United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT)
- The most popular mathematical challenges in UK
- Over 700,000 participants all over the world every year
- Three levels eligible for different age groups
- Bulk up the application for top universities
- Encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought,and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques
- Up to 50%-66% award ratio
Introduction
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Founded in 1996, UKMT operates as a registered charity, dedicated to advancing young people’s education in mathematics. The UKMT offer their main Junior, Intermediate and Senior Maths challenges and are seen as the UK’s most popular school maths competitions. Through a diverse range of national-level competitions and activities, UKMT engages students aged 11 to 18 in the UK. Every year over 700,000 students across the world take part in The UKMT challenges.
The aim of these challenges is to encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. The problems are designed to make students think. These challenges are highly regarded by top universities like Cambridge and Oxford, and bulk up the application for those top universities.
Among many mathematical challenges organized by UKMT, their biggest competitions are the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Mathematical Challenge (JMC/IMC/SMC). There are over 700,000 students from 6,000 schools each year, and are the UK’s most popular school Mathematical Challenges. |
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Junior (Grade 7 and below) |
Intermediate
(Grade 10 and below) |
Senior
(Grade 12 and below) |
Pathways
About contests
| Level | Senior Mathematical Challenge (SMC) |
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC) |
Junior Mathematical Challenge (JMC) |
| Student | Grade 12 and below | (Grade 10 and below) | (Grade 7 and below) |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Exam time | 60 minutes (10/10/2024) | 60 minutes (31/01/2024) | 60 minutes (29/04/2024 |
| Exam type | 25 multiple choice questions | 25 multiple choice questions | 25 multiple choice questions |
| Location | At school | At school | At school |
| Form | Paper/ computer | Paper/ computer | Paper/ computer |
| Scoring system | The initial score is 25 points.
Correct answers earn 4 points each. Incorrect answers incur a deduction of 1 point. |
Questions 1-15: 5 points.
Questions 16-25: 6 points. Incorrect answers: Questions 16-20 deduct 1 point/ wrong answer.; Questions 21-25 deduct 2 points/ wrong answer. |
Questions 1-15: 5 points
Questions 16-25: 6 points
Incorrect answer: 0 points
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| Prizes (Threshold statistics for 2023) | Gold: 80+
Silver: 64+ Bronze: 49+ Top student in the school Top student in each grade level of the school (Under the rule, the highest scoring 66% of participants will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in a ratio of 1:2:3. International participants will be judged based on the thresholds set by the United Kingdom. Students who do not qualify for top scores will receive an electronic Certificate of Achievement.) |
Gold: 71+
Silver: 55+ Bronze: 42+ Top student in the school Top student in each grade level of the school (The top 50% of participants in the United Kingdom will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in a ratio of 1:2:3. International participants will be judged based on the thresholds set by the United Kingdom. Students who do not qualify for top scores will receive an electronic Certificate of Achievement.) |
Gold: 82+
Silver: 66+ Bronze: 52+ Top student in the school Top student in each grade level of the school (The top 50% of participants in the United Kingdom will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in a ratio of 1:2:3. International participants will be judged based on the thresholds set by the United Kingdom. Students who do not qualify for top scores will receive an electronic Certificate of Achievement.) |
Registration Details
– Due date: 10 days before the exam date
The school sends the list of participating candidates to email enquiry@sooncheng.com – Subject: Competition Name _2024. (For example: JMC 2024)
After receiving confirmation from the Organizing Committee, the school submits a copy of the fee payment receipt to the bank as instructed.
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