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List of selected participants for Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp 2025

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Selected participants will receive an invitation e-mail containing the registration details by October 15, 2025

Sl no. Name State
1 Adarsh Verma Uttar Pradesh
2 Adit Kaur Delhi
3 Ajaz Hashim Jammu & Kashmir
4 Ajit Madhale Tamil Nadu
5 Amit Ghosh West Bengal
6 Anil Kumar T. Karnataka
7 Anju Dahiya Haryana
8 Babita Mehrotra Uttar Pradesh
9 Binny Parulekar Goa
10 Chiranjit Dutta Assam
11 Debapriya Kundu West Bengal
12 Deshraj Kishana Maharashtra
13 Dinesh Kumar Haryana
14 Dipti Iyer Maharashtra
15 Ghulam Mohd. Ladakh
16 Gnanavigneshwaran P Tamil Nadu
17 Harishchandra Shrikrishna Jadhav Maharashtra
18 Hilal Ahmad Naik Jammu & Kashmir
19 Jagadish Sukadeo Suryawanshi Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
20 Kiran Kumari Uttar Pradesh
21 Laj Kumari Punjab
22 Maheswari V. Tamil Nadu
23 Manoj Kumar Jharkhand
24 Manzoor Ahmad Bhat Jammu & Kashmir
25 Meenu Verma Haryana
26 Mohd. Yousuf Lone Jammu & Kashmir
27 Muzaffar Mir Jammu & Kashmir
28 Nalini Iyer Gujarat
29 Neetu Yadav Uttar Pradesh
30 Nitin Mahamuni Maharashtra
31 Palani G. Tamil Nadu
32 Papun Mondal West Bengal
33 Poonguzhali B. Maharashtra
34 Prajakta Mayur Kulkarni Maharashtra
35 Prakash A. Tamil Nadu
36 Prakash Bhandari Dharapani
37 Prakriti Sharma Madhya Pradesh
38 Praveen Kumar Sayyaparaju Karnataka
39 Preeti Yadav Uttar Pradesh
40 Preshi Gupta Uttar Pradesh
41 Rahul Tiwari Uttar Pradesh
42 Rajani Kumari Jharkhand
43 Rajdip Devidas Utane Maharashtra
44 Rajkiran Dewangan Chhattisgarh
45 Rakesh Kumar Haryana
46 Rinku Kumari Telangana
47 Rinky Delhi
48 Sadaf Masroor Ahmed Maharashtra
49 Sandip Maji West Bengal
50 Saroj Kumar Dalai Jharkhand
51 Sasi Kumar Maddipatla Andhra Pradesh
52 Satya Prakash Mishra Uttar Pradesh
53 Sheshank Prajapati Jammu & Kashmir
54 Shoibam Anilkumar Singh Manipur
55 Sirshendu Mandal West Bengal
56 Soumya Ranjan Swain Odisha
57 Suma B. Pai Karnataka
58 Surekha Annasab Ghatage Maharashtra
59 Susant Kumar Daxinray Odisha
60 Tuhina Chakraborty Tamil Nadu
61 Venkatesan M. Tamil Nadu
62 Venkateshwar Gujarat
63 Vijaya Kumar P. Tamil Nadu
64 Vivek Bajpai Uttar Pradesh
65 Wajahat Hassan Parrey Jammu & Kashmir
66 Yogesh Yaduwanshi Rajasthan

List of selected candidates for Astronomy and Physics Olympiads Exposure Camps 2025

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Astronomy   Physics
Sr. No. Name   Sr. No. Name
1 A Caroll Xavier   1 Aijaz Ahmad Dar
2 Aadarsh Ojha   2 Ajay Kumar Yadav
3 Abhishek Kumar   3 Amandeep Bhalla
4 Ahnaf Islam Rakin   4 Ambrose Rajkumar Mariadass
5 Aishwarya Mishra   5 Amit Kumar
6 Akanksha Subhash Rathod   6 Amiteshwar Anand
7 Akarsh M Arjun   7 Anamika Biswas
8 Aman Kumar   8 Ankit Baheti
9 Ananthanarayanan J   9 Annusha T L
10 Anil Sharma   10 Anshu Singhal
11 Anjan Jyoti Deka   11 Anshuman
12 Anjula Bhardwaj   12 Archana Gadre
13 Ankit Jain   13 Arshad Ahmad Paray
14 Anup Suralkar   14 Asweel Ahmed A Jaleel
15 Aparna Somanath Yadav   15 Balachandramohan.m
16 Apeksha Phadte   16 Chetan Mohan
17 Asha   17 Chinka Mudgal
18 Basharat Hussain Makdoomi   18 Damodar Ahirwal
19 Bhargavi Banavara Mohan Kumar   19 Debendra Meher
20 Chanda Prakash Jatgade   20 Deepak Sindhwal
21 Chitradevi V   21 Deobrat Singh
22 Deepika   22 Dev Dutt
23 Devidas Irbaji Halge   23 Dheerendra Kumar Binwal
24 Dhanalakshmi M   24 Diksha Mishal
25 Fathima Hanan   25 Dilkhush Regar
26 Gauri Kulkarni   26 S. Gopi
27 Govind Bahadur Dhami   27 Durgababu Gampala
28 Govind Kumar   28 Ekramul Kabir
29 Jansi A   29 Gomathi Govindarajan
30 Jeyaseeli S   30 Gopal Mandal
31 Keyur Modha   31 Govind Sharma
32 Khushwant Gour   32 Gurunath L N
33 Lalitha Rani T   33 Heena
34 Manish   34 Jayanta Kumar Majhi
35 Masoom Jethwa   35 Jimmy Sebastian
36 Mohamed Umar M   36 Jyoti
37 Mohd Altaf Ganaie   37 Kabita Rout
38 Nandkishor Shamrao Meshram   38 Kalaiselvi
39 Naseema Ab   39 Kaustubh Shetye
40 Navin Kumar Mandal   40 Kranti Zakde
41 Nikeshkumar Ingle   41 M. Joe Raja Ruban
42 Nikita Karma   42 Madhukar Nittu
43 Nisiya Jindal   43 Mamataj Khatun
44 Nitin Prabhakar Garad   44 Mamta
45 Pankaj Kumar   45 Manoj
46 Parishmita Dutta   46 Mansi Patel
47 Parvezmahedi A Ansar   47 Matiur Rahaman
48 Pintu Kanthal   48 Md Sabir Ali
49 Poornima Karil   49 Mohammad Saad
50 Pradip Chaudhari   50 Mohit Kwatra
51 Prince Alex   51 Mudita Sonawane
52 Radhika Kayande   52 Nithya R
53 Rathod Karan Kashinath   53 Nusrath Fathima
54 Ravindra Jadav   54 Om Prakash Soni
55 Reja Thapa   55 Pankaj Kumar
56 Ronaldo M Mathew   56 Pankaj Nagar
57 S M Toufiquzzaman   57 Partha Ghosh
58 Sachin Ajwani   58 Parvaiz Ahmad Dar
59 Sajad Ahmad Mir   59 Parvinder Kumar
60 Sanjoy Kumar Pal   60 Pinky
61 Sharanu   61 Piyush Shukla
62 Shivakumar   62 Pooja Ramchandra Kulkarni
63 Shivam Yadav   63 Priyanka Gupta
64 Shravan   64 Rafiullah Ansari
65 Sonali Rushikesh Bhagwat   65 Raja Nisar Ali
66 Srijana Pokhrel   66 Ramesh Chandra
67 Sudarshan Pandey   67 Ramesh Kumar
68 Sunil Gupta   68 Rameshwar Prasad Sharma
69 Sunita Singh   69 Renuka Padmanabh Sarpotdar
70 Supriya Paul   70 Roby Cherian
71 Suraj Kumar Kandodora   71 Runa Sanyal
72 Tajamul Islam   72 Rushikesh Rameshrao Suryawanshi
73 Thendral Veerapandian   73 Sagar Gawas
74 Tuhin Das Gupta   74 Sahebagouda Jambaladinni
75 Udayendiran M   75 Sandeep Beborta
76 Vaishali Nitin Patil   76 Sanket Suhas Sohani
77 Vikas Gaurav   77 Shrikrushna Shivaji Gaikwad
78 Vinodhini   78 Shubham Kesarwani
79 Virendra Gangwar   79 Somvir
80 Virendra Kumar Mourya   80 Thirunavukkarasu Ayyandurai
81 Vishal Sanwatsar   81 Uday Bhaskar Bhatye
82 Yogesh Singh   82 Umang Raval
83 Yogita Tiwari   83 Utkersh Bora
      84 Vanshika Rana
      85 Veena Kapoor
      86 Vikas
      87 Yagya Dev
      88 Yash Chauhan
      89 Yogesh Chandra Sharma
      90 Yogesh Mudgal

List of selected candidates for the Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp 2025

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(28th – 31st October, 2025)

Note: The official letter of invitation will be sent to the selected participants. This letter will have the details related to Travel Allowance and accommodation during the camp.

No.

Name

1

A. Sivanarayana Goudu

2

Abhijeet Jayadev Mayekar

3

Akshaya Kumar Mallik

4

Amita Charandas Chandanshive

5

Amol Sheshrao Jadhav

6

Ande Bharathi

7

Anju Rawat

8

Arvind Kumar Gupta

9

Asim M. Auti

10

Atharva Karanje

11

Chidananda Baruah

12

Deepti Sabharwal

13

Dipankar Saha

14

Ganesh Mallikarjun Birajdar

15

Gargi Jitesh Kini

16

Hanjabam Sangeeta Devi

17

Heramba Kumar Meher

18

Jay Bergi

19

Joydip Pathak

20

K. M. Bindu

21

K. V. Rajendra Prasad

22

K. V. Rama Raju

23

Kartik Kailaskumar Adake

24

Kislay Kumar Chidambarey

25

Krishna Deo Das

26

Manish Dadhich

27

Meenu Tak

28

Mohammad Yousuf Ganie

29

Naina Sood

30

Neeraj Kumar Bamania

31

Oyar Mibang

32

Papia Bhadra

33

Patil Yatin Jijabrao

34

Preeti Jain

35

Priyanka Kumari

36

Puja Singh

37

Rachna Sharma

38

Rajani Kumari Sharma

39

Rajesh Madhavrao Achegawe

40

Rakhi Kulshrestha

41

Ramadevi. R

42

Ranjana Singh

43

Ratna Trivedi

44

Ravindra Vindhyachal Gupta

45

Saif Yusuf Khan

46

Sandeep Kumar

47

Sangeeta Mohini

48

Sanjay Kumar

49

Shaheen Arif Ansari

50

Shail Pragya

51

Shamili N.

52

Shatabdi Shashikant Sawant

53

Shikha Khoriya

54

Snehal Baviskar

55

Sudipa Rakshit

56

Sujit Dey

57

Sunanda Sudama Bhale

58

Surjeet Kaur

59

Swati Sharma

60

Tamilselvam M.

61

Tara Chand Saini

62

Umme Hani Sanaullah Khan

63

Vandana Saxena

64

William Francisco Fernandes

65

Yogesh Trimbak Kachkure

Olympiad Exposure Camps in Astronomy and Physics 2025

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HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

Introduction:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a national centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Junior Science.

Applications are invited (Click here) from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camps in Physics and Astronomy which will be held at HBCSE. These camps are not intended for students and they need not apply.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of these camps is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme, in particular, in Physics and Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organizational aspects of the Physics and Astronomy Olympiads will be provided. The camps also serve as platforms for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Camp Structure:

In Astronomy, typical topics covered will be celestial mechanics, optics, positional astronomy, stellar physics etc. The camp will consist of multiple lecture and tutorial sessions, educational visits, night sky observation and telescope handling sessions. 

In Physics, the participants will be provided a flavour of theoretical and experimental problems in national and international Olympiads. The camp will consist of a number of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions on the theoretical and experimental components of the Physics Olympiad programme. A special focus will be on misconceptions and different areas in Physics Education Research (PER).

Dates:

Astronomy:   17 to 21 November 2025.

Physics:        10 to 14 November 2025.

Travel and Accommodation:

Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Regular attendance in the camp for the entire duration is mandatory for travel support. Food and shared accommodation at HBCSE will be provided for all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members. 

Who can apply?

  • Educators from different sectors, i.e.,

    • university/college teachers of physics or astronomy

    • High school science teachers (with background in physics/mathematics)

    • Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums as well as active amateur astronomers are encouraged to apply

  • Educational qualification (B.Sc/M.Sc./PhD) in Physics, and/or allied subjects (Astronomy, Applied Physics, Mathematics, etc.) or B.Tech./B.E. is required

  • Students and applicants below the age of 23 years will not be considered

  • It is preferred that the participants have a background in Physics and/or Mathematics

  • Applicants may apply in both subjects with an indicated preference of selection. Applicants will be selected for the exposure camp in one of the subjects only

  • Previous participants of Astronomy or Physics Olympiad Exposure Camps will not be considered again for the same subject. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to availability of seats.

Rules and Regulations regarding application:

  • Click here to fill the online application form. This is a common form for both the subjects.

  • Last date of application: 23 September 2025.

  • Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 03 October 2025 30 September 2025.

  • Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.

  • The list of selected participants for each of the camps will be displayed separately. 

  • Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to olyexp@hbcse.tifr.res.in

Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp 2025

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November 25 – 28, 2025

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The broad goals of the Centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal center for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to invite applications from Junior college/High school teachers (teaching chemistry from class X to XII) for the Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp to be held from November 25 – 28, 2025 at HBCSE. Teachers employed in schools/junior college recognized by state or central government education boards are eligible to apply.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) has been a movement for pre-university students. By presenting challenging problems in experimental and theoretical areas, it engages learners in problem solving culture and thus, excites them about the domain of chemistry. The science (chemistry) Olympiad program is equally challenging for the teaching community. For designing unconventional problems and guiding students in engaging with these problems, it requires engagement with the subject at historical, philosophical, practical, and conceptual levels. Such an engagement not only enriches the conceptual understanding of the subject but also its pedagogy.

The forthcoming exposure camp is aimed at sharing our learnings from the Olympiad program. The exposure camp will consist of pedagogical sessions related to concepts in chemistry both in the experimental and theoretical areas related to the chemistry Olympiad.

The participating teachers will be sent some of the past Olympiad problems set for the Indian programme. It is important that participants go through the problems sent and each participant should try to solve at least one problem prior to the camp. It is equally important that participants reflect about the pedagogical aspects of the problem. During the camp, we would discuss participants’ reflections about the problems, both from content and pedagogical perspectives. With learning from the camp, teachers may want to adapt similar approach, for assessment in their classrooms, at least partly.

Interested teachers can apply here by filling in the application form latest by October 5, 2025.

New applications would be given priority over past participants of Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camps at HBCSE who are applying again.

The list of selected teacher participants will be uploaded on our website (olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in) by October 8, 2025.

Selected participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Food and accommodation in the HBCSE Guest House will be provided to all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members.

In case of any problem, while filling up the form, you can email us at:

hbcsechemistryworkshops@gmail.com

Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp 2025

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October 28th – 31st, 2025

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The Centre is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to announce a Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp for teachers. The camp will be held from 28th to 31st October, 2025, at HBCSE. The camp will include various exposure sessions in theory and experimental components of the Biology Olympiad. Eminent speakers/scientists will interact with participants on various interesting topics, giving them a flavour of the biology olympiad activity.

Who can apply?
Junior and degree college biology teachers are invited to participate in this camp.

Please do not reapply if you have already attended the camp once.

How to Apply?
The online application form is available at https://forms.gle/j6ptH9hSZp4jizdr5

You are required to upload a JPEG file of your latest photograph and a PDF of the recommendation letter by the Principal of your School/College (on the letterhead of the School/College with the stamp/seal of the Institute and signature of the Principal). The letter should also include the classes that you teach.

Last date of application is 20th September, 2025. All queries regarding the camp may be sent to olybio@hbcse.tifr.res.in

The list of selected participants will be uploaded on this website by the evening of 26th September, 2025.

Venue of the camp:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE),
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
V. N. Purav Marg,
Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088.

Travel and Accommodation:
All the selected participants will be eligible for the to and fro travel fare as per the norms of our Institute. Details regarding the same will be included in the invitation letter that will be sent to the selected participants. Local hospitality will be provided to participants during all four days of the workshop. Accommodation will be provided only to the participants in the HBCSE guest house for the duration of the camp.

List of selected teachers for Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp 2024

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December 4 – 7, 2024

Note: The official letter of invitation will be sent to the selected participants in this week. This letter will have the details related to travel and accommodation during the camp.

No. Name
1 A.Sreesaradha
2 Abdul Mateen wani
3 Adwita Shrivastava
4 Ajaz Hashim
5 Akash Sharma
6 Amrit Khanal
7 Archana Arora
8 Arshid Bashir
9 Avinash Zarekar
10 Babu Lal Deora
11 Babu Rajan K
12 Bhakti Anil Chavan
13 Bindu E
14 Charushila Choudhari
15 Dashrath Krishna Alave
16 Farooq Ahmad Kumar
17 Harishchandra Shrikrishna Jadhav
18 Japsimran Kaur Marwah
19 Kavita Yadav
20 Lok Bahadur Thamsuhang
21 Mahendra Pratap Singh Chandrawat
22 Manoj K C
23 Md. Yousuf Ganai
24 Meenakshi Dagar
25 Mithlesh Kumar
26 Nagaveni G T
27 Naseema akhter
28 Naveen Kumar Singla
29 Nibil Erakkodan
30 Pradip Kafle
31 Prakash Lawande
32 Prakriti Dubey
33 Pravash Kumar
34 Rajendra Singh
35 Rajesh Kumar Das
36 Ramanuj Pathak
37 Remsy K Antony
38 Rupak Shrestha
39 Samar Dey
40 Samim Hossain Chowdhury
41 Sanjay Kumar
42 Sanmati Jinendra Suryavanshi
43 Shalini Bhatnagar
44 Sheeba Padannapurath
45 Shikha Agnihotri
46 Shivaji Mahadu Nannar
47 Shubham Rajesh Patil
48 Sneha
49 Sujitha R
50 Sunita Suresh Pariyadath
51 Sushmita Chakraborty
52 Tamanna Gupta
53 Tanaswini Patra
54 Ujwala Pankaj Patil
55 Vandana Pandey
56 Vandana Raparthy
57 Vijaykumar P
58 Yousuf Ali
59 Zahid Ali Dar

Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp 2024

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December 4 – 7, 2024

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The broad goals of the Centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal center for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to invite applications from Junior college/High school teachers (teaching chemistry from class X to XII) for the Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camp to be held from December 4 – 7, 2024 at HBCSE. Teachers employed in schools/junior college recognized by state or central government education boards are eligible to apply.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) has been a movement for pre-university students. By presenting challenging problems in experimental and theoretical areas, it engages learners in problem solving culture and thus, excites them about the domain of chemistry. The science (chemistry) Olympiad program is equally challenging for the teaching community. For designing unconventional problems and guiding students in engaging with these problems, it requires engagement with the subject at historical, philosophical, practical, and conceptual levels. Such an engagement not only enriches the conceptual understanding of the subject but also its pedagogy.

The forthcoming exposure camp is aimed at sharing our learnings from the Olympiad program. The exposure camp will consist of pedagogical sessions related to concepts in chemistry both in the experimental and theoretical areas related to the chemistry Olympiad.

The participating teachers will be sent some of the past Olympiad problems set for the Indian programme. It is important that participants go through the problems sent and each participant should try to solve at least one problem prior to the camp. It is equally important that participants reflect about the pedagogical aspects of the problem. During the camp, we would discuss participants’ reflections about the problems, both from content and pedagogical perspectives. With learning from the camp, teachers may want to adapt similar approach, for assessment in their classrooms, at least partly.

Interested teachers can apply here by filling in the application form latest by November 1, 2024.

New applications would be given priority over past participants of Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camps at HBCSE who are applying again.

The list of selected teacher participants will be uploaded on our website (olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in) by November 5, 2024.

Selected participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Food and accommodation in the HBCSE Guest House will be provided to all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members.

In case of any problem, while filling up the form, you can email us at:
hbcsechemistryworkshops@gmail.com

Olympiad Exposure Camps in Physics and Astronomy 2024

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HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

Introduction:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a national centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. The broad goals of the centre are to promote equity and excellence in science and mathematics education from primary school to undergraduate college level. It is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Junior Science.

Applications are invited (click here) from teachers and educators for Olympiad Exposure Camps in Physics and Astronomy which will be held at HBCSE. These camps are not intended for students and they need not apply.

List of selected candidates can be accessed here.

Camp Objective:

The primary objective of these camps is to spread awareness about the national and international Olympiad programme, in particular, in Physics and Astronomy. An orientation towards the academic and organizational aspects of the Physics and Astronomy Olympiads will be provided. The camps also serve as platforms for productive interaction within the teacher community.

Camp Structure:

In Astronomy, typical topics covered will be celestial mechanics, optics, positional astronomy, stellar physics etc. The camp will consist of multiple lecture and tutorial sessions, educational visits, night sky observation and telescope handling sessions. 

In Physics, the participants will be provided a flavour of theoretical and experimental problems in national and international Olympiads. The camp will consist of a number of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions on the theoretical and experimental components of the Physics Olympiad programme. A special focus will be on misconceptions and different areas in Physics Education Research (PER).

Dates:

Astronomy:   05 to 09 November 2024.

Physics:        18 to 22 November 2024.

Travel and Accommodation:

Participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fare as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). If you choose to travel by air, only the corresponding train fare will be reimbursed. Regular attendance in the camp for the entire duration is mandatory for travel support. Food and shared accommodation at HBCSE will be provided for all participants. Kindly note that due to the limited availability, accommodation is provided only for the duration of the camp, and only for the participants and not for any accompanying family members. 

Who can apply?

  • Educators from different sectors, i.e.,

    • university/college teachers of physics or astronomy

    • High school science teachers (with background in physics/mathematics)

    • Astronomy outreach personnel from scientific institutions, staff of planetaria and science museums as well as active amateur astronomers are encouraged to apply

  • Educational qualification (B.Sc/M.Sc./PhD) in Physics, and/or allied subjects (Astronomy, Applied Physics, Mathematics, etc.) or B.Tech./B.E. is required

  • Students and applicants below the age of 23 years will not be considered

  • It is preferred that the participants have a background in Physics and/or Mathematics

  • Applicants may apply in both subjects with an indicated preference of selection. Applicants will be selected for the exposure camp in one of the subjects only

  • Previous participants of Astronomy or Physics Olympiad Exposure Camps will not be considered again for the same subject. Previous participants of Olympiad Exposure Camps in other subjects may be considered subject to availability of seats.

Rules and Regulations regarding application:

  • Click here to fill the online application form. This is a common form for both the subjects.

  • Last date of application: 27 September 2024.

  • Intimation regarding selection will be put on the HBCSE website by 06 October 2024.

  • Selected participants will also be invited through an official letter sent over email.

  • The list of selected participants for each of the camps will be displayed separately. 

  • Any queries regarding the camp can be sent to olyexp@hbcse.tifr.res.in

Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp 2024

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November 19 – 22, 2024

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. The Centre is India’s nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

We are happy to announce a Biology Olympiad Exposure Camp for teachers. The camp will be held from 19th – 22nd November, 2024 at HBCSE. The camp will include various exposure sessions in theory and experimental components of the Biology Olympiad. Eminent speakers/scientists will interact with participants on various interesting topics, giving them a flavor of the biology olympiad activity.

Who can apply?
Junior and degree college biology teachers are invited to participate in this camp.

Please do not re-apply if you have already attended the camp once.

How to Apply?
Online application form is available at https://bit.ly/bio-oly-expo-camp-2024 or scan QR Code

You are required to upload a jpeg file of your latest photograph and a pdf of the recommendation letter by the Principal of your School/College (on the letterhead of the School/College with the stamp/seal of the Institute).

Last date of application is 10th October, 2024. All queries regarding the camp may be sent to olybio@hbcse.tifr.res.in

The list of selected participants will be uploaded on this website by the evening of 18th October, 2024.

Venue of the camp:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Eduaction (HBCSE),
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
V. N. Purav Marg,
Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088.

Travel and Accommodation:
All the selected participants will be eligible for to and fro travel fare as per the norms of our Institute. Details regarding the same will be included in the invitation letter that will be sent to the selected participants. Local hospitality will be provided to participants during all the four days of the workshop. Accommodation will be provided only to the participants in the HBCSE guest house for the duration of the camp.