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Stages
The physics Olympiad program follows the following 5 stages:
Stage I: National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP),
Stage II: Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO),
Stage III: Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in physics,
Stage IV: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT) for IPhO,
Stage V: Participation in International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).
Stage I is entirely the responsibility of IAPT. All the remaining stages are organized by the HBCSE.
The detailed information about eligibility and structure of the stages is given below:
Date and Time of NSEP 2008: 23 November 2008 (Sunday) 09:30 am to 11:30 am
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Last Date for Enrollment for NSEP: 15 September 2008
Eligibility:
All Indian students of Class XI or Class XII (Science stream) and born after December 31, 1989 are eligible
to appear for NSEP. A student may appear for more than one subject provided the examination schedule
allows it. See information about the examination schedule under various subjects. Students who have passed
Class XII are not eligible to enroll for NSEP 2008.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the eligibility criteria are satisfied. In case at any stage of the
program it is found that the student does not satisfy the eligibility criteria, he/she may be disqualified from
the program.
Syllabus:
The syllabus for NSEP is broadly equivalent to the senior secondary level (Class XI and Class XII) of CBSE
Physics. This is only a rough guideline, and there is no detailed syllabus given for NSEP.
Question Paper:
NSEP emphasizes comprehension of the subject, not rote memory. Its format will be as follows:
Based on performance in NSEP, the top 300 students in order of merit will qualify to appear for the Second
Stage of the Olympiad program (INPhO). In case there is a tie at the last position, all additional students with
the same marks will also qualify for INPhO 2009.
All students who qualify to appear for INPhO 2009, will get a certificate of merit from IAPT.
For any queries or clarifications and for any difficulties regarding enrollment for NSEP, 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
Eligibility:
Only students selected from Stage I examination (NSEP) are eligible to appear for INPhO.
The confirmed date and schedule will be announced in the first week of January 2009 on this website and
communicated by post to the eligible students. Students appearing for INPhO are eligible for TA/DA as per
the norms of the programme.
Syllabus :
The syllabus for INPhO is broadly similar to NSEP but the difficulty level of the questions will be higher.
The syllabus is only a broad guideline. Questions and problems in National Olympiads are usually non-
conventional and of high difficulty level, comparable to International Olympiads.
On the basis of performance in INPhO, the top 35 students in the merit list will be selected for Stage III:
Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in physics.
In the event, there is a tie at the last position, all students with the same marks at this last position will qualify
for OCSC.
OCSC in physics 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.