India has some great colleges and universities for mathematics and statistics. This document has a compilation of top 50 departments in India based on research, seminars, faculty strength and reputation.
India has some great colleges and universities for mathematics and statistics. This document has a compilation of top 50 departments in India based on research, seminars, faculty strength and reputation.
IIT Kanpur is starting admission through real Math Olympiad (IOQM, RMO, INMO). Other departments may join.
Top 20 mathematics programs in India at the college (undergraduate) level after high school in 2024.
India has some great colleges and universities for mathematics and statistics. This document has a compilation of top 50 departments in India based on research, seminars, faculty strength and reputation.
Top 20 mathematics programs in India at the college (undergraduate) level after high school in 2024.
Career options in Mathematics, how to plan a successful academic, research or industry focussed career in school and college.
Cheenta has been working with thousands of school and college students since 2010. We have deviced a unique method of teaching non-routine mathematics, physics and computer science over the last 14 years. In this article we will discuss the main features of the Cheenta method. Two Pronged Approach A Cheenta program usually consists of two […]
Explore the world of Math Olympiads and discover how to differentiate between Fake and Real Olympiads. We share valuable insights on the path to Olympiad success, emphasizing the importance of consistency and reputable organizers.
We discuss how to appreciate the beauty of mathematics and how to communicate the same to children using experiments and pattern recognition.
Imagine sharpening your sword with a whetstone. The job of the stone is to sharpen the sword. It does not matter what color the stone is. Cheenta programs are designed like whetstones. They are supposed to sharpen the creativity and problem solving skills through a slow but sure process. They involve thousands of thought provoking […]
Tools for middle school children and their parents. How to help kids fall in love with mathematical science and prepare them for math and sciecnce olympiads, ISI, CMI Entrances and other contests in the long run?
Junior Data Science Olympiad is suitable for students of grade 9 and above, interested in Data Science. Check out the resources for the Junior Data Science Olympiad in this post. Curriculum Algebra Trigonometry Coordinate Geometry Combinatorics Data Visualization Algebra AM, GM, and Cauchy Schwarz Inequality Rational Root Theorem, Remainder Theorem Roots of a polynomial Trigonometry […]
Mahalanobis Olympiad is suitable for College and University Students, interested in Statistics and Mathematics. Check out the resources for the Mahalanobis Olympiad in this post. Curriculum High School Mathematics Calculus and Linear Algebra Probability Statistics High School Mathematics Coordinate Geometry Trigonometry Complex Numbers Permutation and Combinatorics Calculus and Linear Algebra Pre Calculus One Variable Calculus […]
Titu Andreescu and Zuming Feng have given us a beautiful book about combinatorial problems which help students in olympiad preparation.
Explore this beautiful book on problems useful for Math Olympiad, ISI CMI Entrance. It is written by three Russian authors. Title: Selected Problems and Theorems in Elementary Mathematics – Shklyarsky, Chentsov, Yaglom
Question 1 Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the roots of $x^{2}-5 x+3=0$ with $\alpha>\beta$. If $a_{n}=\alpha^{n}-\beta^{n}$ for $n \geq 1$ then the value of $\frac{3 a_{6}+a_{8}}{a_{7}}$ is (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 Question 2 The number of triples $(x, y, z)$ such that any one of these numbers is added to the […]
Question 1 A tiny ball of mass $m$ is initially at rest at height $H$ above a cake of uniform thickness $h$. At some moment the particle falls freely, touches the cake surface and then penetrates in it at such a constant rate that its speed becomes zero on just reaching the ground (bottom of […]
In 2026, the following Cheenta students have been successful for Indian Statistical Institute's M.Stat Entrance. They ranked within the first 50 in the entire country in these entrances. I.S.I. M.Stat Entrance
In 2026, the following Cheenta students have been successful for Indian Statistical Institute's B.Stat Entrance and Chennai Mathematical Institute's B.Sc. Math Entrance. They ranked within the first 200 in the entire country in these entrances. Most of these students attended the problem solving workshops regularly, which happen 5 days every week. CMI B.Sc. Math Entrance […]
UGA 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) […]
Isn't it exciting to know that Chinese Remainder Theorem can also be applied in the context of polynomials?
Indian Statistical Institute BStat and BMath Entrance 2018 Objective Problems and Answers
Learn about the concept of Locus problem in Geometry of Math Olympiad
We are thrilled to announce that our students have ranked within the top 50 in the country in the Institute's B.Sc. Math Entrance exams. Key achievers include Ahan Chakraborty, Mohak Chugh, Krish Agrawal, Piyush Kumar Jha, and Agastya Agarwal. Special congratulations to Ahan Chakraborty (AIR 12 in I.S.I. B.Stat) and Mohak Chugh (AIR 43 in I.S.I. B.Math). Join our Success Meet-Ups to learn from these top performers and celebrate their achievements.
Find the problems and solutions of the ISI B.Stat/B.Math Subjective set 2024.
Question 1 The value of \(\frac{999 \times 999 \times 999}{(999+999) \times 111 \times 111}\), when simplified, is (a) \(\frac{999}{2}\) (b) \(\frac{111}{3}\) (c) \(\frac{81}{2}\) (d) 1000 Question 2 When \(4 \frac{1}{2}\) is divided by \(3 \frac{1}{4}\), the result is x. When \(3 \frac{3}{4}\) is divided by \(2 \frac{1}{8}\), the result is y. Then the numerical value […]
Cheenta recently hosted the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2026 on 4th, 5th, and 6th August, starting at 2:30 PM, at its Kolkata center, and simultaneously at Innovation Story in Mumbai. Students from both cities sat for one of the world's most respected school-level mathematics contests, marking another year of Cheenta's continued involvement in bringing international […]
Cheenta recently hosted the final round of the Sharygin Geometrical Olympiad 2026 at its Kolkata center, spread across two days — 31st July and 1st August, from 12 PM to 4 PM each day. Students sat across the table from a panel of jurors and defended their geometric proofs the old-fashioned way: pen, paper, and […]
What happens when elementary school mathematics leaves the textbook and enters the garden, the night sky, and embroidered cloth? We share three open-ended problems for grades 1 to 6, each built on two levers, discovery and creation, and each ending with an invitation to invent a definition.
Question 1 Two wave pulses I and II have the same wavelength. They are travelling in the directions as shown by the single headed arrows. The resultant sketch of the two wave pulses at some instant of time when $P$ coincides with $R$ is ____ . Question 2 The equivalent resistance of two resistances in […]
Question 1 Rod AB of radius 2 r is joined with rod BC of radius r . They are of same material and are of same length. The combination carries a current I. Choose the correct statement. (a) $V_{A B}=4 V_{B C}$ (b) Current per unit in AB and BC are equal (c) Resistance of […]
Question 1 Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object under its own gravity. This draws the matter inwards towards the centre of gravity. A neutron star is an example of the collapsed core of a giant star. A certain neutron star of radius 10 km is of mass $1.5 M_{\odot}$. The acceleration due […]
Question 1 The axes of a coordinate system $\mathrm{S}_{2}$ are inclined at an angle $\theta$ to those of another coordinate system $\mathrm{S}_{1}$. The origins of both the systems are coinciding. A particle $\mathrm{P}_{1}$ at rest in system $\mathrm{S}_{1}$, starts from point ($-2,0$) and travels along positive direction of $\mathrm{X}_{1}$ axis with uniform acceleration of $1.25 […]
Question 1 A student, intending to catch a bus on the bus stand, finds that the bus starts and accelerates away from him/her with uniform acceleration $a=2 m s^{-2}$ when he is 16 m far from the bus. He runs fast enough with a uniform speed so as just to catch the bus. The minimum […]
Question 1 A particle of mass 0.3 kg starts moving from rest, in one dimension, under a force that delivers constant power $\mathrm{P}=1.5$ watt. The kinetic energy of the particle will be $\mathrm{KE}=15$ Joule after a time of (a) 5 S (b) 10 S (c) 12 S (d) 15 S Question 2 A trolley of […]
সমাকলন অথবা ইন্টিগ্রেশনের মানেটুকু বুঝলে আই-এস-আই প্রবেশিকার এই অঙ্কটা করা যাবে। ISI Entrance 2025-এর অঙ্ক নিয়ে আলোচনা।
(২১-শে ফেব্রুয়ারীর প্রতি) ‘মাত্রা’ অথবা ডাইমেনশন কাকে বলে? একটু তলিয়ে ভাবতে গেলে কিন্তু সব গোলমাল হয়ে যায়। এই এক টুকরো লেখায়, আমরা ডাইমেনশন নিয়ে একটু ভাবা প্র্যাকটিস করব। একটা বিন্দু-র dimension কি? একটা সরলরেখারই বা dimension কি? একটা কাগজের টুকরোর dimension কি হবে? চট করে ভাবলে মনে হয় যে কিন্তু কেন এরকম মনে হচ্ছে? তুমি […]
Direct Limit, Inverse Limit, and Hom are three ideas from category theory that are useful in many branches of mathematics. A deep understanding of them can be very helpful in the long run. In the following video, we draw schematic pictures and gain real intuition behind these abstract ideas. This is clearly one of the most important videos of our production.
হাইপারবোলিক জ্যামিতির জগৎটা একদমই অন্যরকম। এখানে ইউক্লিড খুঁড়িয়ে খুঁড়িয়ে হাঁটেন। এখানে সমান্তরাল রেখা মিশে যায়। এখানে সরলরেখা দেখায় আঁকা বাঁকা।
আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস উপলক্ষে চিন্তা গণিত কেন্দ্রের একটি প্রয়াস হল বিস্মৃতপ্রায় তিন বাঙালি গণিতজ্ঞ ।এই লেখাতে তিনজন বাঙালি গণিতজ্ঞকে শ্রদ্ধাজ্ঞাপন করেছি
যুক্তিকে বড়ো কাঠখোট্টা ভদ্রলোকের মত মনে হয়। কল্পনা তার বিপ্রতীপে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা এক অস্থির মতি বালিকা। সে যেন রেবা নদীর তীরে ছুটোছুটি করে খেলছে। আর যুক্তি তাকে বকাবকি করছে। শাসনে রাখতে চাইছে।
অথচ ব্যাপারটা হয়ত একটু অন্যরকম। হয়ত কল্পনা এক বৃত্তে ছুটে চলেছে। যুক্তি সেখানে এক দরবেশের মত এসে হাজির। সে তাকে নতুন পথ দেখিয়ে নিয়ে যাবে আরও উন্মুক্ত অস্থিরতায়। আর আমরা যারা পড়ুয়া তারা মালবিকার মত অনিমিখে তাকিয়ে থাকব পথের দিকে। কে জানে অগ্নিমিত্র আসবেন কিনা!
প্রাথমিক শিক্ষার্থীদের অন্যরকম অঙ্কের স্বাদ দেওয়ার জন্য দশকথা সিরিজ করা হয়েছে। আজ দশকথার চতুর্থ কথা।আমরা অসমীকরণ ব্যাপারটি বলব ।
বাংলা মাধ্যমের প্রাথমিক শিক্ষার্থীদের একটু অন্যভাবে বা অন্যরকম অঙ্কের স্বাদ দেওয়ার জন্য দশটি লেখার একটি সিরিজ তৈরি করা হয়েছে । যার নাম দশকথা । আজ দশকথার তৃতীয় কথা। এই লেখাতে আমরা বহুভুজের ব্যাপারটি বলব |
বাংলা মাধ্যমের প্রাথমিক শিক্ষার্থীদের একটু অন্যভাবে বা অন্যরকম অঙ্কের স্বাদ দেওয়ার জন্য দশটি লেখার একটি সিরিজ তৈরি করা হয়েছে । যার নাম দশকথা । আজ দশকথার প্রথম কথা। এই লেখাতে আমরা দর্পণ প্রতিসাম্যতা ব্যাপারটি বলব । আপনাদের মন্তব্য-প্রতিমন্তব্য চিন্তা গণিত কেন্দ্রের এই উদ্যোগকে এগিয়ে নিয়ে যেতে সাহায্য করবে ।
Question 1 The value of \(\frac{999 \times 999 \times 999}{(999+999) \times 111 \times 111}\), when simplified, is (a) \(\frac{999}{2}\) (b) \(\frac{111}{3}\) (c) \(\frac{81}{2}\) (d) 1000 Question 2 When \(4 \frac{1}{2}\) is divided by \(3 \frac{1}{4}\), the result is x. When \(3 \frac{3}{4}\) is divided by \(2 \frac{1}{8}\), the result is y. Then the numerical value […]
Week 16 of the Hundred Miles Project moved learners further into real-world digital and numerical reasoning as they worked through this stage's assessment paper, alongside a hands-on session focused on the bullion stitch and French knot. In the Literacy module, participants read a passage on how smartphones now let people receive orders, send messages, and […]
Cheenta recently hosted the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) 2026 on 4th, 5th, and 6th August, starting at 2:30 PM, at its Kolkata center, and simultaneously at Innovation Story in Mumbai. Students from both cities sat for one of the world's most respected school-level mathematics contests, marking another year of Cheenta's continued involvement in bringing international […]
Every so often, a student's journey with Cheenta comes full circle — not in a competition hall, but in a classroom hundreds of kilometers away, teaching the very ideas that once shaped their own love of mathematics and science. This summer, that student was Samaira Kedia. A Strong Foundation in Competition Mathematics Samaira's own track […]
Cheenta recently hosted the final round of the Sharygin Geometrical Olympiad 2026 at its Kolkata center, spread across two days — 31st July and 1st August, from 12 PM to 4 PM each day. Students sat across the table from a panel of jurors and defended their geometric proofs the old-fashioned way: pen, paper, and […]
Week 15 of the Hundred Miles Project saw learners continue steadily through this stage's assessment paper, even as the week's embroidery class had to be cancelled after the instructor was unable to arrive due to inclement weather. In the Literacy module, participants read a short passage about a community that came together after a flood, […]
Week 14 of the Hundred Miles Project carried a steady, focused energy, as learners worked through this stage's assessment paper across all three modules alongside the week's embroidery class. In the Literacy module, participants read a short passage about a young woman who struggles with reading for weeks before finally reading a full story aloud […]
Question 1 Consider the process of the melting of a spherical ball of ice originally at 0° Assuming that the heat is being absorbed uniformly through the surface and the rate of absorption is proportional to the instantaneous surface area. Which of the following is true for the radius (r) of the ice ball at […]
On Week 13 of the Teacher Training Program, trainees took part enthusiastically in a thorough evaluation spanning three key domains: Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital Literacy. This assessment aimed to measure their grasp, comprehension, and hands-on application of the material studied throughout the training. Every trainee finished the evaluation with diligence and eagerness, showcasing their dedication […]
চিত্রে একটি দুই ডিজিটের স্কোরবোর্ড দেখানো হয়েছে; যেটাতে কিছু টিউব লাইট জ্বালিয়ে স্কোর নির্দেশ করা হয়। যদি সকল ১৪টি টিউব লাইট জ্বালিয়ে দেওয়া হয়, তাহলে নির্দেশিত স্কোর দাঁড়ায় '৮৮'। (a) যদি ৪, ৯, ১১, ১২ ও ১৩ নং টিউব-লাইট OFF এবং বাকিগুলো ON রাখা হয়, তবে নির্দেশিত স্কোর কত ?(b) যদি স্কোরবোর্ডে ১৩ দেখাতে হয়, […]