SilverZone Foundation · Maths · Class 6
International Olympiad of Mathematics (iOM) Class 6: syllabus, dates and exam pattern (2026–27)
Everything you need in one place — the exact NCERT chapters this paper tests, all 3 exam dates, the registration window, and the full marking scheme. Updated for the 2026–27 session.
Last verified against SilverZone Foundation's own site on 11 August 2026.
2026–27 exam dates
Date 1
8 October 2026
Date 2
18 November 2026
Date 3
7 December 2026
SilverZone publishes these under the heading "Tentative Examination Schedule for the year 2026-27" — they are the body's own dates, but SilverZone has not marked them final, so treat them as indicative until your school confirms. SOF's dates, by contrast, are published as confirmed.
Registration: SilverZone registers students through participating schools; the prospectus with the exact registration cutoff for each date is sent to schools directly, and SilverZone does not publish a cutoff date publicly. A school needs a minimum of 20 registrations to run the paper, and there is no fee for a school to become a centre. Ask your school coordinator, or write to info@silverzone.org, for this year's deadline.
The deadline is set by your school, not by you
Most parents find the exam date and assume they have until then. The registration window closes long before it, and for some papers it has already started closing. Here is how it actually works.
- Your school registers your child and your school picks which of the 2–3 dates the class sits. The family does not choose.
- For SOF papers, registrations must reach SOF exactly 30 days before that chosen date — and once the school has chosen, the date cannot be changed.
- CREST is the exception: it registers students directly, online, with no school involved. It is the one body a parent can act on alone.
Closing next
Indian Talent Olympiad — Set A
Registration closes 31 August 2026 · all five subjects
SOF IEO (English)
If your school picks 30 September 2026, registration closes 31 August 2026 · English
SOF IMO (Maths)
If your school picks 23 October 2026, registration closes 23 September 2026 · Maths
Every deadline in this box was checked against that exam body's own website on 11 August 2026. Bodies do move dates — we re-check every Monday.
Exam pattern
How the iOM paper is structured
| Section | Questions | Marks per question | Section total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 25 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| Reasoning & Aptitude | 5 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| Scholar's Zone | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Total | 35 questions | — | 100 marks · 40 minutes |
Syllabus
Maths syllabus mapped to NCERT Ganita Prakash (Class 6, 2026-27)
Ch 1. Patterns in Mathematics
Olympiad syllabus label: Number Patterns / Sequences
Ch 2. Lines and Angles
Olympiad syllabus label: Lines, Angles and Basic Geometry
Ch 3. Number Play
Olympiad syllabus label: Number Sense / Playing with Numbers
Ch 4. Data Handling and Presentation
Olympiad syllabus label: Data Handling / Statistics
Ch 5. Prime Time
Olympiad syllabus label: Playing with Numbers / Number Theory
Ch 6. Perimeter and Area
Olympiad syllabus label: Mensuration
Ch 7. Fractions
Olympiad syllabus label: Fractions and Decimals
Ch 8. Playing with Constructions
Olympiad syllabus label: Practical Geometry / Constructions
Ch 9. Symmetry
Olympiad syllabus label: Symmetry
Ch 10. The Other Side of Zero
Olympiad syllabus label: Integers
The Reasoning & Aptitude section (5 questions) is a separate reasoning spine, not tied to the maths chapters above. Scholar's Zone (5 questions, the highest per-question marks) draws on the same chapters at achievers-level difficulty.
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