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The Mathematics Teachers’ Association, India (MTAI) released the IOQM cutoff list for the first stage on October 24, 2025. The association declared the IOQM 2025 result on October 15, 2025. Candidates can visit the official website of MTAI at mtai.org.in/ioqm to check the IOQM 2025 cutoff along with the IOQM result 2025-26. The MTAI authorities prepare the list of selected students based on the IOQM region-wise cut-off for classes 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. The association has published the IOQM cut-off for 2025-26, region-wise, allowing students to check the cutoff based on their state or region. Read the article to learn more about the IOQM cut-off 2025, expected cut-off, previous year cutoffs, factors determining the IOQM cutoff, and more.
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The cutoffs for certificates are based on the criteria announced on the official MTA website.
Candidates from 'Probationary centres' will be excluded from the participant list as per the announcement.
A candidate may receive a national certificate, a regional certificate, both, or neither.
No certificates are awarded for mere participation in RMO.
Some eligible RMO participants are not qualified for either a national or regional certificate.
Certificates can be downloaded by the end of November from the official IOQM website: https://ioqm.manageexam.com/.
Candidates from probationary centres must submit a self-declaration confirming no malpractice to access their certificates. Details about this process will be available on the official website.
The first two digits can identify region codes after the letters in the roll number.
Exceptions (e.g., roll numbers like OS32) exist; therefore, candidates should check the official website to confirm their eligibility once certificates are available.
Candidates who have appeared for the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) can check the IOQM 2025-26 cut-off marks to determine their eligibility for further processing. The association released the cut-off on October 24, 2025, in online mode. Students who have qualified in the IOQM 2025 will be eligible to participate in the RMO selection process.
| Region | RMO | Regional | |||
| Code | Name | catA | catB | Girls | Certificate |
| 1 | Delhi | 37.0 | 49.0 | 35.0 | 31.0 |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 27.0 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 |
| 3 | Uttarakhand | 15.0 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 |
| 4 | North-West | 42.0 | 70.5 | 39.0 | 48.0 |
| 5 | Jammu | 10.5 | 21.0 | (NA) | 28.5 |
| 6 | Kashmir, Ladakh | 10.0 | 10.0 | (NA) | 21.0 |
| 7 | Mumbai | 28.0 | 39.0 | 25.0 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Maharashtra, Goa | 32.0 | 43.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 |
| 9 | Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | 25.0 | 37.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 |
| 10 | Rajasthan | 34.0 | 43.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 23.0 | 33.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Chattisgarh | 18.0 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 25.0 |
| 13 | North Bihar | 23.0 | 29.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 |
| 14 | South Bihar | 16.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 24.0 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 22.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| 16 | West Bengal | 30.0 | 38.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 |
| 17 | Odissa | 21.0 | 30.0 | 19.0 | 28.0 |
| 18 | Assam | 14.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Meghalaya | 10.0 | (NA) | (NA) | 12.0 |
| 20 | Sikkim | 10.0 | 10.0 | (NA) | 17.0 |
| 21 | Tripura | 10.0 | 10.0 | (NA) | 23.0 |
| 22 | Manipur | 10.0 | 10.0 | (NA) | 23.0 |
| 23 | Nagaland | 12.0 | (NA) | (NA) | 14.0 |
| 24 | Mizoram | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | |
| 25 | Andhra Pradesh | 35.0 | 39.0 | 33.0 | 29.0 |
| 26 | Telangana | 43.0 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 31.0 |
| 27 | Karnataka | 32.0 | 42.0 | 30.0 | 29.0 |
| 28 | Kerala, Lakshadweep | 21.0 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 |
| 29 | Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 30.0 | 43.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Arunachal Pradesh | 10.0 | (NA) | (NA) | 21.0 |
| 31 | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya | 28.5 | 39.0 | 28.0 | 16.0 |
| 32 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 25.0 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 15.0 |
| Cut off for the national certificate | 24.0 | ||||
Cutoffs will be counted against normalised scores. | |||||
| (Normalisation factor for Leg 2 scores) | 1.5 | ||||

Students should be aware of the predetermined factors for the IOQM 2025 cutoff marks. Some of the common factors determining the IOQM cut-off are given below.
Last year, the cutoff was released on October 16, 2024.
| Region | Cutoff 2024 | Region | Cutoff 2024 |
| Region 01 | 37 | Region 17 | 27 |
| Region 02 | 27 | Region 18 | 21 |
| Region 03 | 34 | Region 19 | 9 |
| Region 04 | 34 | Region 20 | 12 |
| Region 05 | 26 | Region 21 | 33 |
| Region 06 | 21 | Region 22 | No Candidates |
| Region 07 | 36 | Region 23 | 7 |
| Region 08 | 31 | Region 24 | No Candidates |
| Region 09 | 31 | Region 25 | 28 |
| Region 10 | 32 | Region 26 | 34 |
| Region 11 | 27 | Region 27 | 34 |
| Region 12 | 37 | Region 28 | 24 |
| Region 13 | 29 | Region 29 | 30 |
| Region 14 | 30 | Region 30 | 14 |
| Region 15 | 30 | Region 31 | 14 |
| Region 16 | 34 |
The MTAI released the IOQM cutoff for the year 2024. Candidates can check out the IOQM 2024 cutoff in the table below.
| State | Region Code | Class 8,9,10,11 | Class 12 | Class 8,9,10,11 (Girls) |
| (ALL) | 30 | 22 | 31 | 21 |
| (ALL) | 31 | 21 | 29 | 20 |
| AP | 25 | 38 | 41 | 35 |
| AR, AS | 18 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
| BR | 13 | 19 | 29 | 16 |
| BR | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 |
| CG | 12 | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| DL, HR, UP, RJ, OS | 1 | 38 | 51 | 35 |
| GJ, DN, DD | 9 | 25 | 38 | 23 |
| JH | 15 | 27 | 35 | 22 |
| JK | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| JK, LH, LA | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| KA | 27 | 33 | 48 | 31 |
| KL | 28 | 15 | 31 | 14 |
| MH | 7 | 26 | 44 | 24 |
| MH, GA | 8 | 31 | 45 | 29 |
| ML | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| MN | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| MP | 11 | 21 | 35 | 20 |
| MZ | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| NL | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| OD, OR | 17 | 21 | 33 | 18 |
| OS | 32* | 38 | 51 | 35 |
| PB, HR, CH, HP | 4 | 31 | 45 | 29 |
| RJ | 10 | 34 | 45 | 31 |
| SK | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| TG, TS | 26 | 38 | 46 | 36 |
| TN, PY | 29 | 28 | 40 | 26 |
| TR | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| UK | 3 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| UP | 2 | 26 | 40 | 24 |
| WB | 16 | 31 | 40 | 29 |
The cut-off marks for the IOQM 2025-26 are announced region-wise separately for every state. Candidates can check the IOQM cut-off marks 2025-26 on the official website. Students can find their name or roll number in the cut-off list or merit list if they get selected in the IOQM score. To get selected, students must check out the previous year's scores or cut-off marks. The following table shows the IOQM cutoff marks for the previous year (2023-24).
Region | A (Class 8 to 11) | AG (Additional Girls qualified from Category A - Girls’ Quota) | B (Class 12) |
Andhra Pradesh | 12 | 11 | 25 |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam | 10 | 10 | |
Chhattisgarh | 10 | 10 | |
Delhi | 17 | 15 | 27 |
Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Diu and Daman | 10 | 19 | |
Jammu & Kashmir - Jammu | 13 | ||
Jammu & Kashmir - Kashmir | 10 | ||
Jharkhand | 10 | 10 | |
JNV | 10 | 11 | |
Karnataka | 11 | 10 | 24 |
Kerala, Lakshadweep | 10 | 10 | |
KV | 10 | 12 | |
Madhya Pradesh | 10 | 13 | |
Maharashtra, Goa | 11 | 10 | 20 |
Maharashtra-Mumbai | 10 | 14 | |
Manipur | |||
Meghalaya | |||
Nagaland | |||
North Bihar | 10 | 10 | |
Odisha | 10 | 10 | |
Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar, Tamil Nadu | 10 | 17 | |
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh | 12 | 11 | 21 |
Rajasthan | 13 | 12 | 23 |
Sikkim | 10 | 12 | |
South Bihar | 10 | 10 | |
Telangana | 13 | 12 | 21 |
Tripura | 10 | 11 | |
Uttar Pradesh | 10 | 17 | |
Uttarakhand | 10 | 10 | |
West Bengal | 10 | 16 |
Region | A | AG | B | Grand Total |
Andhra Pradesh | 252 | 5 | 40 | 297 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 22 | 11 | 33 | |
Chhattisgarh | 32 | 27 | 59 | |
Delhi | 211 | 11 | 40 | 262 |
Gujarat, Dadra | 190 | 41 | 231 | |
Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | 3 | ||
Jammu & Kashmir | 9 | 9 | ||
Jharkhand | 114 | 45 | 159 | |
JNV | 181 | 40 | 221 | |
Karnataka | 246 | 26 | 46 | 318 |
Kerala, Lakshadweep | 47 | 44 | 91 | |
KV | 218 | 43 | 261 | |
Madhya Pradesh | 101 | 43 | 144 | |
Maharashtra | 187 | 40 | 227 | |
Maharashtra | 226 | 8 | 43 | 277 |
Manipur | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
North Bihar | 103 | 44 | 147 | |
Odisha | 124 | 39 | 163 | |
Puducherry | 243 | 41 | 284 | |
Punjab, Haryana | 259 | 7 | 42 | 308 |
Rajasthan | 225 | 5 | 45 | 275 |
Sikkim | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
South Bihar | 47 | 21 | 68 | |
Telangana | 226 | 13 | 43 | 282 |
Tripura | 17 | 4 | 21 | |
Uttar Pradesh | 227 | 40 | 267 | |
Uttarakhand | 30 | 13 | 43 | |
West Bengal | 253 | 44 | 297 | |
Grand Total | 3795 | 75 | 880 | 4750 |
Region | Cutoff 2019 | Cutoff 2018 | ||
Class 8-11 | Class 12 | Class 8-11 | Class 12 | |
Assam | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Andhra Pradesh | 38 | 32 | 28 | 18 |
Chhattisgarh | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Delhi | 23 | 32 | 18 | 29 |
Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 11 | 23 | ||
Jharkhand | 15 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
Jammu | 2 | 2 | ||
Kashmir | 2 | 3 | ||
KVs | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Karnataka | 14 | 21 | ||
Meghalaya | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Madhya Pradesh | 14 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
Manipur | 2 | 2 | ||
Mumbai | 11 | 18 | ||
Maharashtra and Goa | 13 | 25 | ||
Nagaland | 2 | 2 | ||
NVs | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
North Bihar | 14 | 23 | 12 | 23 |
Odisha | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh | 18 | 24 | 16 | 28 |
Rajasthan | 22 | 30 | 19 | 30 |
South Bihar | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Sikkim | 2 | 3 | ||
Tripura | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Telangana | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Tamil Nadu | 17 | 26 | 14 | 20 |
Uttar Pradesh | 17 | 25 | 15 | 22 |
Uttarakhand | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
West Bengal | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 |
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A total of 10,880 students applied for the IOQM exam in the year 2018. Check out the table below representing the state-wise statistics for the IOQM 2018.
State/Region | Students Selected |
Andhra Pradesh | 373 |
Assam | 238 |
Chattisgarh | 385 |
Delhi | 416 |
Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 382 |
Jammu | 146 |
Jharkhand | 364 |
JNV | 951 |
Karnataka | 375 |
Kashmir | 41 |
KVS | 2426 |
Madhya Pradesh | 482 |
Maharashtra and Goa | 370 |
Meghalaya | 61 |
Mumbai | 137 |
North Bihar | 367 |
Odisha | 410 |
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh | 373 |
Rajasthan | 392 |
Sikkim | 101 |
South Bihar | 138 |
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry | 375 |
Telangana | 365 |
Tripura | 62 |
Uttar Pradesh | 405 |
Uttarakhand | 374 |
West Bengal | 371 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A total of 3 categories are available for the IOQM 2025-26 cut-off marks, including Category A (from classes 8,9,10,11), Category B (from class 12), and Category AG (five additional girls from Category A girls’ quota).
The MTAI will release the IOQM 2025-26 cutoff marks on October 24, 2025.
The total number of students applying for the IOQM exam, seat availability, previous year cutoffs, highest and lowest scores of the students in the exam, etc., are the factors determining the IOQM cutoff 2025-26.
The association released the IOQM 2025-26 cutoff for 30 states/regions, depending on the number of students who appeared for the examination.
The student will have to score at least 10 marks in the IOQM exam 2025-26 to get selected for the HBCSE admission.
A total of 4750 students got selected for the IOQM including all regions and categories.
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Hello,
You can check your IOQM result on the official website of the Mathematics Teachers’ Association (India) – MTA(I).
Steps:
Go to the official MTA(I) website.
Look for the "IOQM 2025 Results" link on the homepage.
Click the link and enter your roll number and date of birth.
Submit the
Hello,
The provisional answer key of IOQM 2025 has been released on 7th September 2025 on the official MTA(I) website.
Students can challenge it till 11th September 2025.
The final answer key will be released in the second week of September 2025.
Hope it helps !
hello sir!
Of course, you can apply for the Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM) if you are from Rajasthan But you need to qualify certain criteria like If you are studying in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) then you are not eligible, you need to consider
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HBCSE is expected to release the PRMO online registration form by September 25, 2021. Students can complete PRMO online registration 2021 through the official website, mtai.org.in and iaptexam.in. The officials have not yet released the application forms yet. The application forms could be released tomorrow. Keep an eye on
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1. Candidates who were born on or after August 1, 2001 and are currently enrolled in Class VIII, IX, X, XI, or XII are eligible to sit for the IOQM examination.
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