I want to apply for Kerala Maths Talent Search Examination MTSE Exam so will you please provide me the details of exam?

The Maths Talent Search Examination (MTSE) is a competitive examination conducted at various levels by the Indian Institute for Studies in Mathematics (IISMA) for the students of Class III to IX.

MTSE Exam Eligibility

MTSE is an open exam.

Any student studying in Class I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI & XII under any educational board is eligible to appear for MTSE.

A student can appear only for the class in which he/she is studying during the academic year.
Exam pattern-

The paper consists of 35 multiple-choice questions

These questions are to be answered in 60 minutes

The correct answer is awarded with 2 marks, whereas the wrong one carries a penalty of 0.5 marks, except for Class III and IV

Students scoring above 30 marks or the Benchmark score, whichever is higher, are declared as successful

MTSE Reward

The top 5 rank holders of each class are awarded mementoes

1st prize in each class of Rs.2500

2nd Prize in each class of Rs.2000

3rd Prize in each class of Rs.1500

4th Prize in each class of Rs.1250

5th Prize in each class of Rs.1000

The top 200 successful students from each class are awarded a Certificate of Merit and Cash prizes worth more than Rs 3.5 lacs

A Certificate of Participation is awarded to all other students writing the exam