At a glance
- Classes eligible
- 3-10
- Subject
- Advanced Mathematics
- Fee
- Free (L1); ₹300 (L2)
- Exam window
- Jul-Aug
- Duration
- 60 min
- Question format
- MCQ (non-routine)
- Levels
- 2 Levels
- Boards supported
- CBSE, ICSE, State, International
Official site: unicusolympiads.com
Syllabus by class
Unicus Non-Routine Mathematics Olympiad as published by the organising body. Sections and topics are reproduced as they are printed, so what you read here is what the paper is set from.
Class 3
11 sections · 66 topics
Classic Section: Numerals, Number Name and Number Sense
- Numbers and numeration
- To write number name for numeral and vice versa (Up to 5-digits)
- Place value and face value
- Indian place value chart
- International place value chart
- Comparison of numbers
- Rounding off the numbers (Nearest 10, 100 and 1000)
Classic Section: Roman Numerals
- To convert roman numeral into number (Up to 500)
- Write roman numeral for number
Classic Section: Computations Operations
- Addition and subtraction (Up to 5-digits)
- Properties of addition and subtraction
- Addition and subtraction using estimation
- Multiplication and division (By 3-digit number)
- Properties of multiplication and division
- Estimation of product and quotient
- Factors and multiples
- Definition of Even, odd, prime and co-prime numbers
- Rules of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 and 11
- To find factors and multiples of numbers
- LCM and HCF
Classic Section: Geometry
- Closed plane figures (Triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus and parallelogram)
- 3 Dimensional figures (Cube, Cuboid, Sphere, cone and Cylinder)
- Line segment, ray, line and angles
- Circle and terms related to circle (Centre, radius, diameter, chord and circumference of the circle)
Classic Section: Fractions
- Fraction
- Definition of fraction
- Types of fractions (Like, unlike, proper, improper, unit, mixed and equivalent fraction)
- Ordering fraction
- Comparison of fractions
- Fractions with same numerators
- Fractions with same denominators
- Fractions with different numerators and denominators
- Conversions
- Converting a mixed fraction into an improper fraction
- Converting an improper fraction into a mixed number
- Operations of fractional numbers
- Addition/subtraction and multiplication of like/unlike and improper fractions
- Addition/subtraction of a whole number and a fractional number
- Properties of addition and subtraction of fractions
- Use of fractions in daily life
Classic Section: Measurements: Length, Mass, Capacity and Volume
- Length
- Conversions of mm-cm-dm-m-km and vice versa
- Addition and subtraction of length
- Multiplication and division of length
- Mass
- Conversion of units (mg-g-kg)
- Addition and subtraction of weight
- Capacity and Volume
- Conversion of units (ml-l-kl)
- Addition and subtraction of capacity
- Multiplication and subtraction of capacity
Classic Section: Measurements of Time
- Time notations
- Time calculations
- Conversions of time
- Day, week, month and year
- Duration of time
- Calculation of days
Classic Section: Measurements of Money
- Converting rupees into paise and vice versa
- Addition and subtraction of money
- Multiplication and division of money
Classic Section: Geometry: Perimeter and Area of Various Shapes
- Perimeter of triangle, square and rectangle
- Area of triangle, square and rectangle
Classic Section: Data Handling and Symmetry
- Definition of data
- Bar graph, pictograph and pie chart
- Line of symmetry and mirror image
Scholar Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Classic Section
Class 4
11 sections · 66 topics
Classic Section: Numerals, Number Name and Number Sense
- Numbers and numeration
- To write number name for numeral and vice versa (Up to 5-digits)
- Place value and face value
- Indian place value chart
- International place value chart
- Comparison of numbers
- Rounding off the numbers (Nearest 10, 100 and 1000)
Classic Section: Roman Numerals
- To convert roman numeral into number (Up to 500)
- Write roman numeral for number
Classic Section: Computations Operations
- Addition and subtraction (Up to 5-digits)
- Properties of addition and subtraction
- Addition and subtraction using estimation
- Multiplication and division (By 3-digit number)
- Properties of multiplication and division
- Estimation of product and quotient
- Factors and multiples
- Definition of Even, odd, prime and co-prime numbers
- Rules of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 and 11
- To find factors and multiples of numbers
- LCM and HCF
Classic Section: Geometry
- Closed plane figures (Triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus and parallelogram)
- 3 Dimensional figures (Cube, Cuboid, Sphere, cone and Cylinder)
- Line segment, ray, line and angles
- Circle and terms related to circle (Centre, radius, diameter, chord and circumference of the circle)
Classic Section: Fractions
- Fraction
- Definition of fraction
- Types of fractions (Like, unlike, proper, improper, unit, mixed and equivalent fraction)
- Ordering fraction
- Comparison of fractions
- Fractions with same numerators
- Fractions with same denominators
- Fractions with different numerators and denominators
- Conversions
- Converting a mixed fraction into an improper fraction
- Converting an improper fraction into a mixed number
- Operations of fractional numbers
- Addition/subtraction and multiplication of like/unlike and improper fractions
- Addition/subtraction of a whole number and a fractional number
- Properties of addition and subtraction of fractions
- Use of fractions in daily life
Classic Section: Measurements: Length, Mass, Capacity and Volume
- Length
- Conversions of mm-cm-dm-m-km and vice versa
- Addition and subtraction of length
- Multiplication and division of length
- Mass
- Conversion of units (mg-g-kg)
- Addition and subtraction of weight
- Capacity and Volume
- Conversion of units (ml-l-kl)
- Addition and subtraction of capacity
- Multiplication and subtraction of capacity
Classic Section: Measurements of Time
- Time notations
- Time calculations
- Conversions of time
- Day, week, month and year
- Duration of time
- Calculation of days
Classic Section: Measurements of Money
- Converting rupees into paise and vice versa
- Addition and subtraction of money
- Multiplication and division of money
Classic Section: Geometry: Perimeter and Area of Various Shapes
- Perimeter of triangle, square and rectangle
- Area of triangle, square and rectangle
Classic Section: Data Handling and Symmetry
- Definition of data
- Bar graph, pictograph and pie chart
- Line of symmetry and mirror image
Scholar Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Classic Section
Class 5
7 sections · 97 topics
Classic Section: Arithmetic
- Number Sense
- Whole Number
- Operation on whole numbers (Properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
- Factors and Multiples
- Divisibility tests for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
- HCF and LCM by Prime factorization and by Division method
- HCF and LCM of more than two numbers
- Integers
- Introduction to integers
- Negative and Positive integers
- Representation of integers on the Number Line
- Absolute value of integer
- Operation on integers
- Properties of integers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Fractions
- Various types of fraction
- Equivalent fractions
- Like and Unlike fractions
- Decimals
- Decimal fractions
- Decimal fractions with 10, 100 and 1000 as denominator
- Like and Unlike decimals
- Comparison of decimals
- Converting a decimal into a fraction
- Converting a fraction into a decimal
- Operations on decimals
- Addition of decimals
- Subtraction of decimals
Classic Section: Geometry & Mensuration
- Triangles
- Triangle, Congruent triangles, Interior and Exterior of a triangle
- Various types of triangles (On the basis of length and angles)
- Angle sum property of a triangle
- Quadrilaterals
- Introduction of Quadrilateral (Adjacent and opposite sides, Adjacent and opposite angles)
- Convex and Concave Quadrilaterals
- Interior and Exterior of a Quadrilateral
- Angle sum property of a Quadrilateral
- Various types of Quadrilaterals with their properties (Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Rhombus)
- Circles
- Introduction of Circle (Radius, Diameter, Chord, Secant, Segments, Arc and Sector of a circle)
- Circumference of circle
- Semicircle
- Concentric circles
- Line segment, Ray and Line
- Introduction of Plane, Point, Line Segment, Ray and Line
- Intersecting lines, Concurrent lines, Parallel lines and Perpendicular lines
- Distinction between a line segment, a ray and a line
- Polygons
- Straight line, Curve, Open, Closed and Simple Closed figures
- Sides, Vertices and Diagonals of a polygon
- Various types of polygon
- Three-dimensional shape
- Solid
- Definition of Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder, Sphere, Cone with their properties
- Prism and Pyramid
- Definition of prism and pyramid
- Triangular prism
- Triangular pyramid
Classic Section: Statistics & Data Handling
- Data
- Raw data, Array, Observations and Statistics
- Tabulation of data
- Frequency of an observation
- Bar Graph
- Reading and Interpretation of a bar graph
Classic Section: Ratio and Proportion
- Unitary Method
- Word problem on unitary method
- Proportion
- Word problems on proportion
- Three terms in proportion
- Word problems on property- product of extremes = product of means
- Ratio
- Ratio of numbers
- Equivalent ratios
- Ratio in simplest form
- Ratio of two quantities
- Comparison of ratios
Classic Section: Algebra
- Various types of algebraic expression
- Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials, Quadrinomials and Polynomials
- Factors and Coefficients
- Constant term
- Like and unlike terms
- Operations on algebraic expression (Addition and Subtraction)
- Algebraic Expression
- Definition of literals
- Operation on literals and numbers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Powers of a literal
- Variable and constant
- Linear Equations
- Definition of equation and linear equation
- Problems on application of equations
Classic Section: Measurement
- Length
- Mass
- Capacity
- Volume
- Speed, Time and Distance
- Time and Distance
Scholar Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Classic Section
Class 6
7 sections · 97 topics
Classic Section: Arithmetic
- Number Sense
- Whole Number
- Operation on whole numbers (Properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
- Factors and Multiples
- Divisibility tests for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
- HCF and LCM by Prime factorization and by Division method
- HCF and LCM of more than two numbers
- Integers
- Introduction to integers
- Negative and Positive integers
- Representation of integers on the Number Line
- Absolute value of integer
- Operation on integers
- Properties of integers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Fractions
- Various types of fraction
- Equivalent fractions
- Like and Unlike fractions
- Decimals
- Decimal fractions
- Decimal fractions with 10, 100 and 1000 as denominator
- Like and Unlike decimals
- Comparison of decimals
- Converting a decimal into a fraction
- Converting a fraction into a decimal
- Operations on decimals
- Addition of decimals
- Subtraction of decimals
Classic Section: Geometry & Mensuration
- Triangles
- Triangle, Congruent triangles, Interior and Exterior of a triangle
- Various types of triangles (On the basis of length and angles)
- Angle sum property of a triangle
- Quadrilaterals
- Introduction of Quadrilateral (Adjacent and opposite sides, Adjacent and opposite angles)
- Convex and Concave Quadrilaterals
- Interior and Exterior of a Quadrilateral
- Angle sum property of a Quadrilateral
- Various types of Quadrilaterals with their properties (Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Rhombus)
- Circles
- Introduction of Circle (Radius, Diameter, Chord, Secant, Segments, Arc and Sector of a circle)
- Circumference of circle
- Semicircle
- Concentric circles
- Line segment, Ray and Line
- Introduction of Plane, Point, Line Segment, Ray and Line
- Intersecting lines, Concurrent lines, Parallel lines and Perpendicular lines
- Distinction between a line segment, a ray and a line
- Polygons
- Straight line, Curve, Open, Closed and Simple Closed figures
- Sides, Vertices and Diagonals of a polygon
- Various types of polygon
- Three-dimensional shape
- Solid
- Definition of Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder, Sphere, Cone with their properties
- Prism and Pyramid
- Definition of prism and pyramid
- Triangular prism
- Triangular pyramid
Classic Section: Statistics & Data Handling
- Data
- Raw data, Array, Observations and Statistics
- Tabulation of data
- Frequency of an observation
- Bar Graph
- Reading and Interpretation of a bar graph
Classic Section: Ratio and Proportion
- Unitary Method
- Word problem on unitary method
- Proportion
- Word problems on proportion
- Three terms in proportion
- Word problems on property- product of extremes = product of means
- Ratio
- Ratio of numbers
- Equivalent ratios
- Ratio in simplest form
- Ratio of two quantities
- Comparison of ratios
Classic Section: Algebra
- Various types of algebraic expression
- Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials, Quadrinomials and Polynomials
- Factors and Coefficients
- Constant term
- Like and unlike terms
- Operations on algebraic expression (Addition and Subtraction)
- Algebraic Expression
- Definition of literals
- Operation on literals and numbers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division)
- Powers of a literal
- Variable and constant
- Linear Equations
- Definition of equation and linear equation
- Problems on application of equations
Classic Section: Measurement
- Length
- Mass
- Capacity
- Volume
- Speed, Time and Distance
- Time and Distance
Scholar Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Classic Section
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