Competitions for Students of Class IX

1. National Science Talent Search Exam (NSTSE) By Unified Council

2. National Cyber Olympiad (NCO)

3. Junior Science Olympiad By HBCSE

4. Aryabhatta Math Exam

5. International Green Olympiad

6. National Informatics Olympiad

7. Junior Science Talent Search Exam (JSTSE) By Delhi Education Council (DEC),
Delhi

8. Mathematics Olympiad

9. Group Mathematics Olympiad (GMO)

1. National Science Talent Search Exam (NSTSE) By Unified Council

It is National Level Exam.

Eligibility: From class II to class XII studying.
Unified Council is a professionally managed by progressive organization
(private body) in the field of education.
Notification: 1st week of July 2011
Last Date of Receiving form: 15th Sep. 2011
There is no state quota.
Exam Date: 04th Dec. 2011 (1030 to 1200 hrs)
Exam Fees: Rs. 100/- + Rs.15/- towards SPR (Students Performance Report)
Exam Pattern: Objective type with no negative marking for wrong answers.
Syllabus based on CBSE. (Paper will be different according to their class)
This is a single stage Exam.
Number of questions: 100; Marks:100; Duration: 90 mins.
For class VI to X:
 Maths: 25; Phy: 25; Chem: 20; Bio: 20; General Ques: 10
For class XI to XII (PCM):
Maths: 40; Phy: 25; Chem: 25; General Ques: 10
For class XI to XII (PCB):
Bio: 40; Phy: 25; Chem: 25; General Ques: 10
Sample papers for each class are also available on the website.
Result: 5th Jan 2012 on the net.
Awards & Prizes
The First ranker in each class will be awarded with a Gold Medal and laptop
Computer + a Memento (ii) The Second ranker in each class will be
awarded a Gold Medal and a Desktop Computer + a Memento.
The Third ranker in each class will be awarded with a Gold Medal and a
Cash Prize Rs. 5000/- + a Memento.
The next 7 rankers in each class (Ranks 4-10) of classes II-XII will be
awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1000/-.
The next 15 rankers in each class (Ranks 11-25) of classes II-XII will be
awarded a cash prize of Rs. 500/-
Rankers from 26-100 from each class will be awarded with a BMAs
Talent Exams Resource Book from M/S. Brain Mapping Academy.
Sample papers for each class are also available on the website.
Result: 5th Jan 2012 on the net.

2. National Cyber Olympiad (NCO)

Conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation (private body)

Eligibility: Class II to XII
There is no state quota.
Exam Date: 08th Sep. 2011 (Duration of 60 mins) preferably 10.00 a.m. and
11.00 a.m. during school hours.
Syllabus is different according to class.
Medium of test is English.
Centre for examination will be candidates own school.
School can apply to make it a centre if number of students is more than 50.
 The exam is conducted in two levels: Level I & Level - II
The first level of the test is organized in the respective schools of the
participants during school hours.
Question paper for Level I is a objective type (MCQ) consists 50 questions in
three sections: Mental Ability (15 questions), Logical & Analytical Reasoning (15
questions) and Computer & IT (20 questions). Marking Scheme: 1 marks for
correct answer, no negative marks for wrong answer.
There are separate question papers for each class. Level II: Online exam at
Reliance web-stores.
Top 500 students of Level-I qualify for Level-II from each class.
Admit card containing all information regarding exam centre, date,
timing, etc. is issued to the qualified students through their respective schools.
Sample paper for Level I (each class) are also available on the website.
Award: The qualified students in level-II exam will awarded with Merit certificate
in each class as:
AIR 1: Gold Medal & laptop
AIR 2: Silver Medal & laptop
AIR 3: Bronze Medal & laptop
AIR 4 to 10: Rs. 5100/-
AIR 11 to 15: Rs. 2100/-
AIR 16 to 20: Rs. 1100/-
AIR 21 to 50: Rs. 500/-
AIR 51 to 500: Rs. 250/-
Ref: www.sofworld.org

Target Exams for Class IX

Note:
- All dates and fees mentioned above are as per current academic year for
your kind reference.
- Dates and fees details for forthcoming academic year are not available as of
now. Generally the dates are near about the same period every year. Updated
information will be provided to you once a period of time.

3. Junior Science Olympiad By HBCSE

Stage I - National Standard Exam in Junior Science - NSEJS:

It is conducted by IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers)
Eligibility : All Indian students born on or after Jan. 1, 1997 and in addition,
who are in class X or lower as of Nov. 30, 2011
Form available from Mid of Aug. 2011
Last date of receiving application form: 15th Sep. 2011
Exam Date: 27th Nov. 2011 (1615 to 1715 hrs)
Syllabus for NSEJS will be broadly equivalent to secondary school level
(utpo X) of CBSE. The different basic subjects of science (P,C,B & M) will have
roughly equal emphasis.
NSEJS (Stage I) question paper will be of 150 marks and will contain Phy,
Chem & Bio upto CBSE class X level. Paper is divided into two parts. Part A1 30
MCQs (3 marks each) & Part A2 10 MCQs (6 marks each) (with negative marks for
wrong answers).
Sample papers & previous question papers are also available on the website.
Top 300 students will be called for (Stage - II Examination) INO (INJSO)
conducted by HBCSE. In case there is a tie at the last position, all students with the
same marks at this last position qualify for INJSO.
All the students who qualify to appear for INJSO get a certificate of merit
from IAPT.
 Co-ordinator (NSE) Prof. M.L. Oglapurkar
IAPT Office, IIE Campus, 128/2, JP Naik Marg, Kothrud, Pune 411038.
Ref: www.olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in, www.iapt.org.in
Stage II : INJSO
Organized by HBCSE in collaboration with IAPT
Eligibility: Top 300 students qualified in NSEJS. Individual letters will be
sent to these students informing that they have to appear for INJSO.
Exam Date: 28th and 29th Jan. 2012 (1300 hrs 1600 hrs).
It will be organized at about 15 centres in the country.
Students appearing for INJSO will be eligible for TA/DA as per norms of the
programe.
Syllabus: It will be broadly similar to NSEJS.
Questions and problems in National Olympiads are usually non-conventional
and of high difficulty level, comparable to International Olympiads.
Expected date of result: 1st March 2012
Top 36 students chosen on the basis of their performance at INJSO will be
invited to attend Stage III - Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in respective
discipline for about 2-3 weeks of HBCSE, Mumbai.
There will be no other criterion or provision for selection to OCSC.
In the event, there is a tie at the last position, all students with same marks at
this last position will qualify for OCSC in Junior Science.
Stage III : OCSC
The camp will include several theoretical and experimental tests. Orientation
will be provided to students especially in experiments.
The camp will conclude with a valedictory function where distinguished
scientists will be invited to speak to the students.
The merit list of OCSC will be prepared on the basis of the combined
theoretical and experimental score aggregated over all the test in the camp, with 60%
weightage for theory and 40% weightage for experiment.
Performance in previous stages (NSEJS and INJSO) will not be a
consideration for the merit list and awards of OCSC.
Top 6 in 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.
The 6 special merit awardees in Junior Science selected at the end of OCSC
will constitute the 6 member student team for International Junior Science Olympiad
(IJSO) 2012, provided they satisfy required criteria such as age limit, holding
valid Indian passport, medical fitness, parental consent, etc.
Stage IV : Pre-departure Training (PDT) Camp
 The selected 6 member student team will undergo a rigorous training
program at HBCSE in theory and experiment.
Resource persons from HBCSE and different institutions across the country
will train the students.
Stage V : Participation in IJSO 2010
The 6 member student team and 3 teacher leaders will constitute the
delegation to represent India at IJSO 2012.
The details about venue and dates for IJSO 2012 will be announced when
available.
After final selection, medals will be awarded with certificate.

4. Aryabhatta Math Exam

It is conducted by Chanakya Shikshan Sanstha, Jalgaon (Mah.) only for

Mathematics subject.
Any student can appear for this exam. No age limit.
Students have to enroll for it.
There is no any state quota.
Forms Available from Aug. or Sept. every year
The exam is in the three level.
Aryabhatta Mathematics Level I (Fees of Rs. 2500/-)
Aryabhatta Mathematics Level II (Fees of Rs. 3000/-)
Aryabhatta Mathematics Level III (Fees of Rs. 3500/-)
Level I
Part I Chapters:
1. Mathematics Numbers; 2. Fractions; 3. Decimal Fractions; 4. Percent; 5.
Ratio & Proportion; 6. Measurement & Scaling.
Part II Chapters:
1. Number System; 2. Power & Roots; 3. Expression, Equations &
Inequalities; 4. Quadratic Equations; 5. Graphing; 6. Real Numbers; 7. Introduction to
Algebra
Level II
Part I Chapters:
1. The basic building blocks of Geometry; 2. Angles; Parellel Lines; 3.
Triangles; 4. Polygons; 5. Geometric inequalities & similarity; 6. Circles; Perimeter &
Area; 7. Surface Area and Volume of Solids; 8. Loci & Symmetry.
Part II Chapters:
1. Angles & Right Triangles; 2. The unit circle & radian measure; 3.
Trigonometric Identities; 4. Trigonometric Equations & Inverse Trigonometric; 5.
Graphing Trigonometric Functions; 6. Oblique Triangles; 7. Complex
Numbers & Polar Coordinates (Optional)
 Level III
Part I Chapters:
1. Functions; 2. Limit; 3. Continuity; 4. Derivatives; 5. Properties of
Derivatives; 6. Derivatives of Common Functions; 7. Implicit & Successive
Differentiation.
Part II Chapters:
1. Applications of Derivatives; 2. Maximum & Minimum Values; 3.
Integration; 4. Integrals of common Functions; 5. Techniques of Integration; 6.
Numerical Integration; 7. Applications of Integration
Exam is held in two ways (Student can choose any one mode):
Internal Exam
External Exam
Internal Exam:
The internal exam of Part-I & Part-II will be out of 50 marks each.
Candidates will get chapterwise question paper with course material.
Candidates should have solve minimum five papers chapter-wise paper for
Part-I & Part-II respectively and he should send these papers to Chanakya Shikshan
Prasharak Sanstha, Jalgaon (Mah.)
Candidates may also send these papers within the period of 3 months.
Expert teachers will check these papers and the best five papers for Part-I &
Part-II respectively will be selected from these papers.
After checking these papers the result will be declared.
Each paper has 10 marks.
Internal Exam will be of 100 marks out of it candidate should have obtained
50 marks. Then candidate will be considered as Pass.
External Exam:
Enrolled candidates will be permitted for examination after four months.
Candidates may also permitted for exam within 15 days after four month of
enrollment.
Candidates will get external exam question papers on his e-mail account in
the form of attachment.
Candidates will also get plane papers (writing paper) with course material to
solve question paper.
After scanning the solved paper, candidates should send that attachment
within six hours to following email
chanyakya_math@yahoo.com,aryabhatta_math@yahoo.com
External exam will be of 100 marks out of it candidates should have obtained
50 marks. Then candidates will be considered as Pass.
Ref: www.aryabhattamatexam.com
No sample papers are available on the website.
 Target Exams for Class IX

Note:
- All dates and fees mentioned above are as per current academic year for
your kind reference.
- Dates and fees details for forthcoming academic year are not available as
of now. Generally the dates are near about the same period every year. Updated
information will be provided to you once a period of time.

5. International Green Olympiad

It is Indias first environment Olympiad for schools.

Conducted by The Energy & Resource Institute (TERI)
Govt. organization (Ministry of Environment & Forest)
Eligibility: Class VIII to X.
Forms Available from July 2011 till August 2011.
Registration through online with fee of Rs. 40/- through DD in favour of TERI,
New Delhi.
The examination can be taken either in English or Hindi.
Schools can register themselves with a minimum of 30 students. Roll numbers
will be notified to the schools. These will also be posted on the project website.
 School will be the centre for its registered students. School can retain Rs. 300/-
for every 30 students registered. For more than 500 students, the school can
retain a lump sum of Rs 5000/- for conducting the examination at its premises.
Preparation of Exam:
Read as many articles as you can on environmental issues in magazines,
newspapers, books, journals, encyclopedias. You can watch channels such as
Discovery, Animal Planet & National Geographic.
You could order a copy of six volumes of GREEN Olympiad &
TERRAQUIZ (knowledge books on environment) through website.
Exam Date: 27th Aug 2011,24.09.2011
Result will be declared in Oct. 2011 on website and mark list along the
certificates will be dispatched to the schools.
Schools are encouraged to keep themselves updated by checking
at www.teriin.org/olympiad.
All participants will receive certificates from Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Govt. of India. Merit & Distinction certificates are also given to top
performers.
Top 32 winning schools will also participate in TERRAQUIZ, the 1st televised
environment quiz.
Ref.: www.teriin.org/olympiad

6. National Informatics Olympiad

It is conducted by CBSE in collaboration with the Indian Association for

Research in Computing Science (IARCS), Mumbai across the country and
abroad.
The examination is in two stages.
Eligibility: It is open to all the students of Classes VIII to XII studying in
schools affiliated to CBSE as well as other boards in the country.
Registration: The desirous students should have to apply through their schools
with a nominal fee of Rs 100/- before 20th November 2011 for first stage
examination. A consolidated DD for all the participants of a school may be
drawn in favour of Secretary, CBSE, Delhi.
No admit card or roll number will be issued. Instead, when candidates go to
write the examination, they should carry with them a bonafide certificate with
their photograph attested by the principal of their school.
First stage examination (Zonal Informatics Olympiad):
o Exam date: The Zonal Informatics Olympiad (ZIO) is a written exam
that is held at centres across the country around November-
December.(10.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m.)
 o It is a written examination to test the aptitude of the students, their
logical competence, problemsolving skills, and critical thinking.
Second Stage Examination (Indian National Olympiad in Informatics INOI
2012) :
o The candidates who qualify in the first stage examination as per the
norms prescribed by the selection committee will appear in the second
stage examination.
o Exam date: January 2012 (Sunday).
o It will be based on programming skills.
o Students interested in INOI are strongly encouraged to work through the
problems available on the ICO Online Judge. Student can submit their
solutions to these problems online and get instant feedback about their
performance.
Selected candidates will be called for intensive training for the final selection of
the candidates for The team to represent India at IOI-2012 in July.
Question papers from previous years and other training details are available at
the Olympiad website: www.iarcs.org.in

Target Exams for Class IX

Note:
- All dates and fees mentioned above are as per current academic year for your kind
reference.
- Dates and fees details for forthcoming academic year are not available as of now.
Generally the dates are
near about the same period every year. Updated information will be provided to you
once a period of time.

7. Junior Science Talent Search Exam (JSTSE) By Delhi Education Council (DEC),
Delhi

Notification: Aug. 2011

Last Date of Receiving form: 09th Sep. 2010
It is single stage written exam followed by final inverview.
Eligibility: For class IX studying (Secured min 65% marks in class VIII during
2009-10).
Admit cards issued on 3rd Jan 2011 to 14th Jan 2011 Exam Date: 31st Jan.
2011
Exam Pattern: Objective type with no negative marking for wrong answers.
Syllabus based on CBSE.
Result: 3rd week of March 2011 on the net.
Successful candidates will be called for Final Interview during 3rd week of July
2011.
Ref:www.edudel.nic.in

8. Mathematics Olympiad

It is one of the most glamorous exam.

This has four stages (first two stages are written test followed by camp and
finally to the International Stage)
Student has to qualify every stage to participate into the next stage.
Stage I : Regional Mathematics Olympiad, RMO
Organized by HBCSE on behalf of Mathematics National Board of Higher
Mathematics (NBHM) of Department of Atomic Energy.
Eligibility: IX to XII (special talented students from class VIII can also apply
with very strong recommendation from their schools)
 For the purpose of administering Mathematics Olympiad contests, the
country has been divided in 16 regions. Every region has coordinators.
Application form available from 1st week of Aug. 2011
Last Date of Receiving application form: 14th Oct. 2011
Fee is Rs. 75/- per candidate.
Exam Date: 4th Dec. 2011
RMO is a 3 hour written test containing about 6-7 problems.
About 30-35 students from each region are selected to appear for the Stage-II
(INMO).
Sample papers & previous year papers are also available on the website.
Ref.: www.isical.ac.in/~rmo , www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/olympiad
Note:
IITs also arranges preparatory classes for RMO by previous years successful
students for selected brilliant candidates.
IITs takes selection test for this preparatory camp (like at IIT-D under guidance
of Prof. Amitabh Tripathi (Sr. Prof., Mathematics Dept.) selected IITian who
qualified in Olympiad and got medals, take classes in this camp.
Stage II: Indian National Mathematics Olympiad, INMO
Exam Date: 05th Feb. 2012
Eligibility all RMO qualifiers
INMO is a 4-hour written test. The question paper is set centrally and is
common throughout the country.
The top 30-35 performers in INMO receive a certificate of merit.
Ref.:www.nbhm.dae.gov.in/olympiad
Stage III: International Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp, IMOTC
The INMO certificate awardees will be invited to a one month training camp
during April-May 2012
Eligibility: top 30-35 INMO certified awardees
Stage IV: International Mathematics Olympiad, IMO
Exam Date: July 2012
Best six students selected for pool of Senior and Junior batch participants and
represents India.
IMO consists of two written tests held on two days with a gap of at least one
day. Each test is of fourand- a-half-hours duration.
Students of Indian team who receive gold, silver and bronze medals at IMO
receive a cash prize of Rs. 5,000/-, Rs. 4,000/- and Rs. 3,000/- respectively,
from NBHM during the following year at a formal ceremony at the end of the
training camp.
9. Group Mathematics Olympiad (GMO)

It is another way a student can participate in Mathematics Olympiad. But here,

only best and selected students by school can participate.
It is conducted by CBSE.
Application form available from 2nd week of Aug. 2011
Fee is Rs. 35/- per candidate.
Last date of receiving application form: Oct. 2011
Exam Date: Last Week Of Nov. 2011
A school can send maximum top 5 students who can represent school for the
selection at GMO.
Papers of RMO & GMO are same.
CBSE will select 30 candidates all India strictly in order of merit. Only the
selected candidates will be informed and will be eligible to appear Stage-II
(INMO) conducted by NBHM.
From Stage II, it is merged with INMO, i.e. student can go to INMO either
through RMO or through GMO.
Ref.:www.cbse.nic.in/olympiad

Target Exams for Class IX

Note:
- All dates and fees mentioned above are as per current academic year for your kind
reference.
- Dates and fees details for forthcoming academic year are not available as of now.
Generally the dates are
near about the same period every year. Updated information will be provided to you
once a period of time.