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International Junior Science

Olympiad(IJSO)By

Vikas KumarCarer Counsellor & Psychologist

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NSEJS NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN JUNIOR SCIENCES

Introduction

Historical background

Details Regarding NTSE

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Eligibility All Indian students who are born on or after January 1, 2001

and, in addition, are in Class X or Class IX as of November 30, 2015, are eligible to appear in NSEJS 2015–2016. If they qualify in the NSEJS, they will be eligible for the next stage leading to participation in International Junior Science Olympiad in 2016. Students in lower or higher classes are not eligible to appear in NSEJS 2015-2016.

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AimsTo promote and reward the pursuit of excellence in scientific

endeavor.

To challenge, stimulate and encourage gifted students to further develop their talents in Natural Sciences.

To create friendship and relationships among students around the world from an early age.

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ObjectivesTo stimulate the active interest of students in the Natural Sciences.To promote their careers as scientists.To enhance and develop international contacts in the Natural

Sciences.To promote future scientific collaboration.To encourage the formation of friendships within the scientific

community.To offer the opportunity to compare the syllabi and educational

trends in science education within the participating countries.

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Exam Pattern and Stages

The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is a competitive examination open to students of all countries in the world, primarily studying in secondary schools. All basic subjects of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics) are given roughly equal representation in the IJSO examination.

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Exam Pattern and Stages

The Junior Science Olympiad program will follow the 5 stages.

Note:- Stage I will be entirely the responsibility of IAPT-Indian

Association of Physics Teachers.All the remaining stages will be organized by the HBCSE-

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

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Exam Pattern and Stages

The Jr. Science olympiad will follow the following 5 stages-

NSEJS National Standard Examination in Jr. Sc.INJSO Indian National Jr. Sc. OlympOCSC Orientation Cum Selection CampPDT Pre-departure Training CampIJSO International Junior Sc. Olympiad.

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Exam Pattern in stage 1

The syllabus for NSEJS will be broadly  equivalent to the secondary school level (upto Class X) of CBSE.

Paper Pattern : ObjectiveNo. of Questions : 80Total Marks : 240Subjects : Physics , Chemistry , Maths & BiologyNegative Marking : -1Medium : EnglishAll students who qualify to appear for INJSO get a certificate of merit from IAPT.

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Dates 2015-2016 and Significance

NSEJS : November 2015-300 students to be selected

INJSO : January 2016- 35 Students to be selected OCSC : April-June - 6 Students to be selected PDT : Before Departure IJSO : January 2016.To be held in Khajakistan

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Exam Pattern in stage 2 Organized by HB Selection to stage 2 will be based on following scheme-A student must score equal or greater score than a minimum

admissible score (MAS) which will be equal to 40% of the maximum score in that subject.

Here the students appeared in NSEJS from each State or UT is considered the baseline. To calculate the no of qualifying students from centers of State/UT.

The no of students they select to appear for stage 2 is around 300.

Formula used to derive the state quota is- S/T*300 round of to the nearest higher integer. Here S= No. of students appeared from state T= No. of Students appeared from country

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Exam Pattern in stage 2 Organized by HBCSE Eligibility : 300 Students select from Stage I examination (NSEJS) are

eligible to appear for INJSO. Tentative date:- 1st week of February. Duration : 3 Hours 

Syllabus : The syllabus for INJSO will be broadly similar to NSEJS. The syllabus is, however, only a broad guideline. Question and problems in National Olympiads are usually non-conventional and of high difficulty level, comparable to International Olympiads.

 No. of Questions : 75 Total Marks : 300, Negative Marking : -1

Subjects Covered : Physics , Chemistry & Biology (from last 2 year)

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Stage – III Orientation  Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) Organized by HBCSE in April to June for 2-3 weeks.  Eligibility for OCSC : Around 35 students select from the merit list of Stage II (INJSO 2013)

will be eligible for OCSC 2013 in Junior Science.The camp will include several theoretical and experimental tests. 

 The merit list of OCSC  in Junior Science will be prepared on the basis

of the combined theoretical and experimental score aggregated over all the tests in the camp, with 60% weightage for theory and 40% weightage for experiment.

Top 6 students were selected as special merit awardees which are given Rs 5000 each in the form of books.

Note:-The 12 special merit awardees in Junior Science given at the end of the OCSC

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Stage – IV PDT:- Pre-Departure Training Organized by HBCSE in the month of July.

Pre-departure Training (PDT) Camp for IJSOThe selected 6 member student team will undergo a rigorous training program at HBCSE in theory and experiment. Special laboratories are being developed at HBCSE for the purpose of experimental training. Resource persons from HBCSE and different institutions across the country will train the students.

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Host Country Of IJSO 2004: Indonesia-Jakarta2005: Indonesia-Yogyakarta2006: Brazil-Sao Polo2007: Taipei-Taiwan2008: Geyong Nam-Korea2009: Baku-Azerbaizan 2010: Abuja -Nizeria2011 : Durban-South Africa2012: KISH ISLAND-PERSIAN GULF, IRAN2013; Pune- India2014: Mendoza-Arzentina 2015: Daego-Republic of Korea

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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Stage – IV PDT:- Pre-Departure Training Websites•iapt.org.in/•Olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in•Ijso-official.org

Www.psychographicsociety.com Facebook page

Stage – IV PDT:- Pre-Departure Training .

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