NSEA Junior -National Standard Examination in Astronomy - Junior

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The Astronomy Olympiad Program is carried out at two levels: Junior and Senior.

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 IAO and IOAA,
Stage V: Participation in International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) and International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics(IOAA).

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Download NSEA (Junior)2009-2010 Question Paper, Solution

Eligibility: All student born on or between jan 1, 1995 and Dec 31, 1996 and in class X or lower as of 30th Nov 2009.

Stage 1 is conducted by IAPT, while other stages are organized by HBCSE.

We provide correspondence coaching for the 1st stage .

Correspondence Course Fee Structure:

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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).

Eligibility for NSEJS:
All Indian students born on or between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1995 are eligible to appear for NSEA (Junior level). In addition, they should be in Class X or lower.

Syllabus:
 
The syllabus for NSEA (Junior level) is broadly  equivalent to the secondary school level (upto Class X) of CBSE.There will be greater emphasis on physics and mathematics and elementary astronomy.

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

For any queries or clarifications and for any difficulties regarding enrollment for NSEA (Junior or Senior levels), 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 Astronomy Olympiad (INAO)

Qualifying for the Second Stage:

Based on performance in NSEA, the top 300 students in order of merit will qualify to appear for the Second Stage of the Olympiad program: INAO (Junior). All students who qualify to appear for INAO 2009 (Junior or Senior levels), will get a certificate of merit from IAPT.

Eligibility: Only students selected from Stage I examination (NSEA Junior or Senior) are eligible to appear for INAO at the respective Junior or Senior level. 

The tentative date and time of INAO 2010 (Junior and Senior level) is as follows:

January 30, 2010 (Saturday) :          09:00 am --- 12:00 noon (3 hours)

 The Junior and Senior level INAO will be held in parallel.

The number of students to be selected for OCSC astronomy Junior will be 20

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

OCSC in astronomy will be organized by HBCSE sometime in April to June 2009 for 2-3 weeks. The precise dates will be announced prior to or along with the announcement of the selection list for the OCSC.

The top 3 in the OCSC astronomy junior merit list will be special merit awardees and will be members of the Indian team for IAO Junior.

Stage IV: Pre-departure Training (PDT) Camps for IAO and IOAA

Stage V: Participation in IAO and IOAA

References (selected topics)

1. Textbooks of Physics and Mathematics by NCERT, of Class IX, X, and XI for Juniors

2. Fundamentals of Physics - Resnick and Halliday

3. Concepts of Physics - H. C. Verma

4. Universe - William Kaufmann

5. Astronomy: Principles and Practice - M. N. Roy and R. C. Clark (Stage II onwards)

6. Astronomy: Structure of the Universe - M. N. Roy and R. C. Clark

7. Astronomy for the Beginners - Pradeep Nayak (The concerned olympiad website has mentioned it in reference-This book is not available in the market. Most probably they dont know that the publisher is not publishing this book any more.)

Performance by Indian students in Past Astronomy Olympiad: Click here

NSEA-Jr 2009 -2010 Result

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