www.mtts.org.in 2012 Hyderabad : Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme

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20TH MATHEMATICS TRAINING AND TALENT SEARCH PROGRAMME
(FUNDED BY NATIONAL BOARD FOR HIGHER MATHEMATICS)
M.T. & T. S. 2012,

Aim
The aim of the programme is to expose bright young students to the excitement of doing mathematics, to promote independent mathematical thinking and to prepare them for higher aspects of mathematics.

Academic Programmes
The programme will be at three levels: Level O, Level I and Level II. In Level O there will be courses in Linear Algebra, Analysis and Number Theory/Combinatorics. In Levels I and II there will be courses on Algebra, Analysis and Topology. There will be seminars by students at all Levels.
The faculty will be active mathematicians with a commitment to teaching and from various leading institutions. The aim of the instructions is not to give routine lectures and presentation of theorem-proofs but to stimulate the participants to think and discover mathematical results.

http://www.mtts.org.in/mtts2012
http://www.mtts.org.in/docs/forms/mtts2012/poster12.pdf

Eligibility for participating in different levels
Level O: Second year undergraduate students with Mathematics as one of their subjects.
Level I: Final year undergraduate students with Mathematics as one of their subjects OR Participants of the previous year Level O Programme.
Level II: First year postgraduate students with Mathematics as one of their subjects OR Participants of the previous year Level I Programme.

MTTS 2012 will be held at three different places:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Duration is May 21 – June 16, 2012.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.
Duration is May 14 – June 09, 2012.
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
Duration is May 14 – June 09, 2012.

Details and application forms can be had from the Head, Department of Mathematics of your Institution. The application forms can also be downloaded from the mtts website:
Students can also apply online by logging in to this site from January 14, 2012.
The completed application form should reach the programme director latest by February 23, 2012. Please go through the MTTS-FAQ at the website before sending any queries.

Offline Submission of applications
If you prefer the traditional way of sending applications by post, please download the application form and recommendation form.
If this is not possible for you, you may get details and application forms from the Head, Department of Mathematics of your Institution.
In case of difficulties, write to Programme Director Professor S. Kumaresan by sending a self addressed and stamped (Rs. 10) envelope of size 10 cm x 22 cm to the address given below. Write MTTS-2012 Application Form Request on the cover of your letter.

The completed application form should reach Professor S. Kumaresan at the address
Prof. S. Kumaresan
Programme Director, MTTS
Department of Maths and Stats
Hyderabad University
P.O. Central University
Hyderabad 500 046
Andhra Pradesh

latest by 23th February, 2012. Only selected candidates will be informed of their selection by the third week of March, 2012. The list of selected candidates will be available at MTTS Site by the end of the second week of March 2012.

Centres for Level-O participants will be decided by the programme director.