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• 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.

The broad goals of the centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level and encourage the growth of scientific literacy in the country.

Introduction

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All Indian students who are born on or after January 1, 2000 and, in addition, are in Class X or lower, are eligible to appear in NSEJS 2014 – 2015. If they qualify in the NSEJS, they will be eligible for subsequent stages leading to participation in International Junior Science Olympiad 2015.

Who can Appear for the Examination ?

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Stage 1National Standard

Examination in Junior Science

(NSEJS)

The IJSO folllows following 5 stages -

Stage 2Indian National Junior Science

Olympiad (INJSO)

Stage 3

Orientation cum

Selection

Camp (OCSC) in

Junior Science

Stage 4

Pre-departure

Training Camp

(PDT) for IJSO

Stage 5

Participation in International Junior Science

Olympiad (IJSO).

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SYLLABUSUp to Std X CBSE Board. But there is no

FIXED SYLLABUS

Stage 1 Examination Format (NSEJS)

Time :2 Hrs

Examination FormatTotal Questions - 80

3 marks for Each QuestionNegative Marking

Maximum Marks - 240 marks

Date of Exam -23rd Nov 2014

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Overall Marks Distribution of NSEJS 2013 Examination

Sr No SubjectsNo of

QuestionsMarks

Allocation

1 Physics 20 60

2 Chemistry 20 60

3 Maths 20 60

4 Biology 20 60

Total 80 240

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Difficulty Level Analysis NSEJS 2013 Examination

Sr No Subjects Easy Moderate Difficult Very Difficult Total

1 Physics 14 4 2   20

2 Chemistry 3 9 8 20

3 Biology 11 4 5 20

4 Maths 6 9 5 20

Total 23 33 19 5 80

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Based on performance in NSEJS, the top 300 students in order of merit qualify

to appear for the Second Stage of the Olympiad programme INJSO.

Qualifying for the Second Stage -

NSEJS to INJSO

Around 35 students from Maharashta

were selected in 2013. (Each State have quota)

All students who qualify to appear for INJSO get a certificate of merit from IAPT. 300

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Qualifying for the Second Stage -

NSEJS to INJSO

Around 35 students from Maharashta

were selected in 2013, among them two are from Neev

Cut off Marks: 95

300

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300 Students selected from Stage I examination (NSEJS) are eligible to appear for INJSO.

Students appearing for INJSO will be eligible for TA/DA as per norms of the programme.

Syllabus-Questions and problems in National Olympiads are usually non-conventional and of high difficulty level,

comparable to International Olympiads.

Stage 2 Examination Format (INJSO)

300

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On the basis of performance in INJSO, the top 35 students in the merit list will be selected for

Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in Junior Science.

Stage 3 Examination (OCSC)

Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in Junior Science OCSC in Junior Science will be organized by HBCSE sometime in

April to June 2014 for 2-3 weeks.

The camp will include several theoretical and experimental tests. Orientation will be provided to students especially in experiments.

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.

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The selected 6 member student team will undergo a rigorous training programme at HBCSE in theory and experiment. Special laboratories

are being developed at HBCSE for the purpose of experimental training. .

Stage 4 (Pre Departure Training)

Resource persons from HBCSE and different institutions across the country will train the students.

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The 6 member student team and 3 teacher leaders will constitute the delegation to represent India at the

International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2014.

Stage 5 (International Junior Science Olympiad)

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The top 6 in the OCSC Junior Science merit list will be declared to

be special merit awardees. These special merit awardees will be

given Rs. 5,000 each in the form of books and cash.

In addition, there will be special prizes to recognize meritorious

performance in theory and experiments.

Awards

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