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Mathematics Exams and Scholarships 2011-2012

  Prof. Vijaykumar Ambat of Department of Mathematics, Cochin University of Science and Technology has kindly shared with us a document bearing important details about exams and scholarships available to students. It can be found here for download.

NEST 2012: Exam Alert

  National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission to National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar and University of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE CBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and UM-DAE CBS have been started by Department of Atomic Energy, [...]

CSIR JRF/NET December 2011 Exam Question Paper

The December 2011 exam question paper of Mathematical Sciences for CSIR JRF/NET can be found here.

TIFR PhD Entrance 2012 Question paper

  The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) conducts  a graduate programme leading to the award of PhD degree in certain subjects.  The 2012 Mathematics question paper can be found here. We had also earlier posted the 2011 question paper here.

International Mathematical Olympiad 2011

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is held every year in July where talented high school students participate in a grueling 9 hour exam spread over two days to tackle some of the most challenging mathematical problems. This year too it was held in Amsterdam where India bagged the 23rd position with a gold medal, 2 [...]

GATE 2011 Question Paper

The Graduate Apptitute Test in Engineering (GATE) is jointly organised by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The mathematics paper of the 2011 test can be found here. We are grateful to Mr. Uday Bhaskar Sharma (The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai) for providing us the question paper.

TIFR Graduate School Question Paper-2011

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai organises its entrance exam for the Graduate Studies program. The 2011 paper can be found here. We are grateful to Mr. Uday Bhaskar Sharma (The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai) for providing us the question paper.

Mathematics as a Career Path

Mathematics as a career choice has been picking up among the students of India since the last couple of years. But sadly, very few students are aware fully of the scope they have to study in India. Mostly go for the local colleges and Universities in their neighborhood. In this post we shall discuss the [...]

ISI 2009 Question Paper

The Indian Statistical Institute is a premier institute of India, and we give below the question paper for its BMath programme held in 2009.   Click Here  

NET/GATE Questions

Some questions for Mathematics student will appear for NET or GATE Find out the correct answers. More than one answer may be correct for a question. Tick out all. 1. The number of maximal ideals in Z/36Z is (a) 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. 2. The number of subfields of (distinct from itself) [...]