The Online Foundation Course in Mathematics (OFCM) is an initiative of the MTTS Trust. The annual programme, being conducted since 2020, consists of six online regional camps. More than five hundred second/ third semester undergraduate students are selected to attend this programme through a national level screening process. The content is based on the Foundation course taught in MTTS programmes, and they are trained following the interactive MTTS methodology through the OFCM camps.
There will be six simultaneous regional camps in OFCM2024 each admitting about 80–90 participants. The programme will be organized online on the Zoom platform and will be supported by class communications through MTTS Classroom (Moodle).
About the programme
The Foundation Course is a unique course taught in MTTS programmes to initiate students to some fundamental concepts in mathematics. After attending a two-week Foundation course in the MTTS summer camps, most of the participants have observed improved logical and analytical thinking, problem solving abilities, and experienced a change in their attitude. They also acquire a high level of confidence for self-study to undertake advanced courses in
mathematics, as is evident from their feedback.
The objective of the OFCM camps is to scale up this positive impact of the Foundation course to a larger group of students, and achieve this aim by making it accessible to many students across the country. These camps expose more bright young minds to the excitement of doing mathematics, promoting independent mathematical thinking, and preparing them for advanced material.
Eligibility
Undergraduate students, who have just completed their second semester, or are currently in the 3rd semester of their B.Sc./B.A./Integrated M.Sc. programme, with Mathematics as one of their main subjects may apply.
How to apply
- Application by the candidates should be submitted online at the site https://4dspace.mtts.org.in. For detailed guidelines, please see this page.
- After logging into the site using the OTP received at the given email address, select the programme Online Foundation Course in Mathematics (OFCM) 2024.
- The applicant must give the details of a teacher in her/his application who will be ready to submit recommendations for the applicant.
- After submitting the application, the student must inform the teacher mentioned in the application, and ensure that the teacher submits her/his recommendation within the deadline by filling the online recommendation form.
- Note: The link to submit the online recommendation will be sent to the email address of the teacher from the online application system.
- Recommendations by teachers are also to be submitted at https://4dspace.mtts.org.in
- In case of any queries, or difficulty, please see the FAQ secion at this link.
- If the issue is still not resolved, please write to foundations.mtts@gmail.com. Please give us 24–48 to resolve/respond to your issue.
Registration Fee
There is no fee for the programme.
Selection
The selection will be on merit, based on consistent, and good academic records, and recommendations submitted by the teachers. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the teacher submits her/his recommendation in time.
The list of selected candidates will be posted at this webpage along with instructions and further guidelines for registration, etc. Only selected candidates will be informed of their selection by email.
Most frequently asked questions
Please check this page.
Selection list
Please see the searchable selection list here.
Instructions for the selected
You may note down your Selection ID from the published list in the above link. This must be used in all your future communications with us.
For further communication, we will be using MTTS Classrooms, and the sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. The instruc
Failure to follow the instructions will result in the cancellation of your selection.
OFCM2024 sessions, and what to expect:
- This is an intensive 2-week course, and you will be expected to work hard.
- There will be a lecture session every day for about 70 minutes, followed by a group discussion of 45 minutes. Attendance is mandatory in both.
- Unlike usual online sessions, these will be very interactive, with many questions asked.
- Other than the instructor, you will be associated with a mentor, who will guide you through the discussion sessions.
- The more you actively participate in the sessions and discussions, and the more effort you put in, the more you will gain from this camp.
MTTS Classrooms (https://classroom.
All further relevant class information will be shared only on this portal. So, please be sure to login at least once every day until the end of the course.
How to log in the first time:
- Within the next 24 hours, all the applicants selected for OFCM2024 will receive an email from MTTS Classrooms with details of username and a temporary password.
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Your username is the first part of the email id that you have used to apply for OFCM2024.i.e., if your email id is abcdef@something.com then your username is abcdef.
- You must log in for the first time within 36 hours of the announcement of the selection list on the MTTS website.
After logging in, what you should do:
Stay patient. You will get further instructions via MTTS Classrooms.
In case you do not see the email due to some reason:
Make sure it is the correct email ID.
Wait 24 hours, and then first check your spam folder.
If it is not there, you can still log into MTTS Classrooms by doing the following:
(i) Go to https://classroom.mtts.org.
(ii) Click on “forgotten username or password”
(iii) Your password can be reset by choosing either “Search by username”, or by choosing “Search by email address”.
In case the emailed password does not work:
Follow steps (i) – (iii) above.
Zoom Registrations:
(i) You will need to create a Zoom account using the email ID that has been used to apply for OFCM2024.
(ii) An announcement will be posted on MTTS Classrooms giving you the link to register for the Zoom sessions. Click on the link, and use the same email ID to register for the sessions.
You must register on Zoom latest by Wednesday, 14th August.
In case you have any queries regarding logging into MTTS Classroom, first follow the instructions given above, and if that doesn’t work, email us at foundations.mtts@gmail.com
In case you have any queries regarding the Zoom registrations, be patient. The link, and instructions, will be shared through MTTS Classroom.
Non-selected applicants : Please see this post.
Programme Details
Duration : 18/08/2024 to 31/08/2024Programme Director
Prof. S. Kumaresan, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam
Important dates
- Online application: Opens on Sunday, 23 June, 2024, Closes on Saturday, 3 Aug 2024.
- Last date for receiving online recommendation from teachers: Sunday, 4 Aug 2024
- Publishing of the list of selected students on the MTTS Website: Monday, 12 Aug 2024
- Confirmation / Registration by the selected applicants: on or before Thursday, 15 Aug 2024.
- Preparatory meeting & Inauguration: Saturday, Saturday, 17 Aug 2024.
- Programme dates: Sunday 18 August – Saturday 31 August, 2024.
Programme Poster
Click here to download the poster (PDF)