Senior Mathematical Challenge
First Round Challenge: A 90 minute, 25 multiple choice question first round Challenge aimed at students year 13 or below. The problems on the Senior Maths Challenge are designed to make students think. Stimulating problems for both beginners and experienced problem-solvers.
NB: the deadline for ordering physical Paper Entries is Tuesday 12th September 2023.
Time limit
90 minutes
Price
£13 for 10 entries
Age group
England, Wales and Overseas: Year 13 and below
Scotland: S6 or below
Northern Ireland: Year 14 or below
Deadline for physical paper purchases
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Challenge Date
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
How it works
1
Register your school
2
Purchase entries
3
Sit challenge
4
Receive results
Preparing for the challenge
We are delighted to be working with Dr Frost Maths to help teachers use UKMT past papers and problems in the classroom.
You can utilise UKMT past papers, solutions and investigations as preparation materials for your students. They are a great resource containing high-quality problems from previous years designed to encourage mathematical thinking.
Instructions
The use of blank paper for rough working is allowed; squared paper, calculators and measuring instruments are forbidden.
Use a B or an HB non-propelling pencil.
Do not expect to finish the whole paper in the time allowed. The questions in this paper have been arranged in approximate order of difficulty with the harder questions towards the end. You are not expected to complete all the questions during the time. You should bear this in mind when deciding which questions to tackle.
The questions on this paper are designed to challenge you to think, not to guess. You will gain more marks, and more satisfaction, by doing one question carefully than by guessing lots of answers. This paper is about solving interesting problems, not about lucky guessing.
To accommodate candidates in other time zones, please do not discuss any aspect of the paper on the internet until 8am GMT on Thursday 5 October. Candidates in time zones more than 3 hours ahead of GMT must sit the paper on Wednesday 4 October (as defined locally).
Past Papers
Download UKMT’s free past papers to help students achieve better results.
Maths Books
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