PROMYS India A challenging six-week residential mathematics summer programme

The application for PROMYS India 2023 is available HERE. The deadline is 15 February. Students are advised to give themselves plenty of time to work on the intriguing application problems.

We are seeking mathematically talented students in standards IX–XII as applicants to PROMYS India, a challenging residential six-week summer programme run in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. PROMYS India 2023 will be free for all accepted students.

Initiation into Mathematics 2024, Kerala

Second year undergraduate training programme "Initiation into Mathematics (InitMath)" Programme will be organized at Department of Mathematics, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, during March 11 – 16, 2024.

Academic programme

Three fundamental courses in mathematics will be taught by faculty, who are highly experienced in the MTTS teaching methodology. The aim of the instructions is not to give routine lectures but to stimulate the participants to think and discover mathematical results.

Eligibility

Second year undergraduate students with mathematics as one of their main subjects are eligible. Students from Kerala will be given preference, and those from neighbouring states (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry) will also be considered.

Important dates

Online application : from January 12, 2024 to February 11th, 2024
Online recommendation deadline: February 13, 2024
Publishing selection list: February 19, 2024
Programme dates : March 11 – 16, 202

Programme webpage : https://mtts.org.in/programme/im2024ker

Winter School in Mathematics for Undergraduates (Online) - SB College, Changanacherry-December 2020

The Department of Mathematics, St.Berchmans College Changanacherry is organizing Winter School in Mathematics for Undergraduates (Online) from 26th December 2020 to 2nd January 2021.

Summer Training Programme in Mathematics 2020, Kottayam

Venue : S B College, Changanacherry, Kottayam
Dates  : 1- 30 May 2020

The Department of Mathematics is organizing Summer Training Programme in Mathematics (STPM-2020) from 1 st to 30 th May 2020.

Initiation into Mathematics 2020, Idukki, Kerala

A one week long workshop for the fourth Semester undergraduate (B.Sc/Integrated M.Sc.) Mathematics students will be organized at the St. Joseph’s College, Moolamattom, Idukki, Kerala during 20-25 April 2020.

Fourth Semester undergraduate (B.Sc/Integrated M.Sc.) Mathematics students  shall apply. Most of the participants will be selected from students studying in institutes in Kerala. A few students from the other South Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana also will be considered.

More details at this page.
Online application preparation at this page.

Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme (MTTS) 2020

28th Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme will take place at three venues (IISER Thiruvananthapuram, IIT Ropar, IISER Kolkatta)  during May-June 2020.

There are three levels in this Programme: Level O, Level I and Level II.

• Level O : There will be courses in Foundations, Linear Algebra, Analysis, and Number Theory/Combinatorics.
• Levels I and II : There will be courses in Algebra, Analysis, Topology and Linear Algebra.

Details can be found at this page.

WINTER SCHOOL IN MATHEMATICS for Undergraduates 2019 - Changanaserry

The Department of Mathematics, SB College, Changanassery is organizing Winter School in Mathematics for Undergraduates from 26 th to 30 th December 2019. The programme will be beneficial for the students preparing for competitive examinations like JAM or any MSc entrance examinations. The number of participants is limited to 40.

See the brochure here.

Initiation into Mathematics 2013, Kerala

April 30, 2013 – May 12, 2013

(Conference/Workshop funded by MTTS/NBHM, DAE, Govt. of India)

department of Mathematics

Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, Kerala

Academic Programme

The academic programmes were conducted from April 29 to May 11 on all days except on 5^h May (it being a Sunday). Sessions were conducted during 9 am to 5 pm every day. There were 6 sessions every day ,each sessions lasting for one hour. Four resource persons participated in the workshop giving lectures altogether in 72 sessions. The resource persons were

1. Prof. A Mohapatra, Goa University, Goa
2. Dr. Subrahmanyan Moosath K S, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram
3. Dr. P S Srinivasan, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu
4. Dr. Vishnu Namboothiri K, BJM Government College, Chavara, Kerala

Apart from the resource persons, a few teachers from nearby colleges also participated in the workshop helping the students during lecture sessions.

Initiation into Mathematics 2012, Alappuzha

Initiation to Mathematics 2012, Kerala

April 30, 2012 – May 12, 2012

(Conference/Workshop funded by NBHM, DAE, Govt. of India)

department of Mathematics

Government College, Ambalapuzha, Kerala

Brief Report

Introduction

Initiation to Mathematics is probably the longest ever workshop conducted by a government/aided college in Kerala for undergraduate science students. The enthusiasm towards this workshop was evident from the large number of queries the organizers received from various quarters. The Academic support and presence of the MTTS (another, in fact the most, prestigious undergraduate student oriented national level training programme in India) team members added more colour to the workshop in every way.

Efforts to publicize the workshop

As a part of publicizing the event, large size multi colour posters together with a set of frequently asked questions were sent to more than 200 colleges/institutes in south India. A website was designed (www.initmathkerala.e-lokam.com) and made live for communicating programme related information to the stake holders. We also made the announcements about the workshop available in the MTTS website, in several local news dailies (Mathrubhumi, Malayala Manorama etc.), and in the news daily The Hindu. An interview with the organizing secretary appeared in the Deccan Chronicle news daily.

As a result of the continuous effort of the organizing committee in publicizing the event, we received about 170 applications even though the announcements appeared only in the first week of March. In all the universities in Kerala, classes end in March and the colleges close for summer vacation. The applications were from around 70 institutions, affiliated to around 30 different universities in India, mainly from south India. After processing the applications, purely based on merit, a selection list of 51 students were prepared, even though the maximum strength we could have allowed is 45. We sent selection letters to all these 51 students, and 47 students finally arrived for participating in the workshop. Expect a few of them, all of them were from institutions/colleges different from the organizing college.

Academic Programme

The academic programmes were conducted from April 30 to May 12 on all days except on 6^th May (it being a Sunday). Sessions were conducted during 9 am to 5 pm every day. There were 4 sessions every day ,each sessions lasting for one hour and 30 minutes. Five resource persons participated in the workshop giving lectures altogether in 48 sessions. The resource persons were

1. Prof. S Kumaresan, University of Hyderabad
2. Prof. A J Jayanthan, Goa University
3. Dr. K S Subrahmanian Moosath, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram
4. Dr. Vishnu Namboothiri K, Government College, Ambalapuzha, Kerala
5. Dr. Jijo S, BJM Govt. College, Chavara, Kerala

Apart from the resource persons, a few teachers from nearby colleges also participated in the workshop helping the students during lecture sessions.

Student Feedback

We distributed the feedback form to the students towards the end of the workshop. The questions included in the form were related to the overall conduct of the workshop, accommodation / hospitality we provided, assessment of students about themselves, and their comments /criticism about each faculty who gave lectures. Most of the suggestions were positive, and all the students appreciated the efforts of the faculty as well as the organizing committee.

Accommodation/local hospitality

Majority of the students were offered accommodation by the organizing committee. Students were accommodated in hostels close to the venue. All the students were paid their actual journey expenses subject to the Govt. of Kerala rules. The resource persons were also provided accommodation/journey expenses as per Govt. of Kerala/Govt. of India rules. A few participants were day scholars commuting every day from their homes to the workshop venue.

Conclusion

We hope to conduct this programme in a yearly basis benefitting students from South India, in particular from Kerala whose number seems to be very less in higher Mathematics compared to the students from other states in India. We also hope to get the support from NBHM for the continuous conduct of such programmes in the future too. The students participated in this workshop are expected to perform well in their Mathematics career in the coming years, and we hope that that alone can give a boost to the very much existence of such programmes on a long term basis.