National Astronomy Olympiad Program - Class XII

National Astronomy Olympiad Program - http://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/subjects/astronomy

The National Astronomy Olympiad Program is designed to encourage students with good foundations in Physics and Mathematics and an interest in Astronomy to pursue further studies in this field. It involves a five stage process leading to participation of Indian team in International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).

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is a report broadcast on CNN-IBN in November 2012 about Astronomy Olympiad.

To know the five stage process of the astronomy Olympiad programme click the Stages.

Stages

The astronomy Olympiad program follows the following 5 stages:

• Stage I: National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA).
• Stage II: Indian National Astronomy Olympiad (INAO),
• Stage III: Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in astronomy,
• Stage IV: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT) for IOAA,
• Stage V: International Olympiad in Astronomy and  Astrophysics (IOAA).

Stage 1 is entirely the responsibility of IAPT. All the remaining stages are organized by HBCSE.

The detailed information about eligibility and structure of the stages is given below:
 

Stage I: National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA)

NSEA is the first stage of selection of students in the astronomy Olympiad Programme which is organized by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT). Every student aspiring to go through successive stages of the programme must enroll for NSEA. NSEA will be held at a large number of centres in the country.

Date of NSEA 2014 :    23 November 2013 (Sunday)  

Time of NSEA 2014:     03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Last Date for Enrollment for NSEA: 15^th September 2014

Eligibility:

All Indian students who are born on or after January 1, 1995 and, in addition, are in Class XII or lower as of November 30, 2014, are eligible to appear for NSEA 2014 – 2015. If they qualify in the NSEA they will be eligible for subsequent stages leading to participation in International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics 2014.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the eligibility criteria are satisfied. In case at any stage of the programme it is found that the student does not satisfy the eligibility criteria, he/she may be disqualified from the program.

Syllabus:

The syllabus for NSEA is broadly equivalent to the senior secondary level (upto Class XII) of CBSE.

There will be greater emphasis on physics and mathematics (calculus not expected) and elementary astronomy.

This is only a rough guideline, and there is no detailed syllabus given for NSEA.

Question Paper:

NSEA emphasizes comprehension of the subject, not rote memory.  Its format will be as follows:

The question paper will consist of 80 multiple choice questions, each with only one of the four options correct.

Language   :   English.