5th Philippine National Vedic Mathematics Olympiad

Since 2021, MATH-Inic Philippines annually organizes two annual national

competitions to promote Vedic Mathematics (VM) in Philippine schools: the
MATH-Inic Vedic Mathematics National Challenge (MVMNC) and the Philippine
National Vedic Mathematics Olympiad (PNVMO). VM is a complete, simplified,
and unified system of mathematics which is fast gaining popularity worldwide.

The MVMNC and PNVMO are part of MATH-Inic Philippines’ efforts to help
improve our math education system, which is among the poorest in the world,
based on the latest PISA assessments. Specifically, these competitions aim
to
a) Improve the learners’ appreciation of mathematics.
b) Show that math can be fun, fast, and easy.
c) Train the participants to use flexible VM solutions rather than the rigid
conventional solutions to solve common problems.
d) Encourage the learners to think of creative approaches to new types of
problems.
e) Show that basic arithmetic principles are applicable in higher math.
f) Provide excellent training to compete in the International Vedic
Mathematics Olympiad, which is the most prestigious VM competition
in the world.
The MVMNCs focus on teaching the VM basics while the PNVMOs aim to
develop speed in computing.
 5th Philippine National Vedic Mathematics Olympiad
Date: Sept 28, 2024, Saturday
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – Program and Orientation
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Contest Proper
Mechanics:
1) The competition will be online, using Google Quiz, and the conduct of the
participants will be monitored by the area facilitators and their assistants
using Microsoft teams.

The use of one or two devices may be required, depending on the set-up
to be implemented in the center. Contestants taking the test in their own
homes need to have two devices: one gadget to access the Google Quiz
and the other, with a camera, so that he or she can be observed by the
facilitator. STRICTLY ONE IS TO ONE CAMERA to each participant.

2) The competitions will be in six categories based on the age of the

contestants on November 30, 2024, which is the date of the 4th
International Vedic Mathematics Olympiad (IVMO 2024). This is to
ensure that the contestants will be able to participate in the same
category in the two competitions.

a) Beginners: 9 years or younger (born after Nov 30, 2014)

b) Primary: 11 years or younger (born after Nov 30, 2012)
c) Juniors: 13 years or younger (born after Nov 30, 2010)
d) Intermediate: 16 years or younger (born after Nov 30, 2007)
e) Seniors: 18 years or younger (born after Nov 30, 2005)
f) Open: any age

3) The participants will be given 60 minutes to answer forty multiple choice

questions in Google Quiz. Correct answers to
a) questions 1 to 25 will be given two points each,
b) questions 26 to 35 will be given three points each, and
 c) questions 36 to 40 will be given four points each.

4) The top 30% of the competitors in each category will be given Certificates
of Recognition and Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals in the ratio of 1:2:3.

5) The next 30% will receive a Certificate of Merit each.

6) The non-winners will each receive a Certificate of Participation.

7) Most questions can be answered using the traditional methods, but

knowledge of Vedic Math is an advantage. Some questions cannot be
solved without knowledge of VM sutras and techniques.

Registration: The participants shall register with the accredited Area

Facilitator in their school, district, or division not later than September 15,
2024.

Coverage: The coverage shall be the same as that of IVMO 2023. The coverage
of the Beginners and Primary categories in the 5th PNVMO which are referred to
as Lower Primary and Upper Primary in the IVMO are the same, but the figures
and the problems to be given in the Beginners group would be easier to solve
than those in the Primary group. The Seniors and Open Categories will also
have the same coverage.
Beginners and Primary:
o Four basic arithmetic operations on whole numbers, fractions, and
decimals
o Simple divisibility rules: 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 5, 10
o Digit sums
o Doubling and halving
o Nikhilam Multiplication
o Squaring numbers ending in 5
o Multiplying “complementary numbers”
o Vertically and crosswise multiplication.
 o Nikhilam Multiplication
o HCF and LCD using vertically and Crosswise
o Linear sequences
o Area and perimeter of simple shapes
o Primes, square and triangular numbers
Sutras involved:
o All from 9 and the last from 10
o Vertically and Crosswise
o By one more than the one before
o Proportionately
o By Addition and by subtraction
o By observation
o By the Last digits

Juniors:
o Four basic arithmetic operations on whole numbers, fractions, and
decimals
o Fractions to decimal conversion and vice versa
o Squaring numbers close to a base
o Using bar numbers
o Paravartya division
o Straight division with 2-digit divisors
o Percentages
o Direct and indirect proportion
o Finding the nth term in a linear sequence
o Linear equations
o Simple rules of indices
o Mean, median and mode
o Area and circumference of a circle
o Volume and surface Areas
o Angles in parallel lines, triangles, and quadrilaterals
Sutras Involved:
o Deficiency
 o Transpose and Adjust
o On the Flag
o By Elimination and Retention
o All the multipliers

Intermediate:
o Converting fractions with denominators ending in 9 into decimals
o Conversion of partially recurring decimals into fractions
o Straight division with 3-digit divisors
o Simultaneous linear equations
o Quadratic equations
o Nth terms for quadratic sequences
o Completing the square
o Difference of two squares
o Cubing 2-digit numbers
o Combined ratios
o Polynomial division with binomial divisors
o Polynomial multiplication
o Factor theorem
o Indices (including fractional and negative)
o Using last digits to check the answer
o Angles in polygons
o Equations of straight lines
o Similar areas and volumes
Sutras Involved:
o By completion or non-completion
o The general and the particular
o Product of the means, product of the extremes

Open:
o Coefficients in polynomial products
 o Using the first and last terms in polynomials
o Series expansion in polynomials
o Application of discriminants in quadratics
o Divisibility by osculation
o Logarithmic and exponential functions
o Inverse functions
o Method of differences
o Areas of shapes in coordinate axes
o Equations of circles

Seniors
• Triples
o Pythagorean triples

• Triple Geometry
o Addition and subtraction of angles
o Geometric problems involving triples

• Calculus
o Chain rule
o Integration to find areas
o Product and quotient rules
o Partial fractions

Sutra involved:
Differential Calculus
Review Materials:
There are a lot of review materials available for students and teachers:
Free Resources:
1) Files section of the Philippine National Vedic Math Olympiad FB page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/419302608636234)
2) Website of the Institute for the advancement of Vedic Mathematics
(https://instavm.org/competitions/)
3) Blogs section of the MATH-Inic Philippines site (https://www.math-
inic.com/)
4) MATH-Inic Newsletter. Subscribe now at
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See more resources at MATH-Inic Philippines site.