Contest Objectives
Children are curious, active learners with distinct interests, abilities and needs. They learn by attaching meaning to what they do, and they need to construct their own meaning of mathematics. Participation of students in ICATS competitions provides them an opportunity to develop essential links among concrete, pictorial and symbolic representations of mathematical concepts. The participants must realize that it is acceptable at ICATS to solve problems in a variety of ways and that a variety of solutions may be acceptable.
The contest will test candidates’ abilities to:
- understand and apply mathematical concepts and skills in a variety of contexts, including the manipulation of mathematical expressions and use of graphing calculators.
- reason and communicate mathematically through writing mathematical explanation, arguments and proofs, and inferences.
- solve unfamiliar problems; translate common realistic contexts into mathematics; interpret and evaluate mathematical results, and use the results to make predictions, or comment on the context.
The syllabus aims to develop mathematical thinking and problem solving skills in students. Students will learn to analyse, formulate and solve different types of problems. They will also learn to work with data and perform statistical analyses.
The general aims of the syllabus are to enable students to:
- acquire the necessary mathematical concepts and skills for everyday life, and for continuous learning in mathematics and related disciplines
- develop the necessary process skills for the acquisition and application of mathematical concepts and skills
- develop the mathematical thinking and problem solving skills and apply these skills to formulate and solve problems
- recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas, and between mathematics and other disciplines
- develop positive attitudes towards mathematics
- produce imaginative and creative work arising from mathematical ideas
- develop the abilities to reason logically, to communicate mathematically, and to learn cooperatively and independently.
Participation Eligibility
Students of Grade 1 to Grade 10 are eligible to participate in the competition.
Registration Opens
May 2, 2023.
Registration Deadline
August 31, 2023.
Registration Confirmation (Extended)
September 7, 2023.
Late Registration Deadline (Late registration charges apply)
September 7, 2023.
Contest Date (Rescheduled)
October 3, 2023.
Announcement of result
October 30, 2023.
Contest Location
The test will be conducted in the respective school of participants.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is Rs. 1000/- per participant.
Course Outline
Toddlers (Grade 1 & 2):
Pre Number concepts –Tall, short big and small, Numbers – Odd and Even Numbers, Arithmetic Operation with 1 digit and 2 digit number-Addition and subtraction, Money – Addition and subtraction of money, Time, Clock, Shapes – Naming & Recognition of shapes, Fractions – Half, Quarter
Kids (Grade 3 & 4):
Numbers- Place Value, Arithmetic operations -Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Money – Four Arithmetic operations, Fractions – Addition and subtraction with same denominator, Decimals – Addition and subtraction of decimals, Perimeter and Area of square and Rectangle, Angles- Types of angles
Juniors (Grade 5 & 6):
Arithmetic Operations, Factors & Multiples, Fractions-Multiplication & Division by whole number, Decimals- Multiplication & Division, Rounding Numbers, Percentages- Expression Fractions as Percentages and percentages as fractions, Algebra, Volume – Volume of cube and cuboid.
Juveniles (Grade 7 & 8):
Rational Numbers, Data Handling- Mean ,Median, Mode, Ratios & Percentages, Square and square roots, Algebraic expressions, Exponents and powers, Area- polygon, Parallelogram, Proportion- Direct and inverse
Adolescents (Grade 9 & 10):
Real Numbers, Polynomials, Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Matrices Lines and angles Surface area and volume– Cube, Cuboid and Sphere, Trigonometric Ratios, Grouped Data- Mean, Median Mode, Exponential and Logarithm Function.
Paper Pattern
The contests would comprise of multiple-choice questions only. The participants will have to select one best answer out of four options given. Every correct answer would earn THREE points whereas for every wrong answer ONE point would be deducted. Level-wise further details about paper pattern can be had as below.
| Level | No. of Questions (MCQs) | Time Allowed | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddlers (Grade 1 & 2) | 20 | 75 minutes | 60 |
| Kids (Grade 3 & 4) | 25 | 75 minutes | 75 |
| Juniors (Grade 5 & 6) | 30 | 90 minutes | 90 |
| Juveniles (Grade 7 & 8) | 30 | 90 minutes | 90 |
| Adolescents (Grade 9 & 10) | 30 | 90 minutes | 90 |
Sample Papers – Maths
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