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

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 19^th – 22^nd 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 10^th 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 18^th 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.

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 February 02-05, 2022 in online mode. Teachers employed in schools/junior college recognized by state or central government education boards are eligible to apply.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is 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 and help you gain enriched experience through interactions during the camp. 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 you go through the sent problems and each participant should try to solve at least one problem prior to the camp. It is equally important that you reflect about the pedagogical aspects of the problem. During the camp, we would discuss your reflections about the problems, both from content and pedagogical perspectives. With learning from the camp, you may want to adapt similar approach, for assessment in your own classroom, at least partly.

Interested teachers can apply by filling the application form available at the following link by January 21, 2022:https://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/announcements/olympiad-exposure-camp-in-chemistry-2022-february-02-05-2022/
https://forms.gle/HZqaDqnqaQXdtnnP9

The list of selected teacher participants will be uploaded on our website by January 29, 2022.
Previous participants of Chemistry Olympiad Exposure Camps at HBCSE will not be considered again.

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