NSEC (National Standard Examination in Chemistry)

• NSEC 2010 - 2011

  Last Date for enrollment: 15th September 2011

  Exam on : Nov 28, 2010 (12:30 pm - 2:30pm)

  Fee: Rs75 per subject

  How to enroll: Take the printout of the form and visit the NSE center nearest to you with the form and pay the fee in cash.

  NSE Centres: Click here

• Download Student Form: Click here

• Download Student Brochure: Click here
• Exam pattern: 80 question MCQ, Negative marking, 240 marks
• Award: Top 300 students would be selected for the second stage , certificate to top 10% student from every exam centre ; Meri certificates awrded to top 1% students of each state in each subject ; Special merit certificate will be awarded to National Top 1% students in each subjects ; Gold Medalist will be awarded to the top 35 students from INPhO, INChO and INBO examinations.

  Eligibility: Student in class XII or lower, born after 01/07/1991

  Syllabus: CBSE upto class XII

  Corodinator: Prof M.L.Ogalapurkar and JP Gadre (020 - 25420163, Email: iapt@vsnl.net)

  Website: www.iapt.org , www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/olympiads

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  INO 2010 Centres: Click here
• INO 2010 - Schedule and Procedures : Click here
• Following are the lists of candidates selected to attend Orientation-cum-Selection Camp (OCSC) in various subjects: Click here
• How to Enroll for NSE Exams: The form and brochure is released by the IAPT. After taking the printout of the form, you have to visit NSE Centre in your city and submit the form along with the fee.

To participate in International Chemistry Olympiad, student has to go through the 5 stage process. Aryan Classes provides correspondence coaching for the 1st stage.

Correspondence Course Fee Structure:

Stage I: National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC),
Stage II: Indian National Chemistry Olympiad (INChO),
Stage III: Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in chemistry,
Stage IV: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT) for IChO,
Stage V: Participation in International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

NSE Centres: Click here

NSE Form: Click here

NSE Brochure: Click here

NSEP. NSEC, NSEB Eligibility: Who are in class XII or lower as of 30th Nov 2009.

Download NSEC 2009-2010 Question Paper, Solution

The syllabus for  National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC) is broadly  equivalent to the senior secondary level (Class XI and Class XII) of CBSE Chemistry. This is only a rough guideline, and there is no detailed syllabus given for NSEC.

Stage 1 is organised by IAPT, while other stages are organised by the HBCSE.

Stage I: National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC)

NSEC is the first stage of selection of students in the chemistry Olympiad Programme which is organised by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).

Question Paper:
The question paper will consist of 80 multiple choice questions, each with only one of the four options correct (negative marks for incorrect answers).  Total marks 240.
Language   :   English.

References

a) Physical Chemistry
Maron & Prutton, Principles of Physical Chemistry, 4th Edition, Oxford and IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi/Calcutta.
Atkins P.W., Physical Chemistry, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press.
b) Organic Chemistry
Morrison & Boyd, Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Carey, Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Atkins & Carey, Organic Chemistry- a brief course, 2nd Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
c) Inorganic Chemistry
Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition, ELBS with Chapman & Hall.
Cotton, Wilkinson & Gaus, Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons.
d) Analytical Chemistry
Christian, Analytical Chemistry, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Skoog & West, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition, Holt International Edition.
Skoog, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 3rd Edition, Holt-Saunders International Edition.
e) Biochemistry
Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry , CBS publishers and distributors Pvt. Ltd., Delhi (chapters on amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids)
Mckee & Mckee, Biochemistry an Introduction, 2nd Edition, WCB/McGraw-Hill.
f) General Chemistry
Mahan, University Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Narosa Publishing House.
Ebbing, General Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
Schaum series books on problems in various disciplines of chemistry.

Jeffrey, Bassett, Mendham & Denney, Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 5th Edition, ELBS with Longman.
Arthur I.Vogel, Elementary Practical Organic Chemistry (Part 1, 2 and 3), CBS Publishers and Distributors, Delhi.
Addison Ault, Techniques and Experiments for Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, University Science Books, Sausalito, California.
Day & Underwood, Quantitative Analysis, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
CBSE practical books

Qualifying for the Second Stage:

Based on performance in NSEC, the top 300 students in order of merit will qualify to appear for the Second Stage of the Olympiad program (INChO).

All students who qualify to appear for INChO 2009, will get a certificate of merit from IAPT.

For any queries or clarifications and for any difficulties regarding enrollment for NSEC, please contact:
 Prof. M. L. Oglapurkar
Co-ordinator (NSE)
IAPT Office, I.I.E. Campus,
128/2, J. P. Naik Marg, Kothrud, Pune - 411 038.
Tel : (Off.) 020 - 25420163.
(9:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
Email: iapt@vsnl.net
OR
Prof. R.M.Dharkar
Chief Co-ordinator (IAPT Examinations)
Email: rdharkar@vsnl.com

Stage II: Indian National Chemistry Olympiad (INChO)

INChO is organized by HBCSE at about 15 centres in the country.

Eligibility: Only students selected from Stage I examination (NSEC) are eligible to appear for INChO.

The tentative date and time of INChO 2010 examination is as follows:

Syllabus : The syllabus for INChO is broadly similar to NSEC but the difficulty level of the questions will be higher.
On the basis of performance in INChO, the top 35 students in the merit list will be selected for Stage III

Stage III: Orientation  Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in Chemistry

OCSC in chemistry will be organized by HBCSE sometime in April to June 2009 for 2-3 weeks.

Eligibility for OCSC : Only the students selected from the merit list of Stage II (INChO) are eligible.

The top 4 in the OCSC chemistry merit list are declared to be special merit awardees.
The 4 special merit awardees in chemistry selected at the end of the OCSC constitute the 4 member student team for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), provided they satisfy the required criteria.

Stage IV: Pre-departure Training (PDT) Camp for IChO

Stage V: Participation in International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)

The 4 member student team, 2 teacher leaders and 1 scientific observer constitute the delegation to represent India at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

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