Tripura Mathematical Society

ACTIVITIES

Ganitkenoybhoy, Ganitkekaro Joy With this motivation and with the above objectives, Tripura Mathematical Society is undertaken the following different annual activities every year:

1. Aptitude Test (for Class - V) Introduced in 1985 with an aim to test the ability and aptitude of the students at grass root level (Class V standard)and to encourage them to study fundamentals of mathematics and attractthemt other subject.Kunjabasini Memorial Scholarship and Madhab Lal Chatterjee Memorial Medal are given to first position holder. Dipak Sarkar Memorial Encouragement Cash prize sare awarded to the 2nd & 3rd positions holders.Top 30 position holders of the state;topcertain place holders[about100] from each sub-division including Sadar Sub-division are awarded as pernumbers of the candidates.

2. PrashnaManch ( for Class VI) Prasna Manch on mathematics for class- VI is held on 22nd December in Sadar - Subdivision.

3. Speech competition for the students of classes-VII Speech competition on the topics from Ancient Indian Mathematicians & their works for the students of classes -VII of different schools. Generally two students from each school of Sadar Sub- Division are invited for this competition on December 21 .

4. Junior Mathematical Olympiad (for ClassVIII) . To popularize Mathematics throughout the Tripura state Junior Mathematica lOl ympiad(JMO)for the students of Class - VIII has been conducted by the Tripura Mathematical Society and Tripura State Council for Science and Technology(TSCST) jointly in all sub-divisions, and Agartala Municipal Corporation area/Sadar Sub-Divisionin Tripura since 2007. Top 30 position holders throughout the state and top 10 place holders from each sub-division (15 place holders in Sadar Sub-division) areawarded. 1st position holder in state receives the Radha Ranjan Deb Choudhury memorial silver medal.

5. Mathematics Olympiad (for students of classes IX &X) Started in 1981 to test knowledge, understanding, application, skill in mathematics, to identify a pool of talents and to prepare them for different talent search examinations. At present more than 2000 students appeared at this examination in 11 centers throughout the State. More than 100 students are awarded. First three position holders receive the Satyabrata Mahapatra Memorial Scholarship.

6. Inter-School Quiz on Mathematics ( for the Students of IX andX) Introduced in 1987 to stimulate Mathematical aptitude, encourage promptness and sharpness in thinking and increase in mathematical knowledge also to take mathematics as a kind of sports. Every year in September, Preliminary quiz contest is held at all the unit centres of Tripura Mathematical Society. Second round and semifinal are held on 21st December and final is held on 22nd December, the Mathematics Day . The Champion team is awarded the Chandraprava Memorial Running Trophy and all the members of the four teams in the final are awarded prizes.

7. Regional Mathematical Olympiad (for the students of X andXII Regional Mathematical Olympiad ( RMO ) is organized as prelude to Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) and International Mathematical Olympiad(IMO) since 1987 at Tripura. Tripura Mathematical Society is organizing it since 1990 at different centres of Tripura. The top 35 position holders of RMO are awarded with prizes.

8. Indian National Mathematical Olympiad(INMO) From 1990 to 2006 , the 4-5 successful candidates of Tripura had to appear Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) at Shillong.10 candidates from Tripura were in the Merit List in India so far. Out of them, Sri Mainak Podder of Shishu Bihar HS School and Sri Sauradeep Majumdar of NS Vidyaniketan and other two continued their studies in Mathematics without taking the Engineering or Medical courses. They got NBHM scholarships also. Since 2008 Tripura Mathematical Society is the coordinator for organizing Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (organized by National Board of Higher Mathematics, Bombay) at Agartala for Tripura Region. Since 2017, about 35 students of Tripura are appearing in INMO. One student of Class VIII was appeared for RMO in 2014.

9. Ganit Majlish Usually held on first Saturday afternoon of every month for the teachers to discuss problems of teaching of a topic in mathematics and to chalk out a scheme of its best presentation to the students. It was started in 2000. Presently, it was discontinued

10. Mathematics Day Celebration The society has been observing 22nd December, the birthday of the great Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) as "MATHEMATICS DAY" since the birth centenary celebration of Ramanujan. It is a matter of great pride that in response to the request of the society, the Government of Tripura announced 22nd December as "Mathematics Day " in 1990. Since 2007, Tripura State Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Tripura agreed to give Fund for observation of the Mathematics Day throughout Tripura in Block level .Tripura is perhaps the only state to do so in India. Mathematics Day is celebrated by organizing (i) Prashnamanch on mathematics for Class- VI ,(ii) Drawing / Poster competitions on mathematical themeorLecturecompetitionforthe students of class- VII , Prize distribution of JMO( Class-VIII) for AMC Area ,Inter-school Quiz contest (Final) for classes - IXand X.

11. Seminar at Schools Generally held at several Schools of different sub-divisions of Tripura through out theyear by organizing popular lectures, Model demonstration, exhibition, quiz, Prashnamanch on Mathematics,etc.

12. The Publications of Tripura Mathematical Society (i) The society generally publishesannually (a) Bulletin of the Tripura Mathematical Society publishes, Popular, Semi-popular and Expository articles & Yearly News of TMS, since 1981.ISSN no. 2395-3071. The Vol.-41 is published in 2020-21. (b) Journal of the Tripura Mathematical Society The journal of the Tripura Mathematical Society [ISSN - 0972-1320] is devoted to publish the original research papers in different branches of mathematics and Mathematical physics. The first issue of this journal is published in 1999 and Prof.R.N.Bhaumik was the founder Editor -in-chief of the Journal. The volume 20 is published in 2019. From Volume-21, we are publishing the journal in on-line.