Registration for the 17th Brazilian Public School Mathematics Olympiad (Obmep) is now open. Municipal, state, federal public schools and private schools across the country can register for the Olympics until March 17, by filling out the registration form available at obmep website. In the regulation, the representatives of the schools will find all the information about conditions, deadlines, dates and rules foreseen for participation in the dispute.
The largest scientific competition in the country is held by the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (Impa) and is aimed at elementary (6th to 9th grade) and high school students. In the last edition, held last year, 17.7 million students from all over Brazil participated in Obmep.
phases
The Olympiad takes place in two phases, the first consisting of an objective test of 20 questions and, the second, of a discursive test of six questions. The 1st phase of Obmep will be held on June 7th and those classified for the next stage will take the 2nd phase test on October 8th. The tests are prepared according to the student’s level of education: level 1 (6th and 7th grades), level 2 (8th and 9th grades) and level 3 (high school).
The announcement of those approved for the second stage will take place on August 2. The list of winners will be announced on December 20th. Students awarded with a gold, silver or bronze medal are invited to participate in the Scientific Initiation Program (PIC Jr.) as an incentive and promotion of academic development.
Obmep
Created by Impa in 2005, Obmep contributes to stimulating the study of mathematics in Brazil, in addition to identifying talented young people and promoting social inclusion through the dissemination of knowledge. In addition, the Olympiad also contributes to improving the quality of basic education, enabling a greater number of Brazilian students to have access to quality teaching material. The initiative has the support of the Brazilian Mathematics Society (SBM). The competition is promoted with resources from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (MEC).
