Aryan Classes- Earth Science Olympiad

International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO; www.ieso.or.kr) is an annual earth science competition for secondary school students. It is one of the major activities of the International Geoscience Education Organization (http://www.geoscied.org) that aims at raising student interest in and public awareness of earth sciences, as well as to enhance earth science learning of students. It also forges friendly relationships among young learners from different countries and fosters international cooperation in exchanging ideas and materials about earth science and earth science education. The earlier IESO’s were held in South Korea (2007; www.ieso2007.kr), the Philippines (2008; www.ieso2007.ph) and Taiwan (2009; www.ieso2007.tw).

The 3rd International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) would be held at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, September 19-28, 2010 (http://ieso2010.ugm.ac.id). The theme for the 2010 Olympiad is “The Present is The Key to The Future”, which underscores the importance of sustainable development and preservation of our environment.

Entrance Test for IESO

The Geological Society of India (http://www.geosocindia.org/) will be conducting an objective-type Entrance Test (ET) to select about 20 students to attend a Training Camp in Earth Sciences at Bengalooru during May 2010. Four students will be finally chosen from among the Training Camp participants who will represent India at the 4th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), September 19-28, 2010, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

TEST DETAILS:

Date and Time : January 24 , 2010 at 10.30 A.M.
Duration : ~ 1½ hours
Language : English.
Type of questions : Mainly objective, but some may require 1 – 2 sentence answers.
Syllabus with weightage : Geosphere (45), Atmosphere (20), Hydrosphere (15) and Astronomy (20) : Click here
No Fee
Application Form: Click here

Centres : Ahmedabad, Bengalooru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Dharwad, Goa, Guwahati, Hissar, Hyderabad, Kolkota, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Shillong,Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam.

Eligibility: Students of X and XI standards who were born between 15th September 1992 and 15th September 1995, and who have not participated and won a prize in an earlier IESO.

Application format : Name; Date of birth; Sex; School address; Address for correspondence; Email address; Phone no.; Test centre opted: 1st preference, 2nd preference; Applicant’s signature.

Enclsoures : Two passport size photos (One photo to be pasted on the Application form and the other with your name written on the rear should be enclosed) and a certificate from the Principal/ HeadMaster stating that the candidate is studying in X/XI standard.

Applications should be sent to Dr R. Shankar, Foreign Secretary, Geological Society of India, C/O Department of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, MANGALAGANGOTRI (DK) 574 199 [Email: rshankar_1@yahoo.com; Phone: 0824-2284465; 0-9916823885]

Last date to receive applications : December 28, 2009.

Certificates and Awards: The 20 students selected for the Training Camp in Earth Sciences will be awarded Certificates of Merit. The four students selected for competing at the IESO will be awarded Certificates of Merit and Cash Prizes. Students who win medals at the IESO will be felicitated at Mumbai on December 22 every year with cash prizes of Rs.15,000 each through a corpus fund provided by Mrs.Sudha Murthy, Infosys Foundation, Bangalore. The function is organized every year on the birthday of the great mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujam.