and
Chinese. It will be held entirely online and is open to all students from any school worldwide.
In this Online IMC, students will compete individually within six categories: grades 1-2, grades
3-4, grades 5-6, grades 7-8, grades 9-10, and grades 11-12.

US/Canada
Category Thai System British System Russian System Age
System
Grade 1 Prathom 1 Year 2 Grade 1 6 Years Old
Category kids
Grade 2 Prathom 2 Year 3 Grade 2 7 Years Old
Grade 3 Prathom 3 Year 4 Grade 3 8 Years Old
Category 1
Grade 4 Prathom 4 Year 5 Grade 4 9 Years Old
Grade 5 Prathom 5 Year 6 Grade 5 10 Years Old
Category 2
Grade 6 Prathom 6 Year 7 Grade 6 11 Years Old
Grade 7 Matthayom 1 Year 8 Grade 7 12 Years Old
Category 3
Grade 8 Matthayom 2 Year 9 Grade 8 13 Years Old
Grade 9 Matthayom 3 Year 10 Grade 9 14 Years Old
Category 4
Grade 10 Matthayom 4 Year 11 Grade 10 15 Years Old
Grade 11 Matthayom 5 Year 12 Grade 11 16 Years Old
Category 5
Grade 12 Matthayom 6 Year 13 Grade 12 17 Years Old
Regulations
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR IMC 2024

Exam Details

• The exam will be held online on the announced date on the main page of the IMC website.
• Students from all types of schools around the globe can join this competition under their relevant
age and category.
• Registration and payment will be only online via register.mathchallenge.in.th.
• The exam will be active for 48 hours starting on the announced date, at 08:00 AM (Thailand Time,
UTC+7), on our website where you registered and on the IMC’s social media pages (Facebook,
Instagram).

Registration Fee

• The registration fee is 29 USD for international participants and 750 THB for Thai participants.
• The registration fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.

Exam Format

• Category Kids: 25 questions in 60 minutes.

• Categories 1–5: 40 questions in 90 minutes, with four multiple-choice options.
• The exam will be available in English, Thai, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.
• Three wrong answers will invalidate one correct answer.
• If scores are tied, the time used will be the deciding factor.
• Calculators are not allowed.
• Participants can take the exam on a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet.

Online Exam Rules

• Participants must only have the IMC examination browser tab open. Opening any other tabs or
applications will be recorded and considered an attempt to cheat.
• The device’s webcam must be on and running from the beginning to the end of the exam.
• Participants will be monitored through the webcam.
• Suspicious body or head movements will be considered cheating and may result in disqualification.
• Participants must keep their faces visible at all times. The use of facemasks, caps, sunglasses, or
any other headgear that obscures the face is not allowed.
• If the webcam is not on during the exam, the result will be invalid.
• If a person other than the participant is seen on the participant’s webcam during the exam, the
IMC team has the right to cancel the participant’s exam.
• Participants must stay seated and remain on the exam for the entire duration. Leaving and return-
ing to continue is not allowed and may result in the cancellation of the exam results by the IMC
team.

Timeline

REGISTRATION TRYOUT STARTS EXAM DATE RESULTS

From 14th August until 1st NOVEMBER 2024 15th - 16th 22st NOVEMBER 2024
30th October 2024 NOVEMBER 2024
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Category Kids
Topics:

NUMBERS Matching, Ordering, Comparison

MEASUREMENT Money, Time, Length, Weight

Paper cutting and folding, Figure relations,

GEOMETRY
Position and transformation, Comparison,

NON-ROUTINE PROBLEM Mental math and brain teasers, Find different

SOLVING objects, Shapes and patterns, Pictograms
Category 1
Topics:

Operations and properties, Counting and sequences,

Fraction, Decimals, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion,
NUMBERS
Place value, Ordering and Rounding, Integers and
Power, Money

ALGEBRA Expressions, Equations, Inequalities

GEOMETRY AND Position and Transformation, Geometrical reasoning,

MEASUREMENT Shapes and Measurements, Time

DATA COLLECTION AND

Probability, Statistics, Average, Handling data
ANALYSIS

Verbal equation, Age, Number, Money, Distance, Time,

WORD PROBLEMS Speed problems

Number patterns, Divisibility tests, Spatial visualisation,

NON-ROUTINE PROBLEM
Logic problems and Simple cryptarithms, Mental math
SOLVING
and Brain teasers
Category 2
Topics:

Operations and properties, BEDMAS rule, Counting and

sequences, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio and
NUMBERS
Proportions, Place value, Ordering and Rounding, Integers
and Power, Money

Expressions, Factorizations, Equations, Inequalities,

ALGEBRA
Exponents, Radicals, Polinomials

Combinatorics, Permutation, Presenting and interpreting

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
data, Mean, Median, Range, Mode, Handling data

Verbal equation, Age, Number, Money, Distance, Time,

WORD PROBLEMS Speed problems

Polygons, Angles, Circles, Solids, length and width, Area,

GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
Perimeter, Volume, Congruent figures

Number patterns, Divisibility tests, Spatial visualization,

NON-ROUTINE PROBLEM
Logic problems and cryptarithms, Mental math and Brain
SOLVING
teasers
Category 3
Topics:

Rational numbers, Operations and properties, Counting

and sequences, Fractions, Decimals,Percentages,Ratio
NUMBERS
and Proportions, Place value, Ordering and Rounding,
Integers and Power, Money

SETS Set Language and Notation, Concepts of sets, Set theory

Properties of functions, Transformation of graph, Graph of

FUNCTIONS
a function, Applied problems

Combinatorics, Permutation, Probability, Statistics,

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Presenting and interpreting data, Average, Handling data

Verbal equation, Age, Number, Money, Distance, Time,

WORD PROBLEMS
Speed problems

GEOMETRY AND Polygons, Angles, Circles, Solids, Area, Perimeter, Volume,

MEASUREMENT Similarity, Pythagorean formula

Number patterns, Divisibility tests, Spatial visualisation,

NON-ROUTINE
Logic problems and cryptarithms, Mental math and Brain
PROBLEM SOLVING
teasers
Category 4
Topics:

Operations and properties, Counting and sequences,

NUMBERS Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio and Proportions,
Place value, Integers and Power, Money

Expressions, Factorizations, Equations, Inequalities,

ALGEBRA
Exponents, Radicals, Polinomials

SETS Set Language and Notation,Concepts of sets, Set theory

Composition of function, Inverse of function, Properties

FUNCTIONS of functions, Transformation of graph, Graph of a function,
Applied problems

Fundamentals of trigonometry, Trigonometric Functions of

real number, Trigonometric theorems and formulas,
TRIGONOMETRY
Trigonometric functions, Trigonometric equations,
Trigonometric inequalities

Combinatorics, Permutation, Probability, Statistics,

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Presenting and interpreting data, Average

GEOMETRY AND Polygons, Area, Perimeter, Coordinate geometry, Analytic

MEASUREMENT analysis of lines, Similarity, Analytic analysis of circles, Solids

NON-ROUTINE PROBLEM Number patterns, Divisibility tests, Spatial visualisation,

SOLVING Logic problems and cryptarithms, Word problems
Category 5
Topics:
Operations and properties, Counting and sequences,
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio and Proportions,
AND FUNCTIONS
Place value, Integers and Power, Money

Expressions, Factorizations, Equations, Inequalities,

FUNCTIONS Exponents, Radicals, Polinomials

Fundamentals of trigonometry, Trigonometric Functions of

real number, Trigonometric theorems and formulas,
TRIGONOMETRY Trigonometric functions, Trigonometric equations,
Trigonometric inequalities

SERIES AND SEQUENCES Series, Arithmetic sequences, Geometric sequenses

Properties and graphs of exponential functions, Exponential

LOGARITHMIC AND equations, Properties and graphs of Logarithmic functions,
EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS Logarithmic Equations, Exponential and logarithmic
inequalities

Limit of a function, Indeterminate forms, Continuous

DERIVATIVES functions, Techniques of differentiation, Applications of
derivatives, Optimization problems, Plotting graphs

INTEGRALS Antiderivative and Indefinite Integral, Integration Methods

Combinatorics, Permutation, Probability, Statistics,

STATISTICS AND PROBABLITY
Presenting and interpreting data, Average

GEOMETRY AND Polygons, Coordinate geometry, Analytic analysis of lines,

MEASUREMENT Symmetry, Analytic analysis of circles, Solids, Vectors

NON-ROUTINE PROBLEM Including number patterns, Divisibility tests, Spatial

SOLVING visualisation, logic problems and cryptarithms, word problems
Participated countries in 2023
 IMC 2023 RESULTS
Category kids
Bangladesh Safwana Rahman iPad Air

Azarbaijan Ayaz Eyubov iPad Gen 9

Kazakhstan Ibrakhim Yerkonur iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Dinh Pham Khanh An iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Le Vinh Thinh Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Vietnam Nguyen Tran Ngan Ha Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Thailand Sarina Jencharat Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Indonesia Aisyah Kayla Azzahra Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Category 1
Thailand Nattapat Chureeganon iPad Air

Malaysia Choo Cayenne iPad Gen 9

Cambodia Bunleng Peng iPad Gen 9

Kazakhstan Kairat Ainara iPad Gen 9

Malaysia Ng Hai Thong Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Indonesia Caleb Elias Dharmawirya Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Vietnam Dang Ba Cuong Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

India Dhritiman Sengupta Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Category 2
Vietnam Bui Quoc Khanh Tuong iPad Air

Vietnam Tran Hoang Bao Nam iPad Gen 9

Malaysia Lee Zi Heng iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Do Nhat Linh iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Bao Quyen Hoang Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Vietnam Vu Gia Nam Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Vietnam Nguyen Bao Ngan Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Vietnam Pham Huy An Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

 Category 3
Thailand Surachat Dechpichai iPad Air

Malaysia Surachat Dechpichai iPad Gen 9

Malaysia Ryan Kua Yi Jie iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Nguyen Phan Khanh Gia iPad Gen 9

Indonesia Kenzo Alvaro Lim Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Thailand Natapol Limsatiranun Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Turkmenistan Rayhan Yuldashewa Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Thailand Vivid Vanit-anunchai Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Category 4
Thailand Kornpisit Preedasak iPad Air

Thailand Itthikorn Bubphasuwun iPad Gen 9

Thailand Paphavin Trisanawadee iPad Gen 9

Singapur Dinh Gia Phu iPad Gen 9

Vietnam Bui Quoc Vinh Khang Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

India Ahaan Dangi Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Thailand Ramida Ruangrungpanich Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Thailand Papinpit Nikornpongsin Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Category 5
Kazakhstan Arlan Kalmiyat iPad Air

Thailand Pichamon Tunpiriyakul iPad Gen 9

Iran Ghazal Ahmadi Moghaddam iPad Gen 9

Iran Mohammad Samavi Esfahani iPad Gen 9

Iran Seyed Saman Mir Hosseini Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Iran Kian Kazemi Ghehi Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Iran Melina Sharifi Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Moldova Nichita Riabov Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

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